When my brother came back from his freshman year at Berkeley, he was eager to show me a short video clip he’d taken at a concert up north. “This song isn’t out yet,” he burbled, …
August 31, 2023
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Gonzo Report: Almost Monday’s maybe hit
-(16)- balances international success with local obscurity
“I’m an equal fan of <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/ratt/">Ratt</a> and <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/cattle-decapitation/">Cattle Decapitation</a>,” says Bobby Ferry. “Bottom line, this city has produced some of the best metal music ever made.” The founder/guitarist/vocalist for <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/-16-/">-(16)-</a> fronts a …
August 31, 2023
Mexicali hot as hell, but beer is worth it
In 2014, Reader beer writer Brandon Hernández visited Mexicali, and wrote: “Our driver, whose humor was as dry as the Baja desert, jestingly told us he was taking us to ‘Hell.’” Brandon suffered temperatures of …
August 30, 2023
Gloria not exactly tied up in knots by FPPC
Gloria’s fat funding loopholeSan Diego mayor Todd Gloria won’t have to recuse himself from vetoing any city council actions involving his bevy of campaign contributors, but he does have to disclose that he got their …
August 30, 2023
Leaf blowers will never be banned in San Diego
Blowers gonna blowLeaf blowers banned in '24? (“Noise is a necessary obscenity”, Cover Story, August 24) Not a chance my friend; this is gonna be another example of a law on the books that will …
August 30, 2023
Was violent East Village bike thief same as one on 30th and Grape?
Earlier in the month, two videos filmed in San Diego surfaced of a man taking a bicycle from a screaming woman and a man punching someone's face trying to steal a bike. Many online say …
August 29, 2023
The Michelin-adjacent Japanese treats of Hatsuzakura
Considering the array of idiosyncratic treats on the menu of Hatsuzakura, I’ve ordered the boring stuff.PlaceHatsuzakura2123 Adams Ave., San DiegoThis occurs to me as I watch a batch of emerald-green matcha tea being hand-whisked to …
August 29, 2023
Ohio’s Culinary Vegetable Institute: where chefs go to play
Ohioan Farmer Lee Jones, considered by many to be “America’s Farmer,” moved his family’s farm to create an original concept: specialty grower for the finest chefs in the US and abroad. Recently, Mr. Jones made …
August 29, 2023
Highway 101 to get slower in Encinitas
Mobility improvements in Encinitas keep drawing more pedestrians and bicyclists to the Coast Highway. A cycle track completed in June brought narrower travel lanes, angled parking, and a protected two-way cycle track on the west …
August 28, 2023
Colder than usual ocean temps, Blue supermoon this week
Ocean Temperatures Have Been Colder Than Usual this month. Summer 2023 may have been the hottest ever recorded, but you wouldn’t know it from a visit to your local beach, where water temperatures have been …
August 28, 2023
Sad story of Andrew Cunanan and even sadder, his mom
The murderous saga of Andrew CunananWhen Vulgar Favors, Maureen Orth's book about the murderous saga of Andrew Cunanan, hit the best-seller lists last month, a national audience was offered a sinister portrait of San Diego, …
August 28, 2023
Black Seabass – A legal take and a healthy population in Mexico.
Dock Totals 8/20 – 8/26: 2927 anglers aboard 145 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 1 black seabass (released), 2369 bluefin tuna (up to 260 pounds), 2 …
August 27, 2023
The San Diego look, according to painters
What distinguishes San Diego landscape to paintersIn Coronado one day, after lunch with a friend, he went into a CD shop while his friend waited outside on a bench. When Crooks came out, he noticed …
August 27, 2023
Enter Jeff Berkley, new host of the Songwriter Sanctuary Series
The Songwriter Sanctuary Series is an intimate monthly concert series featuring San Diego songwriters, produced in partnership with Normal Heights United Church, which formerly hosted the ambitious Acoustic Music San Diego concert series. Upcoming EventSongwriter …
August 26, 2023
General Grant's heirs made mark on San Diego
San Diego's least-remembered great man – U.S. Grant Jr. On a Sunday in September of 1929, 15 members of San Diego’s elite gathered to carry the coffin of an old friend. Among the pallbearers were …
August 26, 2023