Greetings from Oceanside, says the beer
Hazy, fruity brew from Midnight Jack represents by way of Vermont style
Ian Anderson 5 p.m., Oct. 17
Feature Stories
Penny pinchers and pikers rarely do well at the track
I wouldn't have asked Bob Hope for advice
I want to bet on Summer Buddha in the first race and Packin Heat in the third. Call it a lukewarm tip from a half-baked pal back in Jersey. But if his hunches are right ...
Another David Ross (Waterman) story
Struck out twice in San Diego
David Ross is full of stories. Gaunt yet sprightly at 82, Ross, known to his many friends on the streets of downtown San Diego as “Water Man Dave” or “Water Man,” has spent more than ...
A year in an immigrant’s shirt
Garment art.
While crossing the border at San Ysidro, Valentina Forte-Hernandez, an unassuming and petite artist, aroused the suspicion of border agents due to the tangle of wires and circuits in her trunk. She had to submit ...
Difference-making fresh tortillas
Usually, I preach all corn tortillas, all the time. But for Don Pollo, I make an exception.
Tacos La Mezcla (at Fall Brewing) In Spanish, mezcla means mixture, and this mobile kitchen may be best known for mixing it up with a fusion twist, filling tortillas with carne asada recast as sweet ...
San Ysidro fizzling
Orgiastic monolith to America’s military might?
There’s nowhere to eat that isn’t a fast food chain. Nowhere to get a coffee or, god forbid, a beer. Nowhere to see anything like live music.
Susan Luzzaro
October 12, 1948 - May 1, 2017
Susan Luzzaro passed away peacefully in her home in Chula Vista on May 1 at the age of 68 following a year-long struggle with brain cancer. Luzzaro wrote for the Reader since 1999; her coverage ...
Home is where you park it
Trailer life at Sandy Shores RV Park in Oceanside
Each morning I wake up to the continuous hum of the traffic on I-5, crawl out of my bed, and take one step into the bathroom. After I shower — the shower being only half ...
Slavery trial draws all eyes to San Diego
Blue-blood justice.
In October 1946, near the end of a 33-day cross-country trip from Massachusetts to San Diego, the prominent Boston blue-blood couple of Alfred and Elizabeth Ingalls stopped over in Berkeley, California, to visit their daughter, ...
Barrio Carlsbad endures
“People stay here if they can, because it’s a walkable neighborhood with little crime.”
From the beach, walk inland up Carlsbad Village Drive. Pass the beach bungalows that rent for $4000 a month and beach mansions listed for sale at $7 million. Check out the pricey condominiums with floor-to-ceiling ...
The legs get stuck in your teeth
Tijuana grasshopper salesmen get bugged
“Buddy! Over here! Buy something, amigo! It’s all cheap! Free tequila shot!” Street salesmen in Tijuana usually try to shove things down your throat, whether you want them or not. They yell at you in ...
Not your dad’s youth group
Interview with C3 Church pastor David Chiddick
Arms wave in the air, hands outstretched as if to grab something fleeting. It’s Friday night at MyCity Youth, fists and music pumping. Teenagers and preteens sway transfixed, all eyes on the stage, where a ...
Mingus and poul fri among newest Tijuana residents
Haitian chicken fight song
Cue the upright bass solo in G minor. Enter trombones. Enter drums. Enter saxophones. All in a long crescendo. “My solo in it is a deeply concentrated one,” said jazz man Charles Mingus about “Haitian ...
Like a dodgeball ninja
Deception and blood on the gym floor.
If you mention dodgeball to someone over 18 years of age the most likely response will be to either praise or denigrate the 2004 film of the same name starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn. ...
