Time was, you wouldn’t expect any remarkable effort from a kitchen trailer parked outside a brewery taproom. Particularly if its menu were limited to sliders and dirty fries. So, why have I driven to Bay …
February 4, 2022
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Split Pulitzer verdict on Union-Tribune's Bill Gore treatment?
Release of a state audit substantiating years of Union-Tribune reporting on county jail deaths during the rule of Republican Sheriff Bill Gore has insiders talking up the possibility of a last Pulitzer Prize for the …
February 4, 2022
A poem for February by Joseph O’Brien
After a picture by Jamie Wyeth February—(Februarius (mensis), (month) of purification februa>, expiatory offerings, poss. of Sabine orig.) —The American Heritage College Dictionary I In this trim girth of days came Valentine, A lover of …
Wormwood’s Le Frappe: A beginner’s lesson on absinthe
New to the neighborhood, Wormwood introduces itself as an absinthe-focused bar. After greeting me, Ben Marquart busts out a beginner’s lesson on absinthe. He decides Le Frappe is a good place to start. “It’s an …
February 4, 2022
Bruckner, Wagner, Beethoven would have gotten me out of bed
The San Diego Symphony gave their first indoor concerts in nearly two years on January 29 and 30, 2020. I was scheduled to attend on the 30th. I started to develop some omicron symptoms on …
February 4, 2022
Barabbas Road Church: the Bible is a counter-culture
Barabbas Road Church Contact: 8253 Ronson Rd., San Diego 760-216-9081 www.barabbas.com Membership: 500 Pastor: Matt Smith Age: 43 Born: San Diego Formation: University of California-Santa Barbara; Southern California Seminary, El Cajon. Years Ordained: 15 San …
February 4, 2022
Jazz guitarists (hopefully) featured at Athenaeum winter series
Jazz concert impresario Daniel Atkinson has experimented with all types of presentation ideas in the 32 years he’s been bringing music to San Diego. It’s been a while, however, since he focused a show on …
February 3, 2022
Visit the ancient clifftop hotel named after Queen Calafia
Oh no! “Rosy! Rápido, por favor!” Rosy whips around. She makes a wild grab at the gull as he’s about fly over the cliff with my Bistro Burger. The wooden rail keeps her from launching …
“The Lumberjack has arrived”
Americana fiddle rockers Lexington Field specialize in punked up versions of classic traditional Celtic tunes like “The Wild Rover,” “The Old Black Rum,” “Pretty Irish Girl,” and “Molly Malone,” as well as original songs such …
February 3, 2022
Three from this year’s Jewish film festival
Of special note from this year’s Jewish film festival: a trio of uniquely personal biodocs. The festival runs February 9-20. Visit the SDJFF website for more information. Eddy’s World (2020) What a joy! We open …
February 3, 2022
Peer into the Justin Pearson documentary Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself
“To be honest, when asked to describe my music, I won’t describe it,” says Justin Pearson. “I think words, specifically genres, are limiting and misleading. However, when I get asked what kind of music I …
February 3, 2022
The return of Heather the hummingbird
It’s a miracle! She’s back! Heather the hummingbird is back! I’m talking about the little hummingbird who whirred into town one day and started threading together a perfect egg cup nest on a dangling branch …
February 2, 2022
San Diego's freedivers have the freedom to die
The history of freediving is so rich in La Jolla that diving in its cove is akin to a Catholic visiting Rome: maybe it didn’t all start there, but that’s where it really hit big. …
February 2, 2022
UCSD not watching drugs used in human experiments
UCSD’s uncontrolled substances An audit completed last fall but just recently released to the public following a request to the university under the California Public Records Act calls out UCSD Health for being out of …
February 2, 2022
Space, privacy, and famous neighbors in Rancho Santa Fe
San Diego certainly boasts more than its fair share of wealthy enclaves. Horseplayers assemble every summer where the turf meets the surf in Olde Del Mar, the city’s old money power brokers cut deals in …