“What kind of food?” ask my parents, as we approach the new Bankers Hill restaurant, Books & Records. The question forces me to stop a moment.“I should probably know the answer to that,” answers the …
October 3, 2023
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A night of food (and jazz) at Books & Records
Hilary filled Clark Dry Lake 7-10 inches in August
Like a ghost limb—apropos as we navigate Peg Leg Road on the way there—Clark Dry Lake haunts its shores of long ago, a mirage shimmering in the heat, recalling the presence of water in this …
October 3, 2023
Orb Weavers' October arrival, first fall foliage
Orb Weaver Spiders Are Everywhere! Late summer rains have increased the insect population, which means well-fed spiders, and well-fed spiders have the energy to create more spiders. Right now, that means a lot of Orb …
October 2, 2023
Mess of a North Park four-way stop gets worse
It was about a year ago that the notification arrived. It was from the city, giving notice that work was to begin installing traffic signal lights at the confluence of North Park Way, 33rd St, Boundary …
October 2, 2023
David Ross – knew San Diego homeless intimately
He loves the people no one wants"I'm used to voices downtown, of agony and pain and just dysfunction, and I had the window down a little so I could hear. I look and there's a …
October 2, 2023
Yellowtail from the rocks at Punta Banda – The loss of San Diego fishing icon Fox Ludwig
Dock Totals 9/24 – 9/30: 3859 anglers aboard 185 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 4455 bluefin tuna (up to 220 pounds), 107 bonito, 286 calico bass, …
October 1, 2023
Tom Deméré takes us to Mission Valley of 50 million years ago
More or less sudden mountainsThe rocks in and around San Diego have composed amazing, fiery stories for a very long time. An ancient ocean once covered this county; volcanoes used to spew here; and more …
October 1, 2023
The most important woman
The woman we never forgetBy Abe Opincar, Amy Gerstler, Barbarella Fokos, Deirdre Lickona, Ernie Grimm, Geoff Bouvier, Jeannette DeWyze, Jeff Smith, Jennifer Ball, Jim Morris, Laura McNeal, Mary Grimm, Matthew Lickona, Patrick Daugherty, RF Jurjevics, …
September 30, 2023
Starting a classical habit
Every now and then I meet someone who says something like, “I want to listen to more classical music but I don’t know where to start.” It’s a common issue. Classical music can be intimidating …
September 29, 2023
Four poems by Kay Ryan on her birthday
The Edges of TimeIt is at the edges that time thins. Time which had been dense and viscous as amber suspending intentions like bees unseizes them. A humming begins, apparently coming from stacks of put-off things or just in back. A racket of claims now, as time flattens. A glittering fan of …
September 29, 2023
A Spanish Manor equestrian estate in Rancho Santa Fe
With a median sales price last year of just under $3.4 million, Rancho Santa Fe retained its title as the priciest neighborhood in San Diego, and clocked in as the 18th-spendiest in the nation. And …
September 29, 2023
Great Deadful Festival, Mission Bayfest, Neil Fest, Sunday Jazz, and Ann Wilson’s new band
Deadheads and jam band fans will enjoy two days of camping and a full day of music in Julian at the <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/2023/sep/29/great-deadful-festival/?et=314924/">Great Deadful Festival</a>, with the bands appearing on Saturday, September 30. Beginning at …
September 28, 2023
Gonzo Report: Counting years, Counting Crows
The tears came before we even made it down to The Shell to see Counting Crows on September 3. She didn’t expect them. But she hadn’t heard their hit “Round Here” in close to 30 …
September 28, 2023
What do Frank Zappa, XTC’s Andy Partridge, and the Cartoon Network’s Dethklok have in common?
These days, <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/mike-keneally/">Mike Keneally </a> calls Arizona home. But he gigged in and around San Diego from the mid-’80s until just last year, so he’s got plenty of local stories: good, bad, and yes, …
September 28, 2023
Happiest places in San Diego: Stater Bros., Resilience, Taylor Guitars, Hansen Surfboards
It’s another dreary Monday morning in this, the summer of yuck. As what feels like the whole world races onto a single, dreaded workaday I-5 onramp in Oceanside, stress reaches the breaking point. Horns honk, …
September 27, 2023