The San Diego Symphony concert on Saturday, May 6, started off with a new piece of music entitled Onward by Brian Raphael Nabors. This composition took me by surprise. I am always skeptical of new …
May 12, 2023
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Rachmaninoff a la Ohlsson at San Diego Symphony
You Can’t Fight City Hall…
Statement from Walter Mencken: Here at SD on the QT, we try to avoid making the obvious joke. Well, most of the time. But when you get a slow news week combined with the city’s …
May 12, 2023
Weight Loss titan Jenny Craig forced to shut down operations
Last week, visitors to the Jenny Craig website were surprised to find its usual offerings of subscription meal plans, exercise regimens, and articles on weight loss and nutrition replaced by a blunt message: “We give …
May 12, 2023
The Boys in Biden’s Band
Last week, the Biden Administration announced that it would be sending 1500 troops to the United States’ southern border, in anticipation of a migrant surge following the expiration of Title 42, which allowed for the …
May 12, 2023
Three poems for May by Sara Teasdale
May Night The spring is fresh and fearless And every leaf is new, The world is brimmed with moonlight, The lilac brimmed with dew. Here in the moving shadows I catch my breath and sing-- …
May 12, 2023
Four Tunas Fish & Bar: survivors’ big dreams in North County
The intersection of North Broadway and Washington is buzzy and busy. If you’re not careful, you might miss the signage for Four Tunas, which is bumped up against Adriana’s Insurance Services in one corner of …
May 11, 2023
El Perro reboots lineup, Optiganally Yours returns to stage, Cindy Lee Berryhill reheats Nuggets, Run For Your Fucking Life reissues debut, Headphone revisits OB
Founded in 2019 and led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Parker Griggs (Radio Moscow), El Perro is a psychedelic rock band with a second guitar and percussionist pushing the music into syncopated Latin and funk grooves. The group …
May 11, 2023
Gonzo Report: Booty Bassment at Whistle Stop - The BootyMan Cometh
It’s finally starting to feel like Southern California again, rather than the soggy Pacific Northwest. The weather tax is finally paying its dividends. Everyone’s spirits are elevated. The sun is chirping and the birds are …
May 11, 2023
Young Lions’ drummer Rhydian Marshall’s rock & role model high school
There are plenty of stories about drummers who got their start while still in their teens or even earlier. But not many involve someone with the talent and potential of Young Lions Jazz Conservatory phenom …
May 11, 2023
Deadly San Diego hotels – from Harbor Island and Mission Bay to El Cajon and National City
The oldest hotel murder in San Diego is believed to be that of Roger Whitaker, a gambler who was shot to death in room 309 of the historic Horton Grand Hotel which now stands at …
May 10, 2023
USS San Diego among many eyeballed for lax fire safety
Fire in the hold A report to Congress by the United States Government Accountability Office in the wake of the July 2020 fire that devastated the USS Bonhomme Richard has found that when it comes …
May 10, 2023
The Mystery of Guatay Mountain
Located in Guatay near Pine Valley, Guatay Mountain is a moderately strenuous hike. With a length of 5.3 miles and an elevation gain of around 1,600 feet, the hike will take most people 2 to …
May 10, 2023
Encinitas twinhome condo to own or Airbnb
We tend to go big here at Unreal. Whether that means massive houses or more modest ones with a long history, one thing they usually have in common is that they’re going to take some …
May 10, 2023
Is Octetra the right art for Del Mar?
A proposal to put a modern sculpture by an acclaimed artist outside the Del Mar Civic Center nearly died last week before the public could even weigh in. "I'd rather just rip the bandaid off …
May 9, 2023
Roads hang in danger in and out of Playas de Tijuana
One month has passed since a landslide took place in El Mataderom, the cliff where the road to Playas de Tijuana was built on. The original project to connect Playas with the downtown Tijuana was …
May 8, 2023