“This is why they didn’t let me talk in the band,” joked master kotoist June Kuramoto from a stage at The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad. The band was jazz fusion legends Hiroshima, which …
June 13, 2024
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Roob Blackwell took up the ukelele and wound up with an EP
Peak Covid-19 was a tough time for Rob “Roob” Blackwell. “I, like many people, started struggling with pretty significant mental health issues during the lockdown,” Blackwell explains. “I have always had major depressive disorder, and …
June 13, 2024
Oceanside – finally hip
I’m sitting at a table in the Q&A Oyster Bar in the restored Brick Hotel complex in downtown Oceanside, a block and a half from the pier. The decor is elegant, but not overdone: polished …
June 12, 2024
Marni von Wilpert gets Falck and Zoo to cough up for gay rights
Behest chasingControversial San Diego City ambulance contractor Falck USA gave a total of $5000 on May 16 at the behest of San Diego City councilwoman Marni von Wilpert to Los Angeles-based Equality California, per a …
June 12, 2024
What is it about the 35 bus?
“I keep coming back,” says the elderly lady with the walker-wheeler, Lupita. “I’ve been coming here for forty years.”“That’s more than I can say,” says Israel. Izzy. He’s sitting at 90 degrees from Lupita in …
June 12, 2024
Drifter Luke Fink likes the traveling life
Video:GOLDEN DREAMS: Luke Fink, a drifter headed for homeI meet him at LAX, at one of those tables where you go to charge your iPhone. He’s watching video of cars hurling themselves around bends in …
June 12, 2024
Lakeside fire water failure
Lakeside's Lisa Zouhar woke up to a fire at her home on Shamrock Lane by Woodside Avenue on May 26. She, her husband, and two dogs made it outside, but she said she lost her …
June 11, 2024
Vincenzo's cheesy pastas, and now breakfast pizza
Video:FEAST!: Vincenzo's cheesy pastas, and now breakfast pizzaShould I start or finish with the macchiato?I've taken a seat at the bar at Vicenzo Cucina and Lounge, a newcomer to the heart of Little Italy, set …
June 11, 2024
Safe in Encinitas – coast live oaks, Engelmann oaks, Fremont cottonwoods, western sycamores, and Torrey pines
Encinitas has been grappling for years with a proposed addition to its 2017 tree ordinance: mature trees. The city already has a category for heritage trees, reserved for trees that are among the oldest and largest …
June 11, 2024
Western azalea blooms in the higher mountains, elderberry decorates Tecolote Canyon
Western Azalea, A Native Rhododendron, is blooming this month in scattered locations throughout the county’s higher mountains. Fond of moist forested areas, it’s often found along creeks and in shaded canyons. Like its ornamental cousins, …
June 10, 2024
Older wheelchair wheels cause of MTS crossing death?
Before 1 pm on May 22, a tragic incident unfolded in South San Diego when a person was struck and killed by an MTS trolley, according to 619newsmedia.San Diego MTS tweeted in part that Wednesday, …
June 10, 2024
San Diego area lakes are the most productive for bass
Dock Totals 6/2– 6/8: 2563 anglers aboard 111 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 7 barracuda, 1077 bluefin tuna (up to 225 pounds), 102 bonito, 1 cabezon, …
June 9, 2024
Looking to the bright lights of Mainly Mozart
With 2024 reaching the gloomy month of June although June gloom started in March this year, there is one blinding ray of sunshine on the grey horizon. The brilliance of the august San Diego Mainly …
June 7, 2024
Dozer the pit bull bids farewell to The Bullpen
His watery eyes are open, but they don’t blink. He’s spreadeagled on his cushion at the foot of Papa Joe’s stool, his nose and mouth splayed over his black and yellowish toenails.“It’s his last night,” …
June 7, 2024
Christ Episcopal Church says God loves us, warts and all
Christ Episcopal Church & Day SchoolContact: 1114 Ninth St., Coronado 619-435-4561 www.christchurchcoronado.orgMembership: 400 Pastor: Mother Regan M. SchutzAge: 45Born: Eugene, ORFormation: Jesuit High School, Portland, OR; University of Colorado, Boulder; University of the South-The School of Theology, …
June 7, 2024