Earlier this year, life circumstances led me to untie my bib, close the laptop, and take a break from scouting restaurants for Feast. I ate well at home, thanks principally to my wife’s skillful cooking, …
June 13, 2023
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Return of the big burrito
Trolley shooting preceded by other unnerving acts
On June 4, an unidentified 19-year-old trolley rider was shot and killed by San Diego police, a San Diego County Sheriff's report says. Just minutes before the deadly shooting that Sunday night, as the trolley …
June 13, 2023
Pet pitbull released at Oceanside library by 'animal activist'
Oceanside police responded to a call from the public library at 4:30 pm on Saturday May 13. Patrol officer Ryan Heinze spoke to a tall man named Dominick, “He told me that he had tied …
June 12, 2023
Blooming of desert annuals ends, buckwheat is showing off
The Blooming of Desert Annuals is over, but not so for the stolid desert willows and smoke trees. Rooted to the beds of dry washes throughout Anza-Borrego’s lower valleys, both plants gather enough energy this …
June 12, 2023
Chula Vista drive-in church strangely intimate
The latest Christian worship fad – in National City In one pickup truck, a teenager has his arm stretched across the seat back. The boy's hand is fondling his girlfriend’s hair, but the girl is …
June 12, 2023
Bluefin tuna counts edging up with more fish showing on the surface
Dock Totals 5/28– 6/3: 2854 anglers aboard 130 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 1 barracuda, 756 bluefin tuna (up to 180 pounds), 45 bocaccio, 21 …
June 11, 2023
Do Cowles Mountain Rd and Boulder Lake Ave. merit 4-way stop?
Does intersection warrant stop signs in San Carlos? San Carlos Navajo Community Planners, Inc. (NCPI) on March 18 voted 8-1 to take an alternate method of requesting a four-way stop at Cowles Mountain Boulevard and …
June 11, 2023
Who's behind Encinitas' Swami's?
Inside the Self-Realization Fellowship The temple sits on the bluffs at the southern edge of Encinitas, perched beside the ocean and the community like a kind of 25-acre transplant from India, uprooted halfway around the …
June 10, 2023
Sensi Trails at Music Box, Marcela Mendez at Waterbar, San Diego Freak Out at Casbah, Stick Figure at Rady Shell, Price Of Dope at Winstons
Originally hailing from Outer Banks, NC, before relocating to Ocean Beach, Sensi Trails has collaborated with artists and producers such as KBong and E.N. Young. They’ll share a bill on June 8 at the Music …
June 8, 2023
Gonzo Report: Red Hot Chili Peppers inspire passion in the pit
On Snapdragon Stadium’s opening day, I recall hearing stories about how the sun melted a college football crowd into a dank mess. This much is true: the new stadium, although modern and affable, fails to …
June 8, 2023
Jennifer Mann and Jake Allen are “Both kind of into the esoteric”
“I’ve always associated letters, numbers, flavors, scents, and sounds with colors,” says artist Jennifer Mann. “I never knew there was a term for this, synesthesia, until a few years ago. For me, ‘A’ is red, …
June 8, 2023
Barbacoa by the bay
Stellar fish tacos, excellent craft brews, and a harbor view: welcome to The Royal Rooster, one of my new favorite finds. You can find the eatery tucked away behind a parking lot at the far …
June 8, 2023
Tijuana tour guide takes us to all the fish places he can find
I’ve been doing tours in Tijuana for more than 11 years. I remember my first client well. Back then, I announced my tours on Craigslist. Back then, my tours and Tijuana were much different than …
June 7, 2023
San Diego got a lot of DNA from border crossers, but complaints persist
DNA’s TJ terror Border Patrol units in San Diego and El Centro rank high on the list of entities that collected the most DNA samples from detainees last year, with San Diego gathering 44,757 and …
June 7, 2023
Discover the elegant history of the Long-Waterman Mansion, a Queen Anne Victorian in Bankers Hill
San Diego’s original city charter dates back to 1850, the same year California was granted statehood. Two years later, however, the city was bankrupt and the state revoked that charter, handing over control of the …
June 7, 2023