The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 20, 2026
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Otay Mesa when it was rural
Marilyn Monroe becomes Coronado icon
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 19, 2026
The history of rock operas may well begin in San Diego
A private-pressing rock opera LP from 1973, An Eye In Each Head by Anthony Adams (Harlequin Records), captured the music of a decidedly offbeat and counterculture stage production, launched right here in San Diego. The …
February 18, 2026
Like the High Sierras, but in Baja
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 18, 2026
Happy Year of the Horse, plant your veggies on the new moon
Happy Year of the Horse! In Chinese mythology, the horse has always stood as a powerful symbol of strength, freedom, and vitality. Within the Chinese zodiac, those born under the sign of the horse inherit …
February 17, 2026
The real San Diego Zoo
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 16, 2026
Fairbanks Ranch – even better than Rancho Santa Fe
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 13, 2026
Jim McInnes - The Last DJ
"There goes the last DJ/who plays what he wants to play/and says what he wants to say/there goes your freedom of choice/there goes the last human voice/there goes the last DJ" -- lyrics from "The Last …
February 11, 2026
100 miles a day biking from San Diego to Minnesota
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 11, 2026
Laurel Sumac is very frost-sensitive, Lupines are popping up in grassy areas
The Frost-Nipped Legacies of the past winter’s cold spells might not be hard to spot in February, especially in the inland areas where overnight lows dipped to below freezing. Look for brown lawns, half-dead-looking avocado …
February 11, 2026
Kit Carson's, Stephen Kearny's bloody fight with Californians west of Ramona
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 9, 2026
100 worst record & album covers of all time
Where oh where to start - the guy's giant pointy elf shoes? The mysterious brown liquid seeping out from between the girl's legs and onto the floor? The Beep Beep poster with inexplicable ocean motif? …
February 9, 2026
San Francisco poet W.S. di Piero wrote on art for the Reader
Poet W.S. di Piero, a recipient of Guggenheim, Lila Wallace-Readers Digest awards, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, wrote on art for the <em>San Diego Reader</em> from 2000 through 2019.Among his stories:Sally Mann wanted imagery that …
February 6, 2026
Hidden tracks - physical media still holds unexpected surprises
Dontcha just love getting something for nothing? And who doesn’t fantasize about finding hidden treasure? That’s pretty much the notion behind “Easter eggs” on DVDs and hidden tracks on albums – the goodies are there, …
February 5, 2026
Bombsy Beach - a truly strange place
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
February 4, 2026