Video:FEAST!: Barn House BBQ arrives as the last smoked meat standing in Lemon GroveI had not yet heard that Lemon Grove was about to lose its best barbecue restaurant, when I walked into its newest. …
March 19, 2024
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Barn House arrives as the last smoked meat standing in Lemon Grove
SOHO slapped down over Victorian in East Village
An East Village house given historic designation in 2021 won't be saved, even though supporters say there are very few Victorian era buildings left in San Diego.The city council on Monday unanimously overturned the Historical …
March 19, 2024
India Hawthorne is common in coastal gardens, Citrus trees are in full bloom
India Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepsis indica) is one of the most common flowering shrubs used in landscaping as hedges and dividers in San Diego. It is blooming best right now, with blossoms ranging in hue from pinkish …
March 18, 2024
Pacific Beach – car thief's paradise
Ben Larkin was careful when he parked his 2007 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon on the street overnight outside his Pacific Beach condo. No key or fob inside. Doors locked. Windows too. So it was a shock …
March 18, 2024
Mid-range fleet scoring bluefin limits off Ensenada
Dock Totals 3/10 – 3/16: 903 anglers aboard 40 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 24 bluefin tuna, 13 calico bass, 6 halibut, 24 lingcod, 11 lobster …
March 17, 2024
Yo-Yo Ma, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky come to San Diego
The opening of The Jacobs Music Center at Copley Symphony Hall will not be happening this spring. The hall was initially scheduled to open in November of 2023 and then in March of 2024. Delays …
March 15, 2024
Gonzo Report: Stinkfoot Orchestra conjures Zappa at Winstons
Video:GONZO REPORT: Stinkfoot Orchestra conjures Zappa at Winstons“Don’t ever fucking do that again!” yells the security guard at Winstons Beach Club in Ocean Beach. The recipient of his instruction is a guy named Steve, who …
March 15, 2024
A poem for March by Joseph O’Brien
The property line melts into forest, its late winter browns speakAn unknown beast’s pelt; felled oaks hunch over like sleeping bears While beech and birch extend into ugly candid possum hair,And elms and maples muster into …
March 15, 2024
Taco Taco Poway still has 99-cent fish tacos
“This is well-known among Powegians,” says my buddy Larry.“‘Powegians’?”“The good burghers of Poway, probably the least-known of all our cities.”“But I hear it’s a city for somewhat fat cats,” I say. “Not somewhere you’d find …
Gilbert Castellanos, Buddha Trixie, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Shane Hall, Brian Jones Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival
Video:LIVE FIVE: Gilbert Castellanos, Buddha Trixie, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Shane Hall, Brian JonesBorn in Guadalajara, Mexico, trumpet whiz Gilbert Castellanos first earned local cred with the Charles McPherson quintet. He attended Berklee College of …
March 14, 2024
Hip-hop artist Don Elway makes movies for his music
Video:BLURT: Hip-hop artist Don Elway makes movies for his musicIn late 2023, hip-hop artist Don Elway dropped his six-song EP Not Ordinary. In order to create autobiographical mini-movie to accompany the EP, he collaborated with …
March 14, 2024
Pet pig perches in pocket
Video:GOLDEN DREAMS: Escondido doula gets a taste of celebritySometimes, you get reminders that Escondido is still a country town in some ways. Like today, this gal comes into one of the coolest coffee hangouts here, …
March 14, 2024
Will L.A. Times crowd out San Diego U-T at Riverside printing plant?
Volvo politicsYet another editorial staffer has departed under Alden Global Capital, new owner of the faltering San Diego Union-Tribune. The departure edges the paper further to the right, a move celebrated in some quarters. And …
March 13, 2024
Coyote tracks in frail San Diego avocado grove
Video:COVER: Walked by Coyote (2024 Reader Writing Contest Winner — Second Place)Editor’s note: this was a live one. One judge said that it wasn’t really about a neighborhood. Most of the neighbors mentioned aren’t human, …
March 13, 2024
Not enough Readers in Mission Beach
Reader seeker’s lamentWe’re long-time residents in San Diego, and one of the highlights of Wednesday has always been a walk to the local market to get our copy of the Reader in order to plan our …
March 13, 2024