Barrio Logan? It’s hopping. A sort of food cluster is forming right around Thorn Brewing’s Barrio Logan factory. They’ve opened a big eatery called ReBru Spirits, where — don’t ask me how — they convert …
June 2, 2022
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Birria Madrigal: gourmet goat “garbage”
From demon tongues and big toes to livin’ in the country
Native San Diego guitarist Dave Gilbert’s old Kiss tribute band once received a cease and desist letter from Kiss mainman Gene Simmons. He went on to play with Big Toe, whose bassist Mark Goffeney was …
June 2, 2022
Save the Cinema: Samantha Morton’s feel good flop
The poster art proudly presents the lead actors standing on a red carpet beneath a gleaming marquee, but don’t let that fool you. The cinematic savior in the piece devotes more time to hanging onto …
June 2, 2022
Gonzo Report: Dance Space of the Grateful Dead
Electric Waste Band was ringing in the new year with sweet, rocking Grateful Dead sounds. I saw some friends of mine at a table, and headed over to say hello. But soon after starting into …
June 2, 2022
Michelle Wyatt murder solved with genetic genealogy
Forty years ago, in March 1982, I wrote a Reader cover story about the brutal rape and murder of a 20-year-old college student named Michelle Wyatt in her Santee condominium. Part of that story concerned …
June 1, 2022
San Diego's Lincoln Club funnels cash to Oxnard
Lincoln Club’s Little Nikita money man Some of the big money players during this year’s political season have yet to play their hands, as evidenced by a committee calling itself The Community Leadership Coalition, sponsored …
June 1, 2022
Baja by boat: “Kayak to Cabo/ 1050 miles alone/ Aug 4 to Nov 6 /2003”
Recently, I had dinner at a small gathering in Mission Beach hosted by some new friends, Dimitri and Ali Kalemkeris, in a charming cottage that was built in the time of Ali’s grandparents. Soon after …
June 1, 2022
Bulldoze the Presidio to make accessible?
A project proposed for Presidio Park would make the historic Junipero Serra Museum more accessible to visitors with disabilities - but archeologists are afraid it will harm a site still in discovery. "Only about one-third …
June 1, 2022
Sushi Yorimichi worth a detour thru Linda Vista
This place is familiar. I used to come here back when it was the Original Sab E Lee, the locally beloved Thai restaurant that moved to a larger space across the street years ago. There …
May 31, 2022
The May 18 Sunset Cliffs sink hole rescue
On May 18, a photographer was stuck inside the notorious Sink Hole below Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach. The unidentified man wearing a long sleeve grey shirt, green shorts, and a camera equipment bag entered …
May 31, 2022
Martin Scorsese sells Armani, Claude Lelouch sells Renault, Jean-Luc Godard.sells jeans
Welcome to this week’s second and final installment of Kings of Ads. Watch the Kings here. KINGS OF ADS, PART 2 Hugh Hudson. British Airways: “Face” Advertisement. (0:22 - 1:49). Great Britain, 1989. How many …
May 30, 2022
San Diego in books - The Chaplains Raid, Corpus of Joe Bailey
IF I WENT TO OCEANSIDE I had to wear dark glasses and keep my collar turned up for fear of being discovered alone when I was supposed to be with the Girl from Escondido. Frequently …
May 30, 2022
Oceanside firefighters consultant gets comeuppance
The October 2019 FBI arrest of Democratic fundraiser/consultant Melahat Rafiei for “theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds” was not widely known until two weeks ago. FBI special agent Brian Adkins said Rafiei “lied” …
May 30, 2022
As May grey transitions to June gloom coastal temps stay cool
June Gloom, the cool and intermittently overcast conditions likely to dominate the beach and coastal areas through the remainder of June, mocks the already sizzling temperatures inland. If it weren’t for the ocean’s enormous resistance …
May 30, 2022
Albert Arffmann grooms La Jolla's streets
Show me a sign Arffmann works into the early-morning hours, cleaning the restaurant and preparing the Pearl for the coming day. “Imagine you were having some friends over for dinner,” he says, "and imagine the …
May 30, 2022