Cover Stories
Coming out of a deep sleep at eight o’clock in the morning, I hear my nephew whisper to me, “It’s time. They have started to come.” It is a Sergio Leone movie, I think. All …
Backside people Six days a week, with the exception of Tuesdays, the admissions gate is lifted after the 7th race at the Del Mar track, and the crowd that has gathered to play the last …
@media screen and (max-width:479px) { .image-float.half-width, .image-float.third-width, .image-float.fourth-width { width: 100%; } } Gene Davis and the Star Routers are the usual band up at the Alamo, with their pictures on permanent display outside for …
Greg H. is a 27-year-old veteran. He has been an alcoholic since 1967. Three weeks ago the doctor warned Greg that he would be dead within two years if he didn't stop drinking. Asking around, …
There's a bar 'n boogie in the old Chuckwagon down on Midway Drive where I go sometimes for a refresher course in contemporary macho mores. It's not a big place, but it's usually jammed with …
It’s true that the issue of ice cream doesn’t seem like a profound one. No one, as far as I know, has been injured or killed by bad ice cream this year in San Diego. …
Local land developers, long given free rein by growth-minded politicians and a passive public, have been closely following the attempts of a citizen’s group to halt the construction of a multimillion dollar housing project in …
Well, the fair’s back in Del Mar — the Southern California Exposition, covering the Del Mar race track and fairgrounds with a carpet of sightseers and trash that will take another month to clear away. …
The Mojave Desert lake bed seemed desolate two years ago as the Wolper Productions crew set up to film a sequence for its "Primal Man" series. The footage would document man's early quest for food …
Even the most noble of persons will some time find himself in a petty fight, a small disagreement. (“What do you mean, the accident was my fault; I had the right-of-way!” or “But you said …
A San Diego tennis odyssey should both begin and end at Morley Field. This eucalyptus shaded corner of Balboa Park is a local tennis Mecca, and offers 25 of the finest, most immaculately clean courts …
In the Spring of 1973, Paul J. decided to become a San Diego City Lifeguard. He went to the City Administration Building at 202 “C” Street and filled out an application for Lifeguard I, summer …
Two years ago the Reader had a story on an ashram of followers of the Guru Maharaj Ji on La Jolla Shores Drive. Since then lots has happened to the Maharaj Ji movement. There was …
Pick a night, any night, and before the sun has set into the fabled San Diego sky, the television tube comes alive with treachery, murder, vengeance, petty greed, grand larceny, struggles for power, struggles for …
Conservatives started this For years, liberals gave television flak for pandering to middle-class values and creating a commercial wasteland. More recently, former Vice-president Agnew tapped a major source of public resentment when he accused television …
The San Diego Rowing Club is kind of a cliche as far as story ideas go. Once in a while San Diego Magazine or one of the gushy Union Tribune writers will come down to …