Video:TIN FORK: Dobson's Bar and RestaurantIt’s not often that a restaurant commissions a song in honor of itself. But Marcos Luciano, the Mexico City-born restaurateur who took over Dobson’s Bar and Restaurant from the man …
June 20, 2024
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Dobson’s puts its soup in a song
Wacken Metal Battle, Smooth Jazz Festival, Heavy Hawaii, Tasha Smith Godinez, Death To All
Video:LIVE FIVE: Wacken Metal Battle, Smooth Jazz Festival, Heavy Hawaii, Tasha Smith Godinez, Death To AllHeavy Hawaii at Soda BarJune 21Heavy Hawaii was formed in 2009 by guitarist Matt Bahamas (née Barajas), who formerly played in …
June 20, 2024
Gonzo Report: TV themes take the stage at The Jazz Lounge
Video:GONZO: TV themes take the stage at The Jazz Lounge“I opened this club, so I can do what I want,” says Leonard Patton from the stage at The Jazz Lounge. He’s flanked by pianist Aimee Nolte …
June 20, 2024
Surfaris spawn takes Tourmaliners to Bay Park residency
Tourmaline is a legendary surf spot nestled between Windansea and North Pacific Beach; longboarders flock to it for its mellow break. So if you’re familiar with San Diego surfing culture, you’d probably think that a …
June 20, 2024
Tijuana call centers staffed heavily by deportees
“The new girl already quit,” said my girlfriend as she climbed into my car after work. “She only lasted two weeks and said she couldn’t handle it anymore. Nothing against me, she said the workplace …
June 19, 2024
Still no newspaper union at the San Diego Union-Tribune
Homeless tackledA non-profit foundation tied to a controversial giant San Diego-based healthcare staffing outfit has come up with $75,000 for mayor Todd Gloria’s San Diegans Together Tackling Homelessness effort, according to a February 20 behesting …
June 19, 2024
Elvin Bishop vs. Stephen Bishop
Diet data disputedI recently read your article, (“What Gets Lost in a Road Diet”, Cover Story, May 30, 2024) in the San Diego Reader. I appreciate the effort you put into exploring the complex issue of …
June 19, 2024
Caleb Adam – one in a line of San Diego shark victims
On June 2, swimmer Caleb Adams was the 25th victim of a reported shark attack in San Diego County since 1950.And while San Diego County has the most reported shark attack incidents in California, including …
June 19, 2024
Luna's Lunpias adds a Filipino twist to Poway
It was only a few months into the pandemic that one of my editors emailed me to suggest our readership must surely be getting tired of covid-era food stories already, and we could move on …
June 18, 2024
Angst in Del Mar over underground train tunnels
To reroute trains off the eroding Del Mar bluffs, officials are trying to figure out where to put the underground tunnels that will run 300 feet deep in some parts of the city.While the 1.7 …
June 18, 2024
Ocean temperatures are rising, the summer solstice is on June 20
Ocean Water Temperatures are Rising into the mid- or high 60s this month, perhaps to reach the low 70s in July or August. The usual early-summer cool weather along San Diego’s coastline, disappointing to many …
June 17, 2024
Spiny mole crabs can be great bait for larger surf perch
Dock Totals 6/9– 6/15: 3280 anglers aboard 139 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 4 barracuda, 1539 bluefin tuna (up to 244 pounds), 85 bocaccio, 154 bonito, …
June 16, 2024
Robert Shaw is the choral GOAT
I’ve spent the better part of a week listening to recordings with Robert Shaw conducting choral masterpieces. While Shaw has not retained his classical music household name, his recordings are definitely definitive when it comes …
June 14, 2024
Three poems by Lucille Clifton
Moonchildwhatever slid into my mother’s room that late june night, tapping her great belly, summoned me out roundheaded and unsmiling. is this the moon, my father used to grin. cradling me? it was the moon but nobody knew it then. the …
June 14, 2024
Switchfoot BRO-AM Beach Fest, Uptown Rhythm Makers, Cobby Brzeski, Chest Fever, Elvin Bishop
Video:LIVE FIVE: Fests, tributes, and more in Encinitas, Balboa Park, Bankers Hill, Little Italy, Solana BeachUptown Rhythm Makers at Panama 66June 13Inspired by New Orleans dance bands of the 1920s and New Orleans revival bands of …
June 13, 2024