San Diego Grand There are several grand pianos in San Diego County that are more than 100 years old. I visited Mrs. Paul Ringler to examine and play her 1883 Steinway “B.” Mrs. Ringler, now …
October 17, 2021
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The Copley family and the Nixons, Dr. Seuss, San Diego Magazine
Dear Dick: The San Diego Union, Evening Tribune, and Nixon: A Romance in Letters Nixon to Copley: “The ride down and back in your spic-and-span new plane, the superb dinner which you hosted jointly with …
October 16, 2021
Maya Moon gives Normal Heights a chocolate bar
“It’s a cacao bar,” I tried to explain to the kids, as we approached Maya Moon Collective. They shot me a funny look, pretty sure I was either promising them cocoa or a candy bar, …
October 15, 2021
Celebrate the 27th James Bond film with the 6th James Bond film
To celebrate the release of the 27th James Bond film, might I humbly suggest that some time before or after you make time for No Time to Die, that you spend 142 minutes in the …
October 15, 2021
Robert Frost: cracker-barrel philosopher
A Brook in the City The farmhouse lingers, though averse to square With the new city street it has to wear A number in. But what about the brook That held the house as in …
October 15, 2021
At the border between Hungary and Serbia, in a field with thousands of refugees
Calvary San Diego Contact: 1771 East Palomar St., Chula Vista 619-421-1100 www.calvarysd.com Membership: 500 Pastor: Phil Metzger Age: 47 Born: Newport Beach Formation: Columbia University, NY; Golgota Teológiai Főiskola, Vajta, Hungary; Western Seminary, Portland, OR; …
October 15, 2021
Keeping Up With Commander Cody
“He was the real deal, not an ounce of artifice in him,” says guitarist Greg DouglassG of George Frayne, best known as Commander Cody, who passed away September 26 from esophageal cancer at the age …
October 14, 2021
The Rabbit Hole’s Apple Cinnamon Fashioned: fall flavors
Josh Blanton The Rabbit Hole 3377 Adams Avenue Normal Heights Feeling festive, I make my way down to The Rabbit Hole in Normal Heights, where they’ve curated a fall-themed drink menu. There, bartender Josh Blanton …
October 14, 2021
Chi Chi’s Mexican Cantina: new name in Old Town
I think I’m in love. Again. With tacos. I’ve been tramping the streets of Old Town. I can see it’s trying hard to get back on its partying feet. And yes, places like Cafe Coyote …
Comes with a plastic bag of cemetery dirt
Extant since the late 1990s and fronted by Jeff Freedman, The Yucks were founded by drummer Bill Yuck. They’ve been a longtime staple of the local scene, with a five-song EP called Full Of It …
October 14, 2021
The Addams Family 2: new kooky characters gone wrong
Who ya got: The Munsters or The Addams Family? I had just turned ten the season both shows made their network debuts, so the choice became the subject of raging schoolyard debate. It wasn’t a …
October 14, 2021
Video game music spawns new tribute genre
If you’re still unsure about the level of influence that gaming culture exerts on present-day society, take a moment to consider this fact: there is now an entire ecosystem of bands whose sole purpose is …
October 14, 2021
Baby Del estate sale
What do rich people hoard? I tear over at 8am to find out. This is when the Baby Del estate sale begins. Baby Del’s owner, Susan H (she doesn’t want to give her last name), …
October 13, 2021
Mike Pompeo stops at University Club
Faulconer’s leavings Mike Pompeo, who served as Secretary of State under President Donald Trump, is bringing his proto-presidential fundraising campaign to San Diego. “We invite you to an incredibly unique opportunity to join Secretary Mike …
October 13, 2021
Baja Beach Fest: Ozuna, Karol G, Lunay, El Alfa, Dalex, Anuel AA, Farruko, Myke Towers, Balvin, Agudelo 888, Rauw Alejandro
Baja Beach Fest, known to many Gen-Z San Diegans simply as “BBF,” is an annual music festival held just north of the Muelle De Rosarito fishing pier. The festival, which started in 2018, is a …
October 13, 2021