Obsessive football fans might recall a defensive tackle named Bill Goldberg who bounced around the NFL in the early 1990s, with a stint for the Sacramento Gold Miners (a Canadian Football League team undertaking an …
October 26, 2022
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Astronaut Bill Shepherd takes a piece of McP’s Irish Pub in to space
“I’m not super happy,” says the normally cheery astronaut Bill Shepherd. “It’s been 50 years, and we have not been back to the moon. We have three space shuttles that don’t fly any more, that …
October 26, 2022
4000 feet above Borrego's Palm Canyon
San Ysidro MountainLocated in Borrego Palm Canyon, San Ysidro Mountain is a challenging hike and long pants and trekking poles are recommended. With a length of 8.1 miles and an elevation gain of 4000+ feet, …
October 26, 2022
Encinitas parents debate drag shows for school children
On September 12 Encinitas Union School District sent an email to all district parents advertising a “family-friendly” drag show for their kids, setting off a month-long firestorm of complaints that led to a protest at …
October 25, 2022
Mixed reviews for homeless in El Cajon motels
So far this past year, the El Cajon's Police Department responded to 7,379 calls for service related to homelessness which is a "massive jump compared to approximately 2,500 calls in 2014," posted the city of …
October 24, 2022
Signs of Fall in woodland habitats, Cheshire Moon on the horizon
Leaves Are Beginning to Turn in coastal San Diego County’s riparian woodland and oak woodland habitats. The summer-green crowns of willows and sycamores are already fading to yellow and brown. Beneath the oaks, the deciduous …
October 24, 2022
Teenage personality in a San Francisco suburb
The Summer Diet of Donna Delicious He lived in the city’s “old money” neighborhood and went to a private prep school. He drove a Lotus, wore hats, and listened to Sly and the Family Stone, …
October 24, 2022
A year without a car in San Diego
Pledge to go a year without a car According to a 2013 study published by the League of American Bicyclists, just over 6900 San Diegans rely on their bikes as a primary form of transportation. …
October 23, 2022
Duncan Shepherd weighs pros and cons of videos
Upside, Downside For the time being, let’s just note that what you get with a video rental is substantially smaller than what you get with a movie ticket, though it would not be quite fair …
October 22, 2022
CinKuni a portmanteau of Italian and Japanese
There was never any doubt I would try the place. Whether restaurateurs Cinzia Zolfanelli and Kuniko Holmes intended to be provocative when they mashed their names together to open CinKuni, it’s impossible to ignore the …
October 21, 2022
Art for blink-182’s long-awaited comeback album pays tribute to 1999 breakthrough
“2022 was a huge year for the band,” says Travis Barker, longtime drummer for San Diego pop-punk giants blink-182. “First, [bassist and founding member Mark] Hoppus got cancer — which, thankfully, was diagnosed and successfully …
October 21, 2022
Disney Disses Drag Divas
Last week, concerned parents gathered in Encinitas to protest a flier that had been posted on the school district’s information hub Peachjar, advertising an October 29 Boo Bash in Hillcrest — “The Queerest Free Halloween …
October 21, 2022
Mainly Mozart goes Belly Up
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 by Johannes Brams brought the October 2022 Mainly Mozart Festival to a close with a flourish. The festival started on Wednesday, October 12, with an explanation of the new venue in …
October 21, 2022
Local cannabis activist praises new city policy
Last week, San Diego formally instituted its cannabis equity program, aimed at aiding people of color with previous drug convictions to enter the legal cannabis industry. The program will facilitate loans, help provide startup funding, …
October 21, 2022
Stone gets hard
Stone has thrown its longtime fans a few curveballs over the past couple of years, from its release of hard seltzers to its $165 million buyout by Sapporo USA in early September. Clearly, they are …
October 20, 2022