It is known that, since the day it opened, University Heights restaurant Madison on Park has been one of the best places in the city to start, finish, or spend your evening. Especially when said …
September 16, 2022
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Normal Heights now brunches at Madi
The lavish abode and spectacular views of local pottery magnates WJ “Bo” and Bobbie Bohannan
“Designed by the architectural firm of Richard Requa & Henry Jackson and built by Walter Trepte between 1929 and 1932, the ‘Bohannan Estate’ is one of Mission Hills’ most prominent estates.” Or so promises the …
September 16, 2022
Berlioz for the Packers, Sibelius for the Vikings, and Elgar for the Bears
Giving the teams of the NFC North and AFC South their classical music patronus.
September 16, 2022
Newsom signs DUI driver Ben Hueso's SDSU booze promotion bill
Championed by state Senate Democrat and drunk driver Ben Hueso, a legislative waiver signed September 13 by Governor Gavin Newsom will let alcoholic beverage makers pay to promote their wares to crowds at San Diego …
September 16, 2022
Dante Loaiza’s Maracuya: one of the largest working bands in show business
Dante Loaiza, late of Agua Dulce and currently of Maracuya, knows both sides of the border, and he allows that weirdness can break out on either side. “In Tijuana, we had one [gig] where some …
September 15, 2022
Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance uses Pavel Friedmann’s “The Butterfly” poem to guide their annual Ride 2 Remember benefit
On Thursday September 8, members of the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance arrived in San Diego from all over the country to take part in their annual Ride 2 Remember, a three-day event focused on Holocaust education …
September 15, 2022
Tolan Shaw heartbeat, Homeless Sexuals demos, Gabe Serbian coffee, Zach Goode homecoming, Ritchie Brubaker RIP
“My new song ‘Meet You’ was inspired by the news of becoming a father for the first time,” says Tolan Shaw. “I recorded my daughter Dela’s heartbeat at a doctor’s appointment within the first month, …
September 15, 2022
Gonzo Report: Tenelle leaves no Pacifica stranded at Island Vibe Fest
For many attendees, the annual Island Vibe Music Festival at Downtown’s Spanish Landing on August 13 radiated a hearty homeland vibe from the get-go. For others, the evocation of the islands was enough, and by …
September 15, 2022
Songbirds migrating from Nashville to Shelter Island
When Arizona native Ashley E. Norton moved to Nashville, she landed an interesting gig hosting “songwriter rounds,” gatherings which featured groups of three or four songwriters on a stage. They rotated down the line, not …
September 15, 2022
UCSD’s prep school Covid testing doesn't pay the bills
UCSD’s costly EXCITE tests It was supposed to be a genius move: take advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic by offering virus testing to well-heeled private schools by the region’s biggest name in medicine. But now …
September 14, 2022
Catholic, Jew, Mormon – Gen Z San Diegans deeper than you would imagine
According to the Pew Research Center, Gen Z — people born after 1997 and before 2012 — is the least religious generation since people began paying attention to such things. Nearly one third of Gen …
September 14, 2022
Don't forget Funky Quarters and Cinnamon Cinder
Rock out and over I enjoyed the article by Thomas K. Arnold on the rock spots of San Diego (“San Diego glimpses: the Doors, Elvis, Grateful Dead, Kingston Trio, Beach Boys, Pearl Jam, Gary Puckett, …
September 14, 2022
San Diego burgers that play faster and looser
Prevailing wisdom tells us the classic burger cannot be made better. That, once you move past lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, and any of your thousand island condiments, the only topping that improves a hamburger is …
September 14, 2022
Book lover Scott Emerson hunts for Norman Rockwell — and finds him!
Scott Emerson has always loved books. He seems to have come into the world that way, without the influence of parents or peers. And his love of collecting began fairly early as well. “What really …
September 14, 2022
San Diego River neighbors worry about homeless fires
On September 3, Patricia Fillét said she and her Old Town neighbors smelled and saw smoke billowing atop the Morena Boulevard and I-8 interchange. They logged onto the NextDoor and Citizen apps to warn each …
September 13, 2022