The Valley Center far away from Harrah’s casino At the end of a winding asphalt road, past boulders and gated ranches, past riotous tumbles of magenta bougainvillea, past dirt roads that disappear into orange groves …
February 12, 2023
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Lia’s Lumpia wraps up a world of food favorites
Finally, I caught up to Lia’s Lumpia. As a food truck, it’s repeatedly eluded me: starting service after I’d left a food truck park, or ending service before I showed up at a brewery where …
February 11, 2023
Coinshooters at Pacific Beach are just part of it
San Diego's intrepid metal finders The faint sound through the earphones is like the buzz of a mosquito on the other side of the room when you're trying to sleep. It nags at your attention, …
February 11, 2023
San Diego Symphony Announces 2023-2024 season with Yo-Yo Ma and Michael Tilson Thomas
The San Diego Symphony has announced their 2023-2024 Jacobs Masterworks Series. This season promises to be a turning point in the organization's evolution under CEO Martha Gilmer. The most obvious element is the grand opening …
February 10, 2023
Three sonnets by William Shakespeare for Valentine’s Day
XXV Let those who are in favour with their stars Of public honour and proud titles boast, Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars, Unlook’d for joy in that I honour most. Great princes’ …
February 10, 2023
Trivial burns at Shakespeare Pub
“We’re eating British tonight, alright?” says Annie in that voice of hers. It’s been a hard day. We’ve been working together. Both beat. She’s my friend. You’d think she was my wife. But hey, she’s …
February 9, 2023
Nena Anderson pays tribute, Quatro gets down, Nickel Creek comes back, Silent Comedy makes movie, Jonny Tarr drops album
The Belly Up hosts a February 14 tribute to Dolly Parton curated by Nena Anderson and featuring Brawley, with proceeds to benefit the Keep A Breast Foundation. Prizes will be awarded for the best Dolly …
February 9, 2023
Gonzo Report: Sitting through Dad Rock to get to Enrique Sotelo
It’s a Wednesday at The Belly Up in Solana Beach, and I pass the time eavesdropping in line as a young woman named Abby discusses a helicopter that is flying at that very moment over …
February 9, 2023
Online ire over viral list of top 100 San Diego music artists
When local hip-hop artist Brandon “B-Turn” Turner created a top 100 list of San Diego music artists to watch in 2023, he had no idea how wild the online ride he was about to take …
February 9, 2023
San Diego State math guy, South Bay realtor, North Coast Rep actor, UCSD cognitive scientist
The first thing you realize once you start investigating “intelligence” is that it seems like no two people — people whose personalities, abilities, capacities, and traits are as different as their DNA — use the …
February 8, 2023
SDSU inewsource draws contrast with U-T, pulls in $500K
Old San Diego redux Competition for donor contributions between San Diego non-profit reporting outlets could be set to reach unprecedented levels, judging from a gauntlet-throwing January 31 pitch for money by the website of San …
February 8, 2023
Anti-Trump, pro-pal
Anti-Trump, pro-pal I’m not dropping my Trumper/MAGA friends just ‘cuz I’m Ridin’ With Biden (“Trump Trumps Love”, Cover Story, Feb 2). Politicians come and go. Friendships last forever. Trumpers come in two flavors: rich and …
February 8, 2023
Fraternal Spiritualist Fellowship: “With charity for all and malice toward none”
Fraternal Spiritualist Fellowship Church Contact: 4720 Kensington Dr., San Diego 619-281-4557 www.fraternalspiritualistchurch.org Membership: 75 Pastor: Kimberly Hicks Age: 50 Born: Phoenix, AZ Formation: University of Phoenix; Fraternal Spiritualist Fellowship Church Years Ordained: 7 San Diego …
February 8, 2023
A banana split and a tower leaning at The Yogurt Mill
“But have you been to The Yogurt Mill?” My wife noticed that I’ve recently spent more time writing about food in her hometown, El Cajon. However, as I’ve mainly focused on skewered and rotisserie meats, …
February 7, 2023