This sandwich is almost making me wish I’d pursued a career in life sciences. If I had, then perhaps I’d be working in this niche bio campus on Science Park Road, barely a mile from …
November 15, 2022
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The fight over Encinitas' Melba Forest
Encinitas needs a lot of new housing, and in some cases, a few old trees are in the way. At risk, residents say, is a canopy of evergreen along Melba Road, where adjoining roads once …
November 15, 2022
San Diego buses and trolleys abound with riders
Last month drivers for the Metropolitan Transit System witnessed three accidents on their bus and trolley routes. First, on October 19, at about 4:30 pm, a black-colored vehicle collided with the trolley. Then the car …
November 15, 2022
Times and a digital ad man from Carlsbad ad help Nika Soon-Shiong deliver L.A. parting gift
Though the future of the L.A. Times and its sister San Diego Union-Tribune remains clouded by the announced closing of its longtime printing plant, the Times and owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, along with his daughter Nika, …
November 14, 2022
Rainbow Season, Cottonwood Foliage Peaks, Santa Ana Winds
”Rainbow Season” arrives with the first rains of November or December. Scattered showers are best for rainbow watching: sunlight refracting and reflecting through the raindrops causes two bows to appear — an intense circular arc …
November 14, 2022
Who would send their kids to the Waldorf School?
What’s going on in City Heights’ Waldorf School? It attracts freethinkers who would call themselves spiritual, not religious. It attracts those who want alternatives to hospital births, circumcision, vaccinations, allopathic medicine (the kind prescribed by …
November 14, 2022
Yellowfin and dorado head south while bluefin unfazed by stormy seas
Fish Pix Win Fish Tix! Submit your best fishing photo and every 2 weeks we’ll pick our favorite and run it in this column. Winner will also receive 2 half-day passes plus rod and reel …
November 13, 2022
Among the Saguaros: Scottsdale, Arizona
I recently visited Scottsdale, Arizona, and fell in love with the city’s relaxed vibe and natural connection to the Sonoran Desert. With the variety of things to do, sights to see and places to eat, …
November 13, 2022
Behind the Coronado Cays fantasy
Coronado Cays villages have a distinctly nervous feel When you turn off the road, past the uniformed fellow in his guard house and through one of the several wide gates, you have the impression of …
November 13, 2022
Alexander Theroux describes his remarkable father
Decent life led by ordinary man He loved Lincoln, above all, and was word-perfect as to every facet of the assassins’ lives, especially Booth’s. Of special interest to him was the Battle of Bunker Hill, …
November 12, 2022
Copland, Vaughan Williams, and Handel Headline Thanksgiving
If I were to recall the soundtrack for Thanksgiving from my childhood, it would have to be The Dallas Cowboys and The Detroit Lions. These two teams always play on Thanksgiving and that’s what I …
November 11, 2022
Two poems for November by Thomas Hood
No! No sun—no moon! No morn—no noon— No dawn—no dusk—no proper time of day— No sky—no earthly view— No distance looking blue— No road—no street—no “t’other side the way”— No end to any Row— No …
November 11, 2022
Resurrection Presbyterian: representing goodness, beauty and truth
Resurrection Presbyterian Church Contact: 320 Date St., San Diego, CA 92101 www.resurrectionsd.com Membership: 100+ Pastor: Robert Novak Age: 57 Born: La Mesa Formation: Southern California Seminary, El Cajon; Westminster Seminary, Escondido; Years Ordained: 9 San …
November 11, 2022
Se Vende accident, Gunther’s Grass drone, Planet B collaboration, Unwritten Law hum, Jack Tempchin AI
“We are a crusty pop punk band from San Diego, [and] we have a new vinyl called Happy Accidents coming out on San Diego’s own Paper Street Cuts label on December 2,” reports Se Vende, …
November 10, 2022
Bankers Hill’s Grand Victorian Lady
When it comes to European-style residential construction, there isn’t much history of it here on the West Coast. Travel across the country and you’ll find houses built 300 years ago that are still standing; hop …
November 10, 2022