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Gonzo Report: 16 bands and one pair of boots highlight inaugural Summer Slam

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The upshot of fresh corn tortillas and Fish Guts

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Leftover revival at Los Chilaquiles

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Lia’s Lumpia wraps up a world of food favorites

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Barrio Logan Gonzo Report Of Note

Gonzo Report: 16 bands and one pair of boots highlight inaugural Summer Slam

“What’s with the boots?” I ask several people as they pass the empty footwear resting on the overpass leading to Corazon Del Barrio. The boots, sturdy workman types, could be …

Barrio Logan Feast! Restaurant Reviews Taco Town

The upshot of fresh corn tortillas and Fish Guts

Logan Avenue didn’t seem to be lacking for taco shops, but then along comes Fish Guts anyway. The recent addition to Chicano Park’s casual restaurant row may bear a dubious …

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Leftover revival at Los Chilaquiles

The Aztec drums echo through the barrio. Even at this distance, you can hear the dancers’ ankle rattles shaking with each foot stomp. Chicano Park on this Monday night tells …

Barrio Logan Feast! Restaurant Reviews

Lia’s Lumpia wraps up a world of food favorites

Finally, I caught up to Lia’s Lumpia. As a food truck, it’s repeatedly eluded me: starting service after I’d left a food truck park, or ending service before I showed …

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Karina’s Ceviche Bar ‘n Tacos: Smart tacos

“Oh no!” This is Diane. New to ’Diego. She has just picked up her gobernador taco, chomped in, and watched a splot of orange taco juice squirt out onto her shirt. Her white shirt. “Tacos!” …

August 25, 2022

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City's Build Better initiative aims for fee equity

On August 1, the City Council approved Mayor Todd Gloria’s Build Better San Diego, an initiative that will improve services and infrastructure in lower income communities. Last summer, the city took action on parks. This …

August 2, 2022

Barrio Logan News Under the Radar

July 6, 2022

Gloria to toss money at art awareness

Todd Gloria’s $350K public culture vulture Seeking to culture up his political future, San Diego mayor Todd Gloria is out looking for a “qualified consultant or team of consultants” to run a “comprehensive cultural planning …

Barrio Logan Tijuana Tin Fork

June 2, 2022

Birria Madrigal: gourmet goat “garbage”

Barrio Logan? It’s hopping. A sort of food cluster is forming right around Thorn Brewing’s Barrio Logan factory. They’ve opened a big eatery called ReBru Spirits, where — don’t ask me how — they convert …

Barrio Logan Golden Dreams

May 25, 2022

A little pitbull goes a long way

American Bully Contest judge James Roman has his own conviction about why pit bulls have a stigma attached to them: it’s their owners’ fault. “The stigma around pit bulls is the owners,” he says. He …

Barrio Logan Feast! Restaurant Reviews

May 20, 2022

Hayes Burger built a burger hub beside Chicano Park

Hayes Burger is the first shop on Logan Avenue, coming out of Chicano Park, and as I approach on foot, I can see a few other people have the same lunch plan I do. A …

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May 11, 2022

San Diego resists – but not completely – the invasion of Austin breakfast tacos

Is San Diego finally becoming more of a breakfast taco town? Nobody’s suggesting that tacos haven’t long been a part of San Diego’s balanced breakfast. They may not be what middle America would call breakfast …

Barrio Logan Little Italy Neighborhood News

May 9, 2022

19th Century house to be picked up and moved from Union Street

Andrew Cassidy arrived in San Diego in 1853. He was part of a team of engineers who were tasked with building a self-recording tidal gauge station at La Playa near Ballast Point in Point Loma …

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Old beer finds new life in the spirit

Wasting good beer is a serious faux pas. Leaving wounded soldiers stranded on the living room table after a party is bad enough, but what happens at a brewery when gallons upon gallons of craft …

April 21, 2022

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Kitchen Spanish

A clatter against the window of my second-story room in Golden Hill awoke me. Then, shouts. What the hell? “Eh, Miguel.” “Miguelito.” “Barba de Chivo, levántate, cabrón.” Only Rodolfo called me Barba del Chivo, followed …

April 13, 2022

Barrio Logan Live Five

March 31, 2022

A Drunkard’s Dream of Eagles and Last Waltzes

Americana band Mrs. Henry is teaming up with a fellow local, Eagles songwriter Jack Tempchin, for a live project called Drunkard’s Dream Arts & Music Festival. Tempchin is best known for penning “Peaceful Easy Feeling” …

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Gonzo Report: 16 bands and one pair of boots highlight inaugural Summer Slam

The upshot of fresh corn tortillas and Fish Guts

Leftover revival at Los Chilaquiles

Lia’s Lumpia wraps up a world of food favorites

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