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October 10, 2025
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They tried to beautify Horton Plaza in the 1890s
Theater Review: Small at The Old Globe
This is the extraordinary autobiographical story of Robert Montano, who had a successful career as a jockey and then a mega-successful career as a dancer. He tells this story “in the round” at the Old …
October 10, 2025
The magic of theater: Point Loma comes to Hillcrest
Hillcrest is getting a new theater in a peculiar place. The Point Loma Playhouse company is abandoning its former stage near the harbor for a former auto repair shop next to Jimmy Carter’s Mexican Cafe …
October 10, 2025
Theater review: Kimberly Akimbo at Scripps Ranch
I love seeing shows at Scripps Ranch Theater, a tiny place with a huge heart. and a willingness to take risks. This troupe has a remarkable ability to make something out of nothing: No big …
October 9, 2025
Ryan Ellerbrock goes back to Q-School
Ryan Ellerbrock, a 34-year-old San Diego native, has been smacking golf balls since he was three. His uncle, Bryan Gorman, played on the PGA Tour during the ‘90s. Ellerbrock credits Gorman for getting him into …
October 9, 2025
Gonzo Report: Joan Jett & Billy Idol close out the summer in Chula Vista
I have two tickets to the Billy Idol show that’s going down at North Island Credit Union amphitheater in Chula Vista. Joan Jett is opening. When I was offered the tickets via e-mail a few …
October 9, 2025
Pop goes San Diego: Ty Segall, Los Straitjackets, Oddisee
Ty SegallUpcoming EventTy SegallThursday, October 9, 2025, 7:30 p.m.Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Avenue, Solana BeachAge Limit: 21+MoreTy Segall helped popularize the early 2000s California garage rock scene with bands like Fuzz and GØGGS, …
October 9, 2025
Doah's Daydream dreams big
She started out busking on the streets in OB; now Doah Lee now fronts the genre-breaking island grunge band Doah’s Daydream. Born in Seoul, raised in Hawaii, and now rooted in San Diego, she moved …
October 9, 2025
Live Five: Jesse Ray Smith, Jarred Matthew, Slum Summer, Big Time Operator, Little Hurricane
Jesse Ray Smith Record Release at Sunshine Brooks TheatreOctober 10Jesse Ray Smith plays Americana with strong influences of soul, classic rock, heartland folk, and a touch of country. He cites influences such as Chris Stapleton, …
October 9, 2025
Your Week: Dia De Los Muertos, OB Oktoberfest, LJ Art and Wine Festival, Julian Jublilee, BØRNS
Thursday | 9Dia de los Muertos in Old TownOld Town San Diego State Historic Park will host a free experience designed to bring a traditional Mexican and South American celebration to life for San Diegans …
October 8, 2025
Pioneer woman Anne Sandrock killed in Mission Valley
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
October 8, 2025
Pine Hill Egg Ranch in Ramona has to watch its waste water
A chicken factory farm in Ramona is being ordered by regulators to manage its waste better. To some of its neighbors, the new plan amounts to an expansion of operations at Pine Hill Egg Ranch, …
October 7, 2025
Beware the San Diego government guy who wants to help you
On September 17, Normal Heights resident Melissa Alvarado heard a knock on her door. It was “someone claiming they were from EBT" — Electronic Benefit Transfer — "looking for whoever was on EBT,” she told …
October 7, 2025
Fish Report: Rockfish Allowed only in water deeper than 300 Feet
Dock Totals 9/28 – 10/4: 2875 anglers aboard 139 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 3 barracuda, 2376 bluefin tuna (to 200 pounds), 508 bonito, 3 cabezon, …
October 6, 2025
Opening night for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
The San Diego Symphony’s 2025-2026 Jacobs Masterworks Series started with a triumph on Friday, October 3 at The Jacobs Music Center. San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare conducted an all-French concert that set a …
October 6, 2025