On November 29, a person driving a white Toyota Prius crashed into the Tower Bar in City Heights. The 90-plus-year-old punk rock concert venue was struck so hard that the bar inside moved a couple …
December 11, 2023
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Fleeing Prius driver crashes into Tower Bar – third hit for punk venue
Tree aloes are showing off already, high and low tides peak this week
Tree Aloes, the familiar succulent plants with red-hot-pokerlike flower clusters, are at their blooming best in January, but are showing off already around town. Large clumps of aloes can be seen at La Jolla Cove, …
December 11, 2023
‘Tis the Season for Local Trout
Dock Totals 12/3 – 12/9: 486 anglers aboard 26 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 60 bluefin tuna, 14 calico bass, 14 lobster (33 released), 2691 rockfish, …
December 10, 2023
We work on Convoy Street, but we live all over
San Diego's Koreatown on Convoy StreetIf you walk into a restaurant with Lee Ann Kim, it is a bit like that fabulous and continuous shot by Martin Scorsese in Goodfellas. In the movie, Henry Hill …
December 9, 2023
The Cullen House: the first on the bluffs of Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Editor's note: An earlier edition of this article listed the incorrect address for the home in the info box at the end of the story. It should read 2286 Oxford, not 2886. The Reader regrets …
December 8, 2023
A mariachi opera makes sense in San Diego
The San Diego Opera is on a roll that started with last season’s production of *Tosca*. October saw continuing an exquisite concert featuring Latonia Moore and J’Nai Bridges, and now SDO has triumphed with El …
December 8, 2023
California English’s London Fog: a glassy, iridescent smoke bubble top made with Storyhouse Coastal Gin
Video:DRINK RECIPES: California English’s London Fog cocktailSUBSCRIBE to the READER YOUTUBE CHANNEL for the latest.Lee CarreOn a cool, overcast day, I pop into California English. Instantly, I spot a yowza of a drink being served …
December 7, 2023
Pierce the Veil, Alvino & the Dwells, Common Sense, Frequency Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Headphone
<a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/pierce-veil/">Pierce the Veil</a> was founded by singer-guitarist Vic Fuentes and his drummer brother Mike, both former Mission Bay High School students. They released a new album earlier this year, The Jaws of Life, along …
December 7, 2023
Gonzo Report: Goblin performs Demons at Little Italy’s Music Box
“Does anyone complain about the dicks on your shirt?” I ask Keshaun, one of the bar staff at Little Italy’s Music Box. He’s sporting swaag from Dwarves, a punk band as notorious for their shock …
December 7, 2023
Brian Witkin goes from failed security guard to successful label honcho
Slack, not slacking: He’s run a record label, a record store chain, a recording studio, a legal service for musicians, and one of San Diego’s most prominent Hawaiian music bands. But, admits native San Diego …
December 7, 2023
San Diego distillers of bourbon. rye, gin, rum, vodka plus infusions of truffles, passionfruit
When I told people I was doing a story on San Diego’s alcohol industry, almost everyone asked what angle I would take on our vibrant craft beer community. “I’m actually writing about our local distillers,” …
December 6, 2023
Belmont Park owner gives boost to Lincoln Club
Abe’s money clubThe Republican-leaning San Diego Lincoln Club, noted for fierce hit pieces dispatched against opponents in local elections, has a new role: drumming up developer cash for GOP ex-mayor Kevin Faulconer’s bid to knock …
December 6, 2023
No Thunder Canyon Cave for me
Spelunkers are nutsYeah, just a brief comment on your story, (“Why do I do this? A conversation with the rational voice in Thunder Canyon Cave”, Cover Story, Nov. 23). About 72 years ago on the …
December 6, 2023
A beer party of epic proportions with the Chicali Brewers Association
I went back to hell, but not for the bewitching Little Satan. The Chicali Brewers Association read my Reader cover story on Mexicali beer and invited me to the city’s Beer Week as a “beerfluencer.” …
December 6, 2023
Details of how to squeeze 50,000 more people into Hillcrest
The battle continues over a plan to build 19,000 new homes in Hillcrest, which hasn't seen any boost in residential densities in more than three decades.It has, however, seen such an increase in homelessness, a …
December 5, 2023