Kevin Williams is a popular musician, based out of North San Diego County, who has played in local clubs and bars for more than 20 years. His son Reagan Williams is a musician as well, …
February 1, 2023
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La Jolla RU-486 mogul exposed by Mother Jones
The messy business of abortion A La Jolla biotech mogul who bankrolled RU-486, the lucrative day-after abortion drug, looms large in a new expose by Mother Jones. According to the piece, “In 1986, a North …
February 1, 2023
Colin Flaherty fan, Meg Burns booster
Cruelty in the captions? The photograph of a “granny cottage” in Del Mar (“Affordable housing laws descend on Del Mar”, Neighborhood News, Jan 10) was captioned “Why would you ever ruin such an adorable addition …
February 1, 2023
Sultan Baklava brings its kebob back to El Cajon
It’s no secret that our region’s best Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food is most often found in El Cajon. Though, for a while, some of it was found in the Gaslamp. For a few years, …
February 1, 2023
Benito Juarez, last park in Tijuana's Zona Rio, has its heroes
13 years have passed since the Centro de Resistencia Sabino Arellano was first set up in Benito Juarez Public Park, one of the oldest and the last remaining public parks in the Zona Rio area, …
January 31, 2023
Will high egg prices relax San Diego's poultry raising rules?
On January 6, prices of large white eggs in cartons dropped from $7.50 per dozen to $7.37 per dozen in California, according to the USDA site. But even at those high prices, Ashley Hahn noticed …
January 30, 2023
Pear Blossoms Blooming, "Green Comet," Groundhog Day in San Diego
Ornamental Pear Trees are bursting into bloom all over town. The thousands of white blossoms appear in sheets and clusters, rather like snow when viewed from a distance. Nice specimens can be seen along Lake …
January 30, 2023
Peutz Valley – the fire did not kill our spirit
Alpine's Secret Valley Here we could raise animals and grow a garden, learn the old arts of canning, butchering, milking, and cheese-making. The '70s provided this back-earth movement, and our few neighbors, like my family, …
January 30, 2023
Blood all over north San Diego County
A father’s blood in Rancho Santa Fe Kim saw the two men come outside and walk up a pathway to the pergola; it was a high spot on the property where they could sit and …
January 29, 2023
Nirwana Indian Gastrobar showcases tacos, sliders, and pizza
This menu can’t be pinned down. I see both pasta and chow mein, kabobs and wings, tacos and “artisan pizza.” But mostly, there’s Indian food. A drink at the bar might shed some light on …
January 28, 2023
The very early days of computers in San Diego
San Diego's 300 electronic bulletin boards Mank Larson, a San Diego writer, claims he'd be useless without a computer. "I bought this thing two years ago just for word processing. Now it's taken over my …
January 28, 2023
African Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
There once was a tremendously popular piece of music about a Native American which was written by a composer of African descent whose forbearers had been slaves in the New World prior to the American …
January 27, 2023
A poem by Edgar Allan Poe on his birthday
Annabel Lee It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she …
January 27, 2023
The Light Church: learning how to be human
The Light Church Contact: 831 3rd St., Encinitas 760-975-2403, www.lightsandiego.com Attendance: 700-800 “on any given Sunday.” Associate Pastor: Stevy York Age: 29 Born: Escondido Formation: Biola University, La Mirada Years Ordained: 8 San Diego Reader: …
January 27, 2023
Fortunate Son: “Working class American-Chinese food”
“Och, dreich. Ye coulda picked a better night, sailor,” says Annie. “It’s chucking it down.” Annie’s my Scottish friend. She’s right about the rain. Says it takes her back to “Caledonia.” That’s the old name …
January 26, 2023