Last week, Flora Avian, lead researcher for the San Diego Zoo Alliance’s California Condor Preservation Project, announced that two of the birds in her care had been spawned via parthenogenesis, that is, asexually. “We did …
November 5, 2021
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife alliance reports that California condors can reproduce without sex
Lincoln High forfeits showdown against Cathedral Catholic for educational reasons
“Racism can no longer be swept under the rug or considered as normal,” said Lincoln High football coach David Dunn, explaining his decision last week to cancel his team’s game against Cathedral Catholic. “What are …
November 5, 2021
Vegetarian variety at Chennai Tiffins
“Imagine Christmas,” says Trivikram, “but in India. That tells you what Diwali is like.” Trivikram (I have to ask what his name means. It means “Triple Victory”) and his buddies (Anupam, Sahana, Sindhu, Nikhil) all …
USNS Harvey Milk to be christened November 6
This Saturday, November 6, a little after 9 am at the General Dynamics/National Steel and Shipbuilding dry docks here in San Diego, a champagne bottle will break across the double-hulled bow of a new, 746-foot …
November 5, 2021
Mackenzie Leighton, busy bassist
Bassist Mackenzie Leighton’s presence on the San Diego jazz scene has grown exponentially over the past few years, to the point where he’s been able to land some very high profile gigs with Peter Sprague, …
November 4, 2021
Luzzu does neorealism right
Author's note: an hour after the paper went to press, I received a note informing me that the distributor delayed the virtual engagement at the Digital Gym by one week. Luzzu streams starting on November …
November 4, 2021
Famous musicians usually don’t hang out
“Our band Back to the Garden is backing Richie Furay for his farewell concert in New Jersey next month,” reports guitarist Marc Intravaia of the group’s upcoming November 14 gig, their second time playing with …
November 4, 2021
Things Spike Muellenberg lost in the fire
Mike “Spike” Muellenberg, aka Hairy Scary Spice, has given San Diego plenty of both music and laughs while out in front of the Spice Pistols: five fellows happy to be not young, not hot, and …
November 4, 2021
Darrell Issa's $50 million
Sidewalk vids It may seem an audacious request for a mayor and council having difficulty finding their way through the trials and travails of running a big city, but according to a document posted online …
November 3, 2021
25 years of Overheard in San Diego weekly cartoons
Illustrations by Jay Allen SanfordIt usually surprises people to discover that my own artwork was never published in a single issue of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics from 1989 through 1994. Nor did my drawings ever …
November 3, 2021
The master pipemaker behind J. Alan Pipes
Briar boss The dwindling remnants of San Diego’s coastal glow are fading into a mild Autumn dusk as I arrive for my meeting with master pipemaker Jeff Gracik. I find him in the spot where …
November 3, 2021
Do hipsters believe in accountability?
Dear Hipster: One thing that seems to be typical of twenty-first-century hipsters is a somewhat permissive, laissez-faire attitude towards, well, just about anything, really, from dress to habits to jobs and anything else. I think …
November 3, 2021
It’s not gone, it’s Oyster & Pearl
If you’ve happened to cruise Lake Murray Boulevard on a regular basis in the past couple years, it might be easy to presume that ten-year-old eatery The Vine Cottage didn’t make it through the pandemic. …
November 2, 2021
Unexpected pain caused by Covid-19 Tenant Relief Act
Bonnie Anderson is a 76-year-old business and property owner from Webster. Like many San Diegans, she's rented part of her house near Federal and Euclid to pay for bills and the balance of her home's …
November 2, 2021
Greener Barrio Logan?
Barrio Logan leaders have spent years fighting for a better community plan, one that doesn't let polluting industries overlap with homes. It's finally paying off. The San Diego Planning Commission is recommending that the city …
November 2, 2021