Green and Gold Will Be The Colors of the coastal region’s natural landscape in early 2026. The recent rain will trigger the growth of annual grasses and weeds, with greens replacing yellows and browns. At …
January 6, 2026
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San Diego's highest monthly rainfall totals occur in January and February
What San Diego writers read a generation ago
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
January 5, 2026
A San Diego cop who knew right from wrong
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
January 2, 2026
Pop goes San Diego: Parkbreezy, Java Joe's Reunion Show, T.S.O.L.
ParkbreezyUpcoming EventParkbreezy, Pheel, TF MarzThursday, January 1, 2026, 4 p.m.Quartyard, 1301 Market Street, San DiegoAge Limit: Not availableMoreDance/electronic artist Parker Williams, aka Parkbreezy, is known for his fusion of downtempo, jazz, and bass elements, with …
January 1, 2026
Live Five: Fish & the Seaweeds, Zeros ’77, Back to the Garden, Auz Fontaine, Sue Palmer
Fish & the Seaweeds at Stone Brewing Liberty StationJanuary 1Based in Point Loma, island-themed jam rock band Fish & the Seaweeds blend classic rock covers (especially Jimi Hendrix tunes) with original songs, creating spontaneous, immersive …
January 1, 2026
San Diego's short people
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
December 31, 2025
Judith Moore's favorite winter writing
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
December 29, 2025
Fan Palms are showing their fruit, full moon brings extreme tides this weekend
Ripening Palm Fruit, Hanging In Great Clusters on California’s native fan palms (Washingtonia filifera), can be seen (and tasted) this month. The black, pea-sized fruit consists of a deliciously sweet but almost paper-thin skin surrounding …
December 29, 2025
RIP Tim Lowman of Low Volts, Blackout Party, etc
"We lost Tim [Lowman] very suddenly, early this morning," posted 91X Loundspeaker co-host Timothy Joseph on Facebook on Sunday, December 28. He and Lou Niles dedicated the evening's program to Lowman, well-known from popular local acts such …
December 28, 2025
Pop Goes San Diego: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Wild Horses Festival, The Record Company
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite BoysUpcoming EventBig Sandy & His Flyrite BoysFriday, December 26, 2025, 7:30 p.m.Casbah, 2501 Kettner Boulevard, San DiegoAge Limit: 21+MoreBig Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys are known as torchbearers of American …
December 26, 2025
Why did Mark Yavorsky kill his mom in Pacific Beach?
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
December 26, 2025
From San Diego you have to go east for desert stories
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
December 24, 2025
Live Five: B-Side Players, North Korea, Blame Betty, Barefoot Hockey Goalie, Hocus
B-Side Players at The Lafayette Hotel: Lou Lou’s Jungle RoomDecember 26“We now represent the Brown Majority,” says Karlos Paez, the dreadlocked frontman of Latin funk band B-Side Players, who helped launch the group in 1994. …
December 24, 2025
Dude Cervantes and The Panchos play every show like it's the last show on earth
Daniel Cervantes is a San Diego-born guitarist for bands such as Mrs. Henry, Howlin’ Rain, and Chest Fever. A singer-songwriter, record producer, and label owner, he's also a solo recording artist known as Dude Cervantes. …
December 24, 2025
Toyon berry decorates our chaparral community, tree aloes are blooming
Toyon, or “Christmas-berry,” one of the more distinctive shrubs of Southern California’s native chaparral plant community, is now flaunting clusters of red berries. Here in coastal San Diego, toyon can be found wherever large patches …
December 24, 2025