“Since its inception in 1997, I, and/or someone else at Coronado Brewing Company, have been involved with the SDBG. I’ve always felt that it’s incumbent for all in our brewing community to be engaged and …
March 10, 2022
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San Diego Brewer’s Guild gets ready to celebrate 25 years
12K-14K expected at Rolando Street Fair
The 24th annual Rolando Street Fair is set to go down for the first time in two years on Sunday, March 20. On the music front, five bands are scheduled to play on the main …
March 10, 2022
Beach Hut Deli & Ryan Bros Deli: Bob Hope statue, soup, sandwich
Goodness gracious. It’s Bob Hope, the stand-up icon from WWII. His voice echoes around the waterfront. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen… My grandfather was a famous naval hero […] You may have read about him: …
March 10, 2022
Endeavors of kinship and collaboration
Last year, Ethan Miller and his band Howlin Rain released their sixth studio album, The Dharma Wheel, which they described as “a six-track, 52-minute dive into a joyous fantasy realm of exaggerated present.” Having recently …
March 10, 2022
The Circus Clown: run away with Joe E. Brown
It’s a circus of reviews this week, starting with Joe E. Brown as the rube roustabout who follows elephants with a shovel with the same fervor as he does the comely cross-dressing equestrian toying with …
March 10, 2022
The Queen of Beatlemania
After a two-year hiatus, Queen Bee’s owner Alma Rodriguez is set to resume the annual Beatle Fair on March 26, promising a full day of music, talks, screenings, and shopping for all things related to …
March 10, 2022
David Alvarez gets corporate money but not from trial lawyers
Special election shuffle Fundraising in the April 5 special election battle to replace Democrat Lorena Gonzalez, who earlier this year quit her seat in the state Assembly, is underway, with ex-city councilman and mayoral candidate …
March 9, 2022
Jaywalking, freeway speeding, dogs off leash, out of the bike lane, illegal trash
We’re all lawbreakers. Each of us. Every one of us. Ever go over the speed limit on the freeway? Then you broke the law. Walk your dog on the Oceanside Pier, or let your puppy …
Cry Covid
The smell of blood and fear and death hangs in the air like the toxic smoke of a chemical fire. The sound of alarms ring in my ears, drowning out the voices of my teammates. …
March 9, 2022
He actually stabbed me
I’ve heard about these turning points in people’s lives, little moments when someone could maybe stop their future from happening. I like the idea of those moments, I’ve missed a few myself. I always wonder …
March 9, 2022
Race warms up for Mike Levin's congressional seat
Ethnicity, guns, and accusations of being a business failure are all being used as weapons in the race for Mike Levin’s congressional seat. And that’s just between the Republicans. “He still claims to be a …
March 9, 2022
Coyotes proliferate from Ramona to Imperial Beach
Throughout San Diego County, there was an increase in coyote sightings in the last month. Ramona Facebookers reported coyotes attacked their ducks and chickens. Rabbits near the Tijuana Estuary in Imperial Beach were mauled. My …
March 8, 2022
Maybe Gaslamp should only allow deaf people to live there
It was slated to be the loudest live music venue in the Gaslamp Quarter, residents said. So loud, the rooftop bar proposed for the Sugar Factory on 5th Avenue would have violated San Diego's noise …
March 8, 2022
Donovan prison hit for botched investigation of disabled inmate abuse
A newly released audit report blasts a now-retired warden of San Ysidro's Donovan state prison and higher-ups at the California Department of Corrections for abusing disabled inmates and then stalling an investigation of alleged misdeeds. …
March 7, 2022
Wild lilac moves east from San Diego coast
Ceanothus, or wild lilac, begins its annual blooming cycle this month — at least in the warmer coastal areas. Assuming sufficient rainfall arrives, by March virtually every chaparral-covered canyon and hillside on the coastal strip …
March 7, 2022