Dock Totals 12/30 – 1/6: 568 anglers aboard 33 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 151 bonito, 58 calico bass, 1 lingcod, 129 lobster (251 released), 28 …
January 7, 2024
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Nightime wahoo bite for the Intrepid
Roman style decimation in San Diego
The San Diego Symphony is picking up the pieces of a torn and tattered 2023-2024 Jacobs Masterworks Series. Delays in the renovations of The Jacobs Music Center at Copley Symphony Hall have decimated what was …
January 5, 2024
Jacaranda Lofts: New York-style, industrial, with a Skee-Ball arcade game
When we take Unreal downtown, we usually wind up looking at a penthouse suite with commanding views of the city and San Diego Bay beyond. There’s a good reason for that: high-rise condos comprise most …
January 5, 2024
Potato Chip Rock from Poway
Located in Poway, Potato Chip Rock (or Mt. Woodson) is a moderately strenuous hike. With a length of around 7 miles and an elevation gain of around 2,050 feet, the hike will take most people …
Pacific Coast Spirits’ Good morning, Cowboy: almost straight coffee whiskey courtesy of First Light
The smell of barbecue permeates Pacific Coast Spirits, setting the tone for the Good Morning, Cowboy cocktail I’m about to sample. Lead bartender Ashley Soto recommends smoked brisket to go with the drink, “because you’re …
January 4, 2024
Family House of Pancakes’ Persian quiche — the enduring omelet
Video:TIN FORK: Family House of Pancakes’ Persian quiche — the enduring omeletMan, it seems everybody’s going to Lemon Grove these days (See Ian Anderson’s recent <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2023/dec/12/with-each-location-el-pollo-grill-has-gotten-more-colorful/">El Pollo Grill review</a> from 12/21/23). Me, I’m here …
January 4, 2024
El Ten Eleven, Starcrawler, Pacific Records Fest, Auz Fontaine, Back to the Garden
Video:LIVE FIVE: The Schizophonics, Transfer, Barefoot Hockey Goalie, Almost Monday, Allison Adams TuckerThe Casbah celebrates its 35th year with several showcase concerts this month, including <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/el-ten-eleven/">El Ten Eleven</a>, a mostly instrumental duo featuring two …
January 4, 2024
Gonzo Report: GoldFishMan dances his way into Music Box
2023 warped by in the blink of a tiger’s eye, and now everybody’s sharing their annual Spotify wrapped sheet via social media. I didn’t share mine, but I will let you know that my number …
January 4, 2024
Matthew Phillips finds Instagram success with a waterfall effect
<a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/matthew-phillips/">Matthew Phillips</a> has his grandmother to thank for starting him on his musical journey. “She had a piano at her house,” he recalls. “I would go and play when I was a young kid …
January 4, 2024
New Zealanders in Tijuana for gastric sleeve
The message arrived via my Tijuana Adventure Instagram on a Friday afternoon: “Any chance of a tour tomorrow?” A bit short notice, but I was free and quoted the fellow my price, which proved acceptable.“I’m …
January 3, 2024
Union-Tribune online for $3 a year
U-T on the cheapA year-end offer of cut-rate, online-only subscription prices has triggered another round of speculation that the once-venerable San Diego Union-Tribune may be losing its life in print. New subscribers can get the …
January 3, 2024
Escondido man gathered 2500 Engelmann acorns this year
It’s the rarest oak species in the U.S., it’s endangered, and 93 percent live right here in San Diego. In the 1840s German doctor George Engelmann, studying plants along the U.S.-Mexico border, noticed some distinctions …
January 3, 2024
So Saap grows its Lao restaurant, and we all benefit
A party of ten sits down at the next table, just after my first slurp of broth from the boat noodle soup, and right before the fish platter arrives.PlaceSo Saap4134 University Ave., San DiegoI’ve been …
January 2, 2024
Oceanside squeezes short-term rentals inland – but what about the beach?
Oceanside has approved a moratorium on new short term rentals in all residential zoning districts outside the city's coastal zone.It's only the start, as the city tries to tame what has in some cases morphed …
January 2, 2024
San Diego's coldest days are in January, local acacias are blooming
Recent Chilly Days and Nights only confirm that San Diego’s lowest temperatures (according to more than a century of weather records) tend to occur during the month of January. January’s mean temperature at Lindbergh Field …
January 1, 2024