The 2023 Bayreuth Festival started on Monday, July 24, and runs through Monday, August 28. This annual celebration of composer Richard Wagner used to have a ten-year waiting list for tickets. I registered to buy …
August 14, 2023
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North County homeowners try everything to keep fire insurance
Steve Sedio noticed a few brush fires in his Valley Center area in the last three weeks. "We did have one fire that alerted us quickly because it was very close to my [PurpleAir] sensor," …
August 14, 2023
Last grunion grab this week, fleas are peaking
It’s open grunion season for the last time this year on Wednesday-Saturday, August 16-19. Roughly between the hours of 10pm and 1am, just after the nocturnal highest tide, the small, silvery grunion tend to spawn …
August 14, 2023
Those who knew Kate Sessions closely
Why Kate Sessions, the Mother of Balboa Park, Is the mother of us all To get to Coronado, where Kate had her first nursery (with two partners) and ran the florist shop at the Hotel …
August 14, 2023
Another ‘Dorado Bonanza’ coming?
Dock Totals 8/6 – 8/12: 4923 anglers aboard 212 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 167 barracuda, 2447 bluefin tuna (up to 220 pounds), 147 bonito, 1 …
August 13, 2023
No more honky-tonks in Poway
Poway – why the rodeo still does well It’s rodeo time: seven seconds of hell on an angry bull. That’s what many San Diegans picture when they think of Poway. But times have changed in …
August 13, 2023
We found the lost 1989 Mario Bros TV show King Koopa's Kool Kartoons
While going through a stash of vintage Betamax videotapes in search of local band footage for the Youtube channel BetaGems, we found September 1989 clips of the costumed King Koopa hosting the controversial King Koopa's Kool Kartoons …
August 12, 2023
Peter Jensen, the bridge-lover
Bridges of San Diego County I drive the roads of San Diego County with an agenda: You don’t know when you might spot another canyon dancer, a concrete Nureyev. I hike gorges and find them …
August 12, 2023
Faith Lutheran Church: the mission for a Great Commission
Faith Lutheran ChurchContact: 700 E. Bobier Dr., Vista 760-724-7700 www.faithvista.orgMembership: 200Pastor: Paul MartinAge: 61Born: PomonaFormation: California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks; Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. Years Ordained: 11San Diego Reader: What is your main concern as member …
August 11, 2023
Jury awards former UCSD doctor $39 million in Brain Fog research suit
Last week, a jury awarded oncologist Dr. Kevin Murphy $39 million as a result of his lawsuit accusing UCSD of retaliation and wrongful termination following a battle over the use of a $10 million donation …
August 11, 2023
Matt Araiza rape allegations force NFL to reveal controversial ratings system
Two weeks ago, former SDSU star punter Matt Araiza filed a defamation suit against a woman who had accused him of participating in her gang rape at a house party near the university in 2021. …
August 11, 2023
Kindred’s Sundance No. 2: where winter crushes summer
Krisan Fromm"Sundance…number two?” I ask with piqued curiosity. Raising her voice above heavy metal music riffing throughout Kindred, bar lead Krisan Fromm replies, “We updated our ‘winter Sundance’ with a newer version that has a …
August 10, 2023
Stone Temple Pilots do Chula Vista, Sully Band at Solana Beach, Nathan Raney plays San Carlos, Price Of Dope in Little Italy, George Piper Memorial for OB
When the Smashing Pumpkins bring their The World Is a Vampire Tour to Chula Vista, opening acts will include local 1990s heroes <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/stone-temple-pilots/">Stone Temple Pilots </a>, who like the Pumpkins aren’t staffed by their original …
August 10, 2023
Gonzo Report: A first-timer at the family reunion with Paramore
My first impression outside Viejas Arena before the Paramore show on July 16: so many people, so much black clothing. But not all black. Bright accents: usually neon, frequently orange, possibly in honor of lead …
August 10, 2023
Manthers versus the fight-or-flight response
Matt Casper was bandless for around eight years before <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/manthers/">Manthers </a> came together. It was an unusual gap for a gentleman known for fronting a lot of groups. “I’ve cobbled together so many things …
August 10, 2023