On Saturday, August 30, I went to my first Tchaikovsky Spectacular at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The concert is the traditional conclusion of the San Diego Symphony’s summer pops season. I have eschewed this …
September 5, 2025
News & Stories
Spectacular Sensory Overload at San Diego Symphony
The meaning of tiki culture in San Diego
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
September 5, 2025
Laboring on Labor Day at the Workers Over Billionaires rally
"Workers Over Billionaires" was the theme of the September 1 Labor Day protest demonstration staged at Waterfront Park.The crowd began forming in the early AM. Senior citizens and middle-aged protestors made up the bulk of …
September 5, 2025