The Ring Without Words as performed by The San Diego Symphony on Saturday, November 11, was all I hoped it would be.The pacing and structure of Lorin Maazel’s adaptation of Wagner’s Ring Cycle are masterful, creating a seamless …
November 17, 2023
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Wagner's Ring comes to San Diego
Padres begin interviewing process for new location
Statement from The Swinging Friar: “It’s true that we’re interviewing for a new manager. But that, in itself, isn’t going to solve our problems, and everybody knows it. Look, it’s clear that San Diego is …
November 17, 2023
City Council approves new master plan for libraries
Last week, the city council adopted a new master plan for San Diego’s libraries, one that promised modernization, expansion, and perhaps most importantly, equity. As council member Kent Lee put it, “I hope this plan …
November 17, 2023
Biden bumps up building on wall in wake of puppet’s border visit
“Little Amal” is a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian girl who has been traveling the world in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of refugees all over the world. And her arrival at …
November 17, 2023
Craft brewery’s creative collabs
“Our production capacity is extremely small compared to the average,” says Remy Zurita, founder of Hopnonymous. “But we turned our small size from being an inconvenience to an actual real advantage. In fact, being able …
November 16, 2023
UCSD Food Co-op: a great force for bringing people together
“Sorry, we have none left.”Whu? It’s 1 pm and they’ve run out of lunch already? Maybe they’re out to lunch. And here I had been so looking forward to this Indian curry — for just …
Safety Orange, Midnight Track, Danny Green Trio, Iration, Band of Gringos
<a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/safety-orange/">Safety Orange</a> was founded in 1996 by singer-bassist Sol Turpin, of Sublime tribute band 40 OZ to Freedom. Their last single “Get Outta My Way” came with a sleeve illustrated by Dead & Company …
November 16, 2023
Gonzo Report: Surviving a secret Destroy Boys show at Lions Den Tattoo
It started with three of us. I was driving, while Matt and Francisco held down the passenger duties of radio selection and wry commentary, respectively. With a Spotify Destroy Boys playlist spilling through the speakers, …
November 16, 2023
Musician-filmmaker Jason Blackmore turns collecting dust into new local label
Matelotage (French for “seamanship”) was, according to Wikipedia, “an agreement amongst pairs of European sailors, in particular buccaneers, in the 17th and early 18th century. As part of this economic partnership, matelots would agree to …
November 16, 2023
Athena's organic farm in Fallbrook draws in the Wwoofers
I discovered WWoofing back in 2012 when I spent a day picking kale at the <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/places/morning-star-ranch/">Morning Star Ranch</a> in Valley Center for a story on Farmers Markets. The ranch belonged to the Twelve Tribes, …
November 15, 2023
Rafael Castellanos needs to resign as Port District chairman before appointed CEO
Public windfall for Castellanos?San Diego Unified Port District commissioners, fresh from a mysterious July scandal that led Chief Executive Officer Joe Stuyvesant to take an indefinite leave of absence, aren’t necessarily barred by state law from …
November 15, 2023
Cowles from Barker Way
Located in San Carlos, this trail is an easy to moderate hike. With a length of 3 miles up and back, and an elevation gain of just under 900 feet, the hike will take most …
November 15, 2023
Bunny Chow brings South African tastes to Miramar and North Park
As diners in North Park are just beginning to learn: bunny chow is not something to feed your pet rabbit. In fact, it doesn’t have anything to do with bunnies at all. According to a …
November 14, 2023
For your first five times falling down drunk, San Diego cops take you to India Street
A program deemed cutting edge when it began in 2000 is still around — and so is a name some consider outdated: the Serial Inebriate Program. Serving mainly the unhoused whose alcohol-related issues land them repeatedly …
November 14, 2023
Not long after Todd Gloria removed gang injunctions, San Diego violent crime is up
“It’s time for the city to take a hard look at and update its police practices for modern times,” said Mayor Todd Gloria on April 9, 2021. He declared his intention to make “common sense …
November 13, 2023