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We’re counting down the days until the November 5th election, which in the mayoral race pits Democrat Todd Gloria against Independent Larry Turner. A known commodity, Gloria has been a city councilman, assemblyman and mayor, …
Thanks for noticingLost Abbey finds a new wayAnderson’s apogeesAntique modernHeavenly hall undergroundMounting MadraParent-friendly playgroundThe van man canPeaceful, eaze-y feeling
Most people don’t notice power lines unless there’s a problem with them. And as a kid, I was like most people — until my dad pointed up at the lines as we drove the backroads …
Cortez Hill is tucked away east of Little Italy and south of Balboa Park. Interstate 5 is its northern boundary and Front Street to the South. It’s named after the El Cortez building, which is …
San Diego County’s oceanfront beaches have long been showered with praise by everyone from local tourism officials and travel writers to hotels, travel agencies, and even universities. Platitudes about our “70 miles of glorious coastline” …
Video:COVER: With higher states of consciousness, UFO crafts present themselves during CE5 eventBy the time I got to Temecula, the UFOs had already been spotted. According to Manny Lopez — a local and my campsite …
I moved to San Diego from Los Angeles in 2010, and was immediately delighted to discover how clean and beautiful the city’s downtown was. Los Angelenos avoided Downtown LA, but in San Diego, Downtown felt …
<em>NEW THIS WEEK: Cover story author Barry Alfonso reads his story, "Game Girl: Remembering Judy Henske, Queen of the Beatniks." Click on the link at beginning of cover story in the clickable </em>Reader<em> flipbook to …
Imagine a piece of paper. Now imagine shredding it into confetti and scattering it to the wind. Now imagine each piece of confetti growing into a new piece of paper. Now shred those new pieces …
I have told this story before, or part of it. Or one side of it. The story of my friend Lisa Weber, her long struggle to balance her life as a methamphetamine addict with her …
While Jude Kodama and I are sitting and drinking kombuchas in the sun on his Mt. Helix back porch, he draws my attention to one of the photos in the brown leather album — the …
Community planning group considerations are supposed to be boring. Infrastructure, environmental impact reports, traffic studies, zoning…important stuff, but also dull enough to make most people zone out. But not this year. This year, University City …
The Agua Caliente Casino & Resort was a luxurious paradise that operated during the late 1920s and early 1930s, located just a couple of miles south of the border on the outskirts of what was …
Basketball great and San Diego icon Bill Walton died on May 27. The next day, sports commentator John Canzano posted an interview clip on TikTok in which he asked Walton how many Grateful Dead concerts …
I knew it couldn’t last. I had spent the first half of the year on an almost absurd winning streak. My endeavors seemed blessed in every way. My daughter had won the boyfriend lottery. Business …