Placename change Looking for the Granada Piano Bar in Hillcrest mentioned in the story (“My uncle plays the Granada piano bar in Hillcrest,” Writing Contest, April 20). Love piano bars but can’t find this one. …
May 4, 2022
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Grateful Shred keep the Grateful Dead alive
In 1988, my parents were on their way to become sworn American citizens in Hartford Connecticut when they were surprised by an unexpected throng. Long haired and tie-dye clad, they crowded around the Civic Center, …
May 4, 2022
Eat all the pastries at Hans and Harry’s Bakery
You have to wake up pretty early in the morning to beat the lines at Hans & Harry’s Bakery. The Euro-style cake and pastry shop has been luring customers to a shopping center in the …
May 3, 2022
San Diego city workers clean up homeless bikes
Hundreds of Twitter and NextDoor app users are outraged with city employees after an April 14 video tweet captioned, "Perfectly good bikes being crushed by the @CityofSanDiego" went viral. About 10 am that Thursday, Michael …
May 3, 2022
Balboa Park bathrooms lauded for low flow and lighting
A pair of prefab toilets, bestowed with an Onion award last year for their undistinguished design, are now being recognized as an American Public Works Association project of the year. The nomination has nothing to …
May 3, 2022
Wild lilac still blooming above 4000 feet
San Diego’s Coastal Wildflower Bloom continues on north-facing slopes and in shady canyon bottoms, where the sun’s drying effects have not yet taken hold, look for native red monkeyflower, blue-eyed grass, wild hyacinth, and nonnatives …
May 2, 2022
I was kennelboy at Coronado Veterinary Hospital
Among the creatures I put the dog on the table. I felt inexplicably ill at ease with just the dog, myself, and Dr. Smith there; it was a rare moment shared by just the two …
May 2, 2022
Anglers and bluefin jump
Dock Totals 4/24 – 4/30: 2,147 anglers aboard 93 half-day to 1.5-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 2,140 bluefin tuna (to 170 pounds), 1 bocaccio, 58 bonito, 37 calico bass, …
May 1, 2022
San Diego boat Gypsy Song lost in Guatemala
Mystery of the Gypsy Song His one overriding desire is to find some shred of evidence that the Gypsy Song did in fact sink. “I just want to put that lady’s mind to rest,” he …
May 1, 2022
Happy Trumpsgiving
Happy Trumpsgiving Hunter P. Thompson: "Sure, everybody here agrees that Trump is a fascist hatemonger with no sense of respect or decency. That just means he’s just like the rest of us. Those protesters who …
April 30, 2022
Why is the San Diego Union Tribune smearing East County?
On April 22 San Diego Union Tribune columnist Charles T. Clark wrote East San Diego County has an “appetite for racism.” The U-T published the warnings he said a barber gave him when he arrived …
April 29, 2022
The Pad Thai Stand’s noodle-friendly patio
It had been a few years since I sought out a certain pad thai farmers market stand to receive a tasty lesson in Thai street food, and I felt overdue for a refresher course. However, …
April 29, 2022
A poem by John Henry Sime
Babysitter under the Bed The woman who had once been My babysitter Was on the floor under the bed, She was on top of newspapers, Looking out at the three of us, Her husband, my …
April 29, 2022
Mainly Mozart returns to Surf Sports Park in June
It’s the time of year when San Diego’s classical music collective consciousness bends its attention to The Mainly Mozart Festival. This year’s iteration takes place June 10-18 at the Surf Sports Park, formerly known as …
April 29, 2022
Experience the ornate opulence of the Coronado Castle’s Spanish Revival
It’s not entirely unusual for rich people to name their houses — just in the last year, we’ve visited La Casa de los Suenos in Del Mar, Maravilla in Rancho Santa Fe, and probably a …
April 29, 2022