Cover Stories
'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would …
When Vittorio de Sica, the Italian movie director, conceived his now classical film, Bicycle Thief, he was praised for his "neo-realism" in which a simple theme — the stealing of a bicycle — took on …
The peaceful atmosphere along Monument Road is astonishing. Only 15 or 20 minutes from Downtown, a ride along southernmost San Diego's Monument Road is like flipping through a book of Dorothea Lange photographs. A rundown …
There used to be only one art theatre in San Diego, the Ken Theatre in Kensington. Under the ownership of Robert Berkun, who bought the building and the land in 1944, the Ken showed foreign …
The following article was researched for the benefit of students, tourists, and San Diegans in general. But it is especially dedicated to women who have the masochistic urge to visit Tijuana without a male escort. …
The San Diego Chamber of Commerce couldn't dig up stronger allies than these people. Almost to a man, these people — the diving fanatics in town — claim that there is no finer place in …
On the weekends most of San Diego's downtown section from Broadway to Market is deserted. The warehouses and the wholesale buildings and the truck parks stand alone and quiet. All the entertainment spots are miles …
ED. Phil Gross is a long-time local musician who grew up in Lakeside, played at local clubs, and has come to know the people and institutions of San Diego’s folk music. With Blue Ridge, in …
You might never even notice it, unless you were looking for it. The rows of little clowns and transparent containers might mis-lead you into thinking this is another Tijuana tourist store. But walk all the …
The extra dining room in the Pacific Highway Sambo’s was empty, except for one harried waitress and me. As she set up tables for dinner, she asked me, almost conspiratorially, what was planned for the …
1974 San Diego guide to sports lessons Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, Slow Pitch, Three-Pitch, Physical Fitness and Jogging 1974 San Diego guide to longest bus rides From La Jolla to the border 1974 San Diego guide …
In June 1968, the United States was at one of the peaks of its internal war over Vietnam. The Tet Offensive, the Martin Luther King and R.F. Kennedy assasinations, and the McCarthy candidacy had all …
(ED. This is the first in a two-part series on the most interesting congressional campaign in San Diego this year. Next week's Reader will feature Wilson's opponent Colleen O'Connor.) If anyone thinks C. Arnholt Smith …
Smiling, sunny southern California can be a pretty lonely place. Even for the long-term resident, whose neighbors move every five years, possibly for the tourist, unless he has relatives or friends here, but certainly for …
“6-1, 6-3, 3-9, 9-1 twice and 4-7," rapped out the man in front of me in line, checking each ticket as it was flipped toward him by the shiny tichet-machine. The face of the ticket …
The Western Surfing Association’s first local skateboard championship held last Sunday was a roaring success. Kate Sessions Park in Pacific Beach was crawling with fearless kids, anxious parents, leering media people, and a sprinkling of …