What’s the real Torrey story? Regarding the dispute over protected Torrey Pines obstructing views ("Del Mar Torrey pine headed for pruning suffers big limb break," Dec 29), I would like to know whether the trees …
January 4, 2023
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Determined on Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain Located at the end of Cool Canyon Road in Anza Borrego, Granite Mountain is a grueling grind that will test your endurance and tolerance for pain. With a length of 7 miles and …
January 4, 2023
The Trails Eatery may fuel your new year habits, whatever they are
Mission Trails is the sort of place that gets a lot of January action, largely from people who resolve to spend more time outdoors and exercising in the new year. I might have fallen into …
January 3, 2023
Hillcrest squeezes in gay history and cheaper housing
As Hillcrest considers turning its core into a historic district, gays have lost one of only two sites dedicated to the LGBQT community. The planning commission voted unanimously last week to approve a development permit …
January 3, 2023
Uber drivers share war stories of Southwest melt-down
As thousands of people were stuck at the San Diego International Airport during and after Christmas because of canceled flights, many people rented cars inside and near the airport and drove to their destinations. One …
January 2, 2023
Chilly Days, Highest Rainfall Months, Latest Sunrise
Recent Chilly Days and Nights only confirm that San Diego’s lowest temperatures (according to more than a century of weather records) tend to occur during the month of January. January’s mean temperature at Lindbergh Field …
January 2, 2023
Bay Park wants its own status
Bay Park remains a mere neighborhood Bay Park was around long before there was any movement in Clairemont. Bay Park has history going back to 1877. Clairemont wasn't developed until the 1950s. Ocean Beach lives …
January 2, 2023
Post-mortem on UCSD's Sherley Anne Williams
Sherley Williams – from Fresno to La Jolla Sherley and I were the same age, both of us writers, both of us descendants of slaves. In 1966 we became the first in our respective families …
January 1, 2023
Del Cerro tries to stop graffiti
Does the Junk House encourage junk art? The Junk House was designed to "fit into the neighborhood," general manager Richard Langlois said in a May 1 interview. The architect called for graffiti panels, and the …
December 31, 2022
Puccini and Wagner defeat ABBA and Yacht Rock
As 2022 comes to an end, Spotify informed me that I was in the top 0.5 percent of ABBA listeners for the year. I wasn’t surprised. ABBA is musical gold and I was all about …
December 30, 2022
A poem for the New Year by Richard Wilbur
Year’s End Now winter downs the dying of the year, And night is all a settlement of snow; From the soft street the rooms of houses show A gathered light, a shapen atmosphere, Like frozen-over …
December 30, 2022
Canyon View Church of Christ: to seek and save the lost
Canyon View Church of Christ Contact: 4292 Balboa Ave., San Diego 858-273-5140 www.canyonview.org Membership: 200+ Pulpit Minister: Barry Day Age: 59 Born: San Diego Formation: Sunset International Bible Institute, Lubbock, TX; Amridge University, Montgomery, AL …
December 30, 2022
Hob Nob Hill happy hour: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey with a Mother Earth Nitro Vanilla Cream beer chaser
“Let me get this right,” I say to this fellow Jeff. “You’re offering me a shot of whiskey and a can of beer for $6. Six bucks?” “Yes, sir, that’s it,” says Jeff. He’s the …
December 29, 2022
Swinging Cobby Brzeski, cynical Spud Davenport, single Julia Sage, substitute Derek Engemann, solo Adam Lambert
Originally from Naples, Florida, jazz singer Cobby Brzeski graduated magna cum laude in 2018 from the Berklee College of Music. She writes, performs, and records original 1940s-inspired swing music. She recently released her debut album …
December 29, 2022
Gonzo Report: Pop wunderkind Debbie Gibson brings Winterlicious to Viejas
Debbie Gibson’s Winterlicious concert at Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine was an early Christmas gift bestowed to local “Deb Heads” on Thanksgiving weekend. “That’s Debbie’s name for her core group of fans,” Jenny Corriveau …
December 29, 2022