Once, as I strolled Old Town Temecula, pleasing coffee aromas lured me to a storefront I hadn’t expected: that of a family-run Cuban restaurant. Should I go in? I was supposed to be in the …
October 17, 2023
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With help from the whole family, Havana Kitchen finally opens in San Diego
Quince Apartments at Spruce and Maple will tower above Bankers Hill
Two appeals of a permit for a mixed-use high-rise in Banker's Hill were heard on Sept. 28 by the San Diego city's planning commission, which voted unanimously to approve the project.The Quince Apartments at 301 …
October 17, 2023
San Francisco attorneys to San Diego judge: there is no such thing as Antifa
Attorneys from San Francisco argued before a San Diego Superior Court judge lin September that there is no such thing as Antifa and thus the conspiracy to riot charge should be dismissed. Attorneys John Hamasaki and …
October 16, 2023
Black oak trees begin to show their color, Orionid meteor shower this weekend
The Tawny Hues Of The Black Oak Tree are just beginning to highlight the slopes of San Diego County’s higher mountains. Named for the dark coloring of its bark, especially when wet, the black oak …
October 16, 2023
Alleys are San Diego's last frontier
A tour of San Diego alleysJack Whalen hands me a beer. “I’m king of this alley,” Whalen says, then points west. “Down there, the king of that next alley is Tom Sweet. He’s 97.” Whalen …
October 16, 2023
Big cats and the yellowtail blues
Dock Totals 10/8 – 10/14: 3066 anglers aboard 137 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 3513 bluefin tuna (up to 240 pounds), 5 bonito, 156 calico bass, …
October 15, 2023
Stick figures of men and a tall sailing ship – close to the Mexican border
Pictographs of Cabrillo's San Salvador east of Jacumba"There’s some petroglyphs over in Pinto Canyon," Frank said as he passed me on the trail. Frank Johnson, a handsome 75-year-old man, with flowing white hair and a superb …
October 15, 2023
San Diego's coinshooters, prospectors, relic hunters
San Diego treasure hunters, not as nerdy as you think.“Start over there, where the sand is shiny.” For wet-sand hunting, Russ recommends the area of the beach kept perpetually wet by the tide, so that’s …
October 14, 2023
Dvorak, Shostakovich, and the need for a stick at San Diego Symphony
The San Diego Symphony previewed their Friday, October 13, Carnegie Hall concert on Saturday, October 4, at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. Music director Rafael Payare and the orchestra had previously performed the same …
October 13, 2023
Non-denominational Neighbors
Neighbors ChurchContact: 4672 35th St, San Diego [email protected] www.sdneighbors.churchMembership: 150Lead Pastor: Dan Braga (and Alexa Braga) Age: 46Born: Gooding, IDFormation: Western Seminary, Portland, ORYears Ordained: 24San Diego Reader: What is your favorite subject on which to preach?Pastor …
October 13, 2023
The Collins-Wellington Estate: a Spanish Revival castle in National City
At the end of August, the median sale price for a single-family home in National City stood at $670,000. That’s up more than $30,000 over the last year, but then, August was also the month …
October 13, 2023
The Lion’s Share’s Dark Therapy: Ms. Bobyr’s variation on a Boulevardier
Alina Bobyr“Guam is a whiskey desert,” says Joe, the guy next to me at this, his favorite bar in San Diego ever since he was first stationed here in 2014. The feel of the place …
October 12, 2023
Ye Olde Plank Inn: getting dressed up with a “Scotty Too Hotty”
“Arrogant Bastard!” I say.“Arrogant what?” asks Diane, my newly-minted sweetheart.I look at the bubbling brown elixir that is my AB, then up at Diane’s sparkling chocolate eyes flecked with green, and sigh. “Most beautiful lamps …
October 12, 2023
Whitney Shay, Nickel Creek, Mark Fisher, Earl Thomas, and Brian Jones Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival
Blues singer <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/whitney-shay/">Whitney Shay’s</a> bands have included Shay & the Hustle, the Whitney Shay Quartet, the JazzKatz Orchestra, and the blues/R&B group The Shakedowns. Her album Stand Up earned a three-and-a-half-star review in Downbeat magazine …
October 12, 2023
Gonzo Report: Hunting for Hunter S. Thompson at La Jolla Playhouse
In my youthful and more formidable years, I typed out Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas line for line, chapter by chapter, just as the original gonzo journalist did with The Great …
October 12, 2023