White Christmas Forecasters generally consider a white Christmas to be an inch of snow on the ground or an inch falling that day. -News Item But along the river bottoms, snow found no place, When …
December 23, 2022
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Two poems for Christmas by Joseph O’Brien
Beery Christmas (and other holidays)!
It’s that time of year again: time for some of your favorite local breweries to release their holiday quaffs — and whether you’re looking for pronounced pine notes or something dark and heavy to get …
December 22, 2022
Making Milan Djokich’s dream
There was hardly a time in Milan Djokich’s life when he wasn’t building. He was only nine when he started carrying blocks on the construction sites worked by his father, who had himself learned masonry …
December 22, 2022
Red Fox Room reverie
Like other sentimental San Diegans I was disappointed when I learned that the Red Fox Room was being booted from its home in the Lafayette Hotel — a space that it had occupied for half …
December 22, 2022
Berkley Hart’s Holiday, Barefoot Hockey Goalie’s Clairemont, Jonny Tarr’s Chicago, Casbah’s Exile on Kettner, and Christmas With Pacific Records
Jeff Berkley and Calman Hart, collectively known as Berkley Hart, have earned a following for their multi-performer theme concert productions, such as Oh Berkley, where Hart Thou (covering music from one particular film). The duo …
December 22, 2022
Here’s a two-bedroom, one-bath cottage in Coronado for just under $2.5 million!
Sometimes, mistakes are made. Such was the case when I went searching for this week’s Unreal candidate. We’ve been looking at our standard enormous, obscenely-priced listings for the past couple of entries, so it felt …
December 22, 2022
Heartbreaking and healing: Eve Selis supports niece Lauren Leigh’s solo album Ghost in the Picture
Lauren Leigh began singing around the age of five, accompanying the songs in The Little Mermaid until she knew them all by heart. Her aunt, local singer-songwriter Eve Selis, told her that she was already …
December 22, 2022
Will Gloria hire sketchy Sloat as homeless lobbyist?
Wanted: homeless lobbyist As homeless people swamp the streets of San Diego, the city’s Housing Commission is preparing to spend big money for a Sacramento lobbyist, presumably to chase a windfall of homeless-related state taxpayer …
December 21, 2022
The Mission Valley Christmas murder and other sad tales
It was December 24, 2013, Christmas Eve, shortly after midnight. Ilona Flint was excited. She was just finishing up a long shift at the Cathy Jean shoe store in the Mission Valley mall. As soon …
December 21, 2022
Mask debate continues
We are, in fact, all going to die I really enjoyed your article “Anti-Social Contagion.” It makes me happy that there are people like Deanna Polk and Amy Reichert who will stand up for all …
December 21, 2022
Trans-Catalina Trail from Avalon to Two Harbors
Trans-Catalina Trail from Avalon to Two Harbors Located on Catalina Island, this is a moderately challenging backpacking expedition. With a length of about 19 miles and an elevation gain of 4,700 feet, the trip took …
December 21, 2022
Gonzo Report: Hip-hop battle at La Mesa’s Lux Lounge
Nothing like a little sea moss in the system before the battle kicks off. Sixty-three-year-old Miss Sherry Elie, owner and organizer of the CRS (Cut it, Roll it, Smoke it) San Diego Rap Battle League, …
December 21, 2022
Chocolate Bash dresses fruit in decadence
Facing the tumult of school kids on break for the holidays, I had an ace up my sleeve this year: Belgian chocolate. More than that, thanks to the recent arrival of the growing Southern California …
December 20, 2022
Del Mar Torrey pine headed for pruning suffers big limb break
Owners of an endangered Torrey pine have hired a lawyer to try to save the tree, which the city of Del Mar says must be removed. It's the latest move in a battle that officially …
December 20, 2022
Vista votes on 12 outdoor beer-music events for business park
The brewery tasting rooms located in the Vista business park near Sycamore Avenue may be getting an added boost in early 2023. The Vista City Council is set to vote in January on a resolution …
December 19, 2022