Late night rhymes at Tony Pepperoni It was going on 10 pm, and I found myself hungry in the thick of North County suburbia. Which is to say, my expectations were not high. A precursory …
June 25, 2023
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Where Rancho Bernardo homes abut a Carmel Mountain Ranch industrial corner
San Diego's experimental hobo
Harry Partch – San Diego's most famous musical rebel Each instrument looks more like a piece of sculpture, yet each is capable of producing the sounds inside of a normal musical sound. They are made …
June 24, 2023
Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, and the sublime at Mainly Mozart
The Mainly Mozart Festival is in full flight. This year’s proceedings started on Thursday, June 15, and have gone from strength, to strength, to strength, to sublime. The first concert saw LA Philharmonic principal bassoonist …
June 23, 2023
Community Congregational: honoring diversity
Community Congregational Church of Chula Vista Contact: 276 F St., Chula Vista 619-223-8986 www.chulavistachurch.com Membership: 120 (Attendance 60) Pastor: Victoria Freiheit Age: 84 Born: San Diego Formation: San Diego State University; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, …
June 23, 2023
Daring Greatly’s blood harmony, Aviator Stash’s indie rock, Hirie’s pop reggae, Glass Spells’ synth pop, Fred Benedetti’s world tribute
Daring Greatly at Belly Up Tavern June 22 Describing their music as blood harmony rock, Daring Greatly relocated from Calgary, AB Canada to San Diego in August 2015. The band is fronted by Dail Croome …
June 22, 2023
Gonzo Report: Dungeons and Dragons and Mothmen at Lefty’s in Mission Hills
“Aw, man! I thought I might get to dance with some cats today!” Knowing that the man in the purple shirt is using olde-timey slang to describe males — as opposed to our furry feline …
June 22, 2023
“Free Virtual Tarot Readings” courtesy Clance and Imes
Not imposters — unposers San Diego’s Clance & Imes take their name from the two psychologist researchers who coined the term “imposter syndrome” in a 1978 paper: Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Ament Imes. But …
June 22, 2023
Ups and downs living in San Diego's safe harbors
At 2200 square feet, the average American house offers ample ways of escape from the inevitable (if occasional) unpleasantries that accompany extended cohabitation. Each party can usually find a corner into which to retreat for …
June 21, 2023
L.A. Times defends its use of AI
LAT’s “disinformation” machine? A wave of sudden layoffs at the Los Angeles Times that sent ripples of fear through the San Diego Union-Tribune — which shares the same owner, LA biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong — …
June 21, 2023
Toros de Tijuana béisbol game: banda music, psychedelics, and Marco “el Raton” Astorga complete the night
Except for the World Series, I never cared much for baseball besides the World Series. That is, until September 15, 2016, when I discovered béisbol in Tijuana. I was with writer Justin O’Connell, Tijuana pseudo-celebrity …
June 21, 2023
Revisiting a clifftop Carlsbad mansion
It’s exceedingly rare to come back for a second look at houses featured here at Unreal Estate — I’ve done it maybe once or twice in the past decade, if at all. But this week, …
June 21, 2023
Two ways the sushi stylings of Temakeria are influenced by Brazil
At first, $12 seems steep for a hand roll. Even at bona fide sushi restaurants, I’m used to paying somewhere in the order of 5 to 7 bucks. Conversely, this temaki is being served out …
June 20, 2023
Cost overruns on Fairmont fire station help opponents
On Wednesday, June 14 the city of San Diego's audit committee will have discussed a new 54-page report on infrastructure projects that affirms what some have said all along about the proposed Fairmount Fire Station. …
June 20, 2023
Oceanside Chamber of Commerce gives 30 days to its tenants
Irma Cabrera has seen major changes in downtown Oceanside since her hair salon opened 29 years ago. Vanessa’s Hair Salon, named for her then four-year-old daughter, was right across the street from the newly-built Oceanside …
June 19, 2023
Enjoy 14 hours of daylight, Elderberry continues to bloom
Summer Solstice, the time when the sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky, occurs this year at 7:57 am on Wednesday, June 21. The summer solstice not only marks the beginning of summer for …
June 19, 2023