“Our mission is to bring people together over great beer around great causes, and this is certainly one of the most impactful and meaningful — especially this time of year,” explains Mike Hess, founder of …
December 16, 2021
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JoyJars for kids fighting cancer
Elizabeth Carter: a prominent member of the “Bluestocking Circle”
To Mrs. —. WHERE are those hours, on rosy pinions borne, Which brought to every guiltless with success? When Pleasure gladden’d each returning morn, And every evening clos’d in calms of peace. How smil’d each …
December 16, 2021
Yale Strom wants more on his plate than Hot Pstromi
Calling Yale Strom a polymath somehow seems inadequate. He’s a violinist, composer, educator, author (working on his 15th book), award-winning documentary director, playwright, and now, the latest inductee to the San Diego Music Hall of …
December 16, 2021
Crab City: crab grab
Say what? “You’re pouring the dinner onto the paper table cloth??” “That’s why we give you plastic gloves,” says Jordan. Then he’s off. And there I am, sitting with my puddle of sauce and potatoes …
December 16, 2021
Things I didn’t know about West Side Story
During an audience Q&A at the Chicago International Film Festival, Robert Wise was asked why he chose to open both West Side Story and The Sound of Music with tapering views from above. “Because I …
December 16, 2021
Masked Singer Surprise: Jewel bets on the Queen Of Hearts
Fronted by Canada-born Sherri Anne, Sister Speak combines alt-blues rock with world music. “The idea was a collaboration of musicians supporting the expression of the woman’s voice through music,” says the spokesperson for local Taylor …
December 16, 2021
Aaron Carnes launches In Defense of Ska book/tour
Aaron Carnes started working on a book about ska in 2013. He didn’t have a game plan; he just loved the genre and “wanted to contribute something about ska to the narrative that was lacking.” …
December 16, 2021
Charging an all-electric 2022 Kia Niro
I’m the sort of person who would be glad to own an electric car. I just need it to be affordable, fun to drive, and able to make 300 miles on a single charge. So …
December 15, 2021
$100K for UCSD corruption cop
UCSD’s new ethics gumshoe Faced with a growing number of critical audits, UCSD’s Office of Ethics & Compliance is seeking a senior investigator to help root out fraud, corruption, and all-around bad ethics at the …
December 15, 2021
Alana Nichols, Mary Bressi, Sandy Ordille learned to trust the ocean
“If Ponce de León wanted to find the fountain of youth, he should have jumped off the boat.” —Lifelong surfer Skip FryeA paralympic superstar turns to the wavesIn 2016, 60 Minutes featured local wave skier Alana …
December 15, 2021
Prevention means attention in the case of Joseph “Joey” Earl Morton
“This is truly tragic,” said Danielle R. Pena of San Diego’s Morris Law Firm. She was talking about the case of Joseph “Joey” Earl Morton, a 33-year-old former auto dealership employee who died by suicide …
December 15, 2021
An adjective cleared of meanness, envy, or spite
It has been a slow week in the mail room, so permit me a moment to editorialize a bit, if you would be so kind. If “Ask a Hipster” has a unifying theme, it has …
December 15, 2021
Tuétano shows up in Old Town, with Mar Rustico in tow
It’s fair to assume that the Michelin Guide will never revisit San Ysidro. Nor that any restaurants in the small border district will again receive attention from magazines including Food & Wine, Fortune, or GQ. …
December 14, 2021
Will San Diego ban on bike chop shops do it?
On November 27, Rob Z. linked up with a person from the OfferUp app to sell his Trek Fuel Ex bike accessorized with aftermarket components. That Saturday, they met at Hollandia Park in San Marcos, …
December 14, 2021
How marijuana businesses will start in National City
National City has set five new business fees for commercial cannabis businesses, which will take effect in February. The total, about $11,000, is somewhere in between the fees charged by Chula Vista, its neighbor to …
December 14, 2021