At over 640,000 acres, Anza Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County is the largest state park in the contiguous 48 states. As of July 29 it will grow by 17,597 acres, adding …
July 5, 2021
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Anza-Borrego gets a lot bigger
Summer heat peaks in inland San Diego
The Heat of Summer will most likely reach its feverish peak in inland San Diego County during the month of July. (Coastal San Diego is different: since its weather is greatly affected by the slowly …
July 5, 2021
Jack Kemp and the fugitive, U.S. Grant's son, Seals ambivalent about Jesse Ventura
Kemp and the Fugitive Fotomat also gave Graham a political base. One of the first beneficiaries was Jack Kemp. On May 23, 1968, the San Diego Union reported that Kemp had “joined Fotomat Corp., La …
July 5, 2021
Integration of Encanto, 125 freeway ruins Lemon Grove, Allied Gardens ambivalent about mansions
Everybody I Need to Know I Met in Kindergarten “My dad told me that blacks were moving in because they couldn’t go anywhere else,” Kenny recalls. “But he told me they were just like us.” …
July 4, 2021
Theodore Dreiser, Thomas Lux, literature's snow scenes
Theodore Dreiser Unlike Hurstwood, Dreiser was able to save himself. In 1907, Sister Carrie was republished by B.W. Dodge and Company and received acclaim from reviewers and readers, establishing Dreiser as an important American novelist. …
July 3, 2021
Catching Tin Fish at Santee Lakes
We pick up a bag of duck food along with our pedal boat rental, so as soon as we are out on the water, we aim for the first duck we see. It takes some …
July 2, 2021
Oceanside facing big comeback
JULY 7 UPDATE: Oceanside's most embarrassing vacancy will soon be cranking. The space at the corner of Pier View Way and Coast Highway, vacant since late last year, will soon be abuzz with another successful …
July 2, 2021
Good news/bad news for San Diego Opera 2021
The San Diego Opera has announced a season for 2021-2022. There’s some very good news here. Productions of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette and Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte headline the season, along with a concert by …
July 2, 2021
Projectile product placement: problematic or propitious?
When life gives you tortillas...
July 2, 2021
Behold! Bugs Bunny on Blu-ray
Before we discuss three of the better Bugs and Elmer shorts contained in the numbered, limited edition blu-ray set, The Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection, a word about packaging. The Looney Tunes gang has morphed …
July 2, 2021
Beer City documentary celebrates San Diego's liquid arts
A new documentary chronicles the history of brewing in San Diego, showcasing the ways the city became an outsized contributor to America’s craft beer culture. Beer City: San Diego was made by Aubree Miller and …
July 2, 2021
Madman Mencken’s Sports Etiquette Corner
It’s okay to hate someone for rooting for the other team. It’s just not okay to hate them for being a POC.
July 2, 2021
Coronado School Board comfortable with decision to fire head coach following tortilla-tossing incident
On Saturday, June 19th, Coronado High’s boys basketball team defeated Escondido’s Orange Glen 60-57 in overtime. After the game, at least one spectator began to toss tortillas onto the court. A postgame altercation had already …
July 2, 2021
Philip Freneau: Thomas Jefferson’s mouthpiece
For July the Fourth, 1799 Once more, our annual debt to pay, We meet on this auspicious day That will, through every coming age, Columbia’s patriot sons engage. From this fair day we date the …
July 1, 2021
From Miles Davis to Charles McPherson: photographer Michael Oletta pays it forward with Jazz In The Moment book
Anyone who has attended local jazz concerts over the last 40 years is familiar with the stealthy visage of longtime professional photographer Michael Oletta, who got his start in concert photography back when he was …
July 1, 2021