Wild Rose, a California native, is in bloom in San Diego County’s foothills and mountains. In moist, lowland areas and along small watercourses, wild rose shows off small, fluorescent-pink flowers. By June and July, the …
May 8, 2023
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California Wild Rose is showing off, rabbits, rodents, and snakes are out and hunting
20-story tower on Sixth tests the limits
How high can Bankers Hill go? A project to build a 20-story residential tower next to the St. Paul’s cathedral on Sixth Avenue between Maple and Nutmeg won praise and criticism from the community Thursday …
May 8, 2023
Frank Chin, Asian iconoclast, on West Coast road trip
Do not sell your children to monsters My first novel is in the bookstores. My name and, here and there, my picture pop up in newspaper book reviews and Asian-American weeklies. “Are you famous?” Sam …
May 7, 2023
The Chinese buried their dead in very shallow graves
The forgotten war "It’s just like it was yesterday. On November 27 [1950] we were in a little village of Hagaru [North Korea]. That was the day the Chinese attacked further north and headed our …
May 6, 2023
Hubert Parry and Charles Stanford
When I'm in a cultural depression, I often turn to The Edwardians. The Edwardian Era is home to England’s most accomplished composers, save Georg Frederik Handel. The era lasted from 1901 to the death of …
May 5, 2023
Gina Tang trust-falls into the good life with Little Shepherds
Gina Tang has spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a good life, and trying to effect changes accordingly. Much of her career has involved working on projects that she believes in, whether …
May 5, 2023
J & Tony’s La Sabina Morada: a gateway for people experiencing amaro
“Inspiration comes from a cocktail I had in Oaxaca, Mexico,” says Sarah Block, Bar Manager for J & Tony’s Discount Cured Meats and Negroni Warehouse. A well-traveled colleague recommended visiting a bar called Sabina Sabe …
May 4, 2023
Wolf in the Woods: Hatch chile heaven
Wolf in the Woods treats food as a cultural expression, presenting the flavors of New Mexico with artful craft, assisted by the freshest ingredients and heartfelt preparation. Owner Johnny Rivera has managed a perfect blend …
May 4, 2023
Strike Twelve VS smartphones, The Schizophonics FT duo, Lindsay White RE motherhood, Kahlee EP drop, Debora Galan MB showcase
Temecula-based melodic punk group Strike Twelve has a new album due at the end of June, Last Band Standing, preceded by a video for “Smart Phones, Stupid People” filmed with the members’ cell phones. “I …
May 4, 2023
Gonzo Report: Puente covers Rodrigo’s “Tuyo” at The Garten food and drink collective
Bay Park — a cloudy Sunday in April. Still jacket weather in San Diego. My destination for the day was The Garten. I turned on Sherman off Morena, turned left on Banks, and found my …
May 4, 2023
Through the Roots: slowed pace, increased production
Evan Hawkins’ first exposure to reggae music came courtesy of his mom, who listened to Bob Marley and UB40. Then, when he was a teenager in the mid-2000s, a friend started bringing him to see …
May 4, 2023
Divorcée talks with Antonyan Miranda, king of divorce billboards
Five months into my recent nuptials, I found myself in something of an ominous place, matrimonially speaking: on the 21st floor of the downtown Emerald Plaza, which houses the law office of popular divorce law …
May 3, 2023
Preuss School students tell whole story about riding the trolley
Preuss’s trolley travails UCSD’s PR honchos are well-known for frequently touting the university’s charter prep school. “The Preuss School is located on the UC San Diego campus and is led by an alumna of the …
May 3, 2023
Nathan Fletcher – what a man
The bare bottom line on Nathan Fletcher Like many people, I was pretty heartbroken learning of our representative’s downfall. (“Where will the Nathan Fletcher money go?”, News Under the Radar, April 12, 2023) He unfortunately …
May 3, 2023
Little Shepherds Nature Lab’s Red Rover bus gets a kid-sized composting kitchen
The bus you see here being readied for a new paint job is Red Rover, or at least, it will be. That’s Gina Tang, Creative Director of Little Shepherds Nature Lab, applying some tape before …
May 3, 2023