Cover Stories
Admiral Zumwalt is retiring from the Navy on June 28th and leaving, let's say, churning waters behind him. As Zumwalt completes his four-year tour as Chief of Naval Operations, the question is of course, to …
Question: What does the Hotel Del Coronado have in common with the sleaziest bar on Broadway? Answer: Pinball. If you hesitated answering that one. you’ve obviously never taken a good look at either establishment or …
For those of you who feel traveling fever as summer arrives, or who desire a change of scenery and atmosphere, rejoice! There are lots of alternatives available! Cheap means of travel can be found for …
Lawrence Welk will probably kill me for this, but I found paradise eight miles north of Escondido. You see, Mr. Welk owns paradise and he's already got a waiting list of about 5,000 people who …
Well. I really did it. Yep. I blew it again. I spent three weeks working on something that didn't happen. To tell you the truth, I would have been surprised if it had happened. It …
Jim Bernstein doesn’t really belong in San Diego politics. Though he may be one of the most influential people in the working level of local government, he just doesn't come out of the right mold. …
A friend of mine just back from China was telling me about their innovative child care system. The Chinese build old age homes adjacent to nurseries so that the senior citizens can provide day care …
In the good old days, in the days of dinners at Bully’s or the Mexican Village and nights on the town, in the days of three-figure green government checks for a well-paid naval officer, thrift …
About two million bottles of the pungent stuff are sold each year throughout the country, mostly from the shelves of health food stores. But the name on the white-on-blue label, “Dr. Bronner's Peppermint 18-in-1 Pure …
Reynard Way, famed for its holesale hosiery, its petite print shop. Its flying carpet boutique: Reynard Way, named “State” in stately downtown, renamed “Goldfinch” as it flies up to Bird Hill; Reynard Way, unashamedly zoned …
The curtain rises, and a young man dressed as an Elizabethan page walks to the center of the stage. He unrolls a long parchment scroll with gold lettering, and proclaims: "Let's welcome here this night …
And the federal government saw the Comprehensive Planning Organization, and saw that it was good. The creation of CPO followed the realization by local elected officials in the early 1960’s that the rapidly growing San …
THE READER AND THE JACK GLENN GALLERY PRESENT AN AWARD SHOW FOR PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS CATEGORY 1 PHOTOGRAPHY Black and white or color prints only. AWARDS — 1st Award $75.00 2nd Award $35.00 …
A triumph of renewal Here I sit so patiently waiting to find out what price you have to pay to get out of going through all these things twice. — Bob Dylan from “The Memphis …
It's too bad. Someone is really going to ruin Jim Ellis. Ellis is one of San Diego's two recently elected new City Councilmen and he simply hasn't been around the briar patch of politics long …
She's a Dead Pigeon on Beethovenstreet, but she was feeding the live ones in Balboa Park recently when she and her husband were here in San Diego promoting their latest movie. She’s Christa Lang, star …