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Barrio Logan news & stories
Your source for news and stories about the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. For more on Barrio Logan, including event listings, blog entries, photos, and places to go, visit the Barrio Logan neighborhood page.
Barrio Logan’s Sew Loka: the Nip/Tuck of real life
Gym for health, tailoring for looks
According to Claudia Rodriguez Biezunski, the gregarious owner of Barrio Logan’s Sew Loka, for a man, having your clothes tailored is more important for your looks than working out. “You can go to the gym ...
Barrio Dogg grows again
A bar and beer menu beef up Logan’s top dog stop
If feels like yesterday that low rider loving hot dog specialist Barrio Dogg first set up shop in a small Logan Avenue storefront fronted by a piece of ‘64 Impala. But not only has it ...
What's keeping Barrio Logan awake at night?
45 trolley trains, for one
In Barrio Logan, it's hard to know who to call when loud noises disrupt sleep. "Enforcement is always difficult but the first line of defense would be code enforcement at the City of San Diego," ...
El Trompo grows in Barrio Logan
New taco shop specializes in Tijuana-style street tacos
The sight of a trompo spinning on a Tijuana street corner is usually accompanied by a crowd, and the same appears to be true in Barrio Logan. At least, so suggests the early popularity of ...
No longer bullish on Barrio Logan's Alta
What happened when a brand and its brewer parted ways?
Casual beer fans don’t often see it, but behind the scenes, the people making a brand’s beers may change often, as brewers bounce from one brewery job to another. For larger businesses with established beer ...
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Best driving shortcuts for 2019
Kearny Villa to Ruffin as alternative to I-15
On Oct. 9, 1975, the Reader published a story on driving shortcuts. It was written by then cabbie Ray Lilly and contained 14 San Diego shortcuts when gas went for about $.57 per gallon. In ...
Scooters on the Coronado bridge
They probably got on from Cesar Chavez Parkway
On November 12, Steve Paen saw a photo of two people riding Lime scooters on the Coronado Bridge; he wasn’t impressed; he’s seen this before. “These riders were heading into Coronado,” he said. Last month, ...
Do not order from this web site!
The story of a scooter delivery that wasn’t
I found a flyer for it in a brewery tasting room, misspelling the word "Scooter." But that’s nothing new with internet domains. This site was called Scoootr.com, with three Os, and it offered food delivery ...
Jolla Shark moves across I-5 from Logan
View of Chicano Park murals
Food trucks offering fish tacos and ceviche usually go by the name Mariscos something or other, but a recent addition to Logan Heights goes by a more distinctive name: Jolla Shark. Until recently, Jolla Shark ...
Sew Loka – on the alley between Evans and Sampson
Sign of emerging Barrio Logan
If you’re looking for parking along Logan Avenue in Barrio Logan’s hip arts-and-eats district south of Chicano Park, there’s a good chance you’ll give up and park a block east or west. I wound up ...
New again after 70 years
El Carrito's return to Barrio Logan
A fixture in Barrio Logan for more than 70 years, the tiny restaurant known as El Carrito sits inside a retired trolley car, a relic of nascent San Diego’s cable car era. After a stint ...
Barrio Logan election do-over
More voters, same results
On April 18, Barrio Logan's community planning group had a do-over of their March 21 election. The impetus was a complaint lodged, shortly before the polls closed, against members of the environmental health coalition for ...
Beauty is in the tamal of the beholder
A feast for the eyes, if your eyes know what's good for them
Prior to writing Feast! stories, I wasn’t someone who frequently took pictures of his food. I figure, being photogenic doesn’t make food worth eating any more than it makes a supermodel interesting. That doesn’t mean ...
Questions raised over police response to Chicano Park protests
Group sends letter to chief
Some Barrio Logan and Logan Heights residents want answers from the San Diego Police Department for its handling of last month's Patriot Picnic protest at Chicano Park. Co-founder of Chicano Park Josephine Talamantez presented those ...
Candidates square off for Alvarez's council seat
Split on future development, rent control, and maybe lead in paint
Ramping up campaigns for the June primary, three candidates to replace David Alvarez in the San Diego City Council's District 8 met before a packed house in Sherman Heights on Thursday night (March 15) in ...
