Cover Stories
Once upon a time, in a strange land called Southeast San Diego, a young lady lived with her two cats, several tomato plants, and four cases of empty Coca Cola bottles. Though her life was …
Just as the people who live along the ocean shore are affected by the tides and the pull of the moon, the children of the street in 5- inner territories like Shell Town and Logan …
In the process server’s basement office the air is charged with excitement. Steve Knox starts jumping up and down, but his feet do not leave the floor. His face is getting redder. He’s sweating, grinning. …
The contestants parade on stage in scanty swim suits to the hoots, whistles, and applause of an appreciative audience. They pose, hoping to impress the panel of judges with their best features. Toes are daintily …
The breeding of earthworms is one of the most popular agricultural phenomena in recent years, and for good reason. Earthworms not only fill a need in today’s changing marketplace of young organic gardeners, but the …
If you drive south on Highway 5 and take the Pershing Drive off-ramp down to 26th Street, you will wind up on a narrow road through green hills and cool groves of trees, past a …
As an assignment for a private investigator, it was almost too good to be true. The job guaranteed several weeks’ work at full pay with no risk at all to the investigator. Naturally T.J., a …
In a 1958 issue of San Diego Magazine, Associate Editor James Britton described white, middle-and upper-middle-class Grossmont High School this way: “Symbolically, Grossmont High School is on a hill just below Mount Helix, the point …
When tickets for David Bowie’s San Diego concert went on sale, a first-year law student from Pacific Beach bought 240 tickets—all were in the choicest sections of the Sports Arena—charged the $2,100 bill to his …
For fifty weeks out of the year, this friend of mine, Lamory Laumeister, enjoys the very special life of the expatriate American in San Miguel del Allende, a colonial art town not far from Mexico …
He’s a big guy with shoulders out to here and a neck as thick as a tree trunk. He has a square face which looks meaner than it probably is because of the ski mask …
“All heralds, marshals, and fighters, you must sign a waiver!” If you happen to be taking a leisurely stroll through western Balboa Park, and not really paying attention, the incongruity of that distant cry may …
Recently, a friend was jolted by an unexpected discovery. She had lived in San Diego most of her life and thought she was familiar with its attractions, both famous and obscure. For years she had …
THE WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS AND THOSE SELECTED FOR EXHIBITION MAY BE SEEN AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER GALLERY, 4079 54th STREET, FROM SUNDAY, MAY 16 THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 20.
As the eastbound traffic on Laurel Street approaches the bridge leading into the heart of Balboa Park, only the careful observer, looking north, will notice the secluded patches of neatly clipped grass which are the …
A young marine at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot sent a desperate letter to the Center for Servicemen’s Rights. It was obvious that he was barely literate. It was also obvious that he was in …