The idea of writing about old places in San Diego County has been something I’ve been mulling around for years – but I kept putting it off because coming up with the parameters was a …
June 11, 2025
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Tom Arnold's Old Places: Lola's 7 Up Market and Deli
I don’t like to walk past the Mayfair at night
When friends come to visit, I put them up in my small apartment - on the floor or squeaky couch - and in the daytime we see San Diego’s wide range of free tourist entertainments: …
June 11, 2025
Nextdoor Wars: The Muppets Take Carlsbad
Carlsbad Village, once the kind of place where locals sipped coffee and waved at tourists, is now apparently just a street fight away from a full-blown societal collapse, if the latest Nextdoor dispatch is to …
June 11, 2025
Your Week: Summer concert, Juneteenth, archery tourney, avian adventure, Taste of Little Italy
Saturday | 14All American Summer ConcertCome hear a lineup that includes Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry, Kelsey Hart, and Will Moseley. Scotty McCreery is a North Carolina-born country music singer who won season 10 of …
June 11, 2025
Tijuana drug rehab not all it's cracked up to be
One of the less publicized effects of the drug cartel issue in Tijuana is the lack of governmental infrastructure for rehab projects. The drug trade produces plenty of addicts, and if the government can't help …
June 11, 2025