Just up from the shipwreck, the Shark Bait Mamas are counting down to the music they use to, uh, swim to. Dani Grady leans over and switches on a recorder. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
November 18, 2020
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Shark Bait Mamas: synch or swim
Mayor's PR man Matt Awbrey turns up on pro Prop E team
Growing heights of influence Southwest Strategies, the connected San Diego lobbying shop that frequently showers political money on candidates of all stripes, was paid $17,000 for its influence-peddling on behalf of ASM Global, per a …
November 18, 2020
San Diegans bob and weave with job fluidity
By May 2020, the region’s unemployment rate had jumped to 25 percent, according to the San Diego Association of Governments. As of September, the jobless rate had fallen to 13.3 percent, which is 10 points …
November 18, 2020
Oceanside business not anti-Marine
Prying eyes Since this article has published (“How they pry Marines out of downtown Oceanside”, Neighborhood News, July 6), I have certain readers of your cherished magazine visit my restaurant with a pre-fixed mindset that …
November 18, 2020
The Age of Russia is over
“Property of the United States of America. Seized from the USSR Red Star Syndicate.” The solid wooden info plaque is screwed into the deck near the bow of the shipwreck. Thanks to last week’s storm, …
November 18, 2020
In-n-Out or Five Guys?
Dear Hipster: I was reading your column from a few weeks ago where you talked about sitting around, drinking beers, and holding down heartfelt conversations about thirty-year-old alternative rock bands. To me, that sounds like …
November 18, 2020
Aussie surfboard maker J.S. Industries runs into Oceanside buzzsaw
The Aussies are invading North County with foreign-made surfboards. “It’s like freaking locusts descending on us,” says one local surf shop owner who declined to be named. “It’s like they have a scorched earth plan …
November 18, 2020
San Diego tattoo artists pull back from Friday the 13th specials
On Friday the 13th, over 40 tattoo collectors lined up in front of Funhouse Tattoo and its neighbors in Pacific Beach for the parlor's $44 flash tattoo special. A handful couldn't bear the hours-long wait …
November 17, 2020
Bike paths in North Park full speed ahead
In July, as the pandemic raged, the city waived fees and made it a lot easier for restaurants to obtain a permit for outdoor dining. Many in North Park quickly set up tables on sidewalks …
November 17, 2020
Seen these weird lights on the Coronado bridge?
As the Port of San Diego has moved forward with its San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge Lighting Project, the vision for lighting up the bridge is coming more into focus. For one week which started Sunday, …
November 16, 2020
Halibut three ways at Bay Park Fish Co.
As dining out is once again restricted to outdoor only, take-out and delivery are back to being crucial to all restaurants’ survival. I plan to curbside pickup what meals as I can, then, when I …
November 16, 2020
Sports Arena redeveloper delinquent on $190 million loan
A unit of the Toronto investment behemoth that bankrolled the demise of San Diego's Midway area height limit in the form of this month's successful Measure E is falling short on mortgage payments to retire …
November 16, 2020
Liquidambers turn purple or red, sycamores turn yellow-brown
Liquidambar Trees, or sweet gums, the deciduous trees gracing front yards, parks, and campuses throughout the San Diego area, have been putting on an exceptionally colorful show. The leaves of some varieties turn to purple …
November 16, 2020
UCSD entertains species bending, the automated house, an app to find gun bearers
My Gender Is Bunny Cárdenas is spending more than 15 consecutive days living in Second Life. “My contract with myself was to be in Second Life for 365 hours [wearing the headset], except when I …
November 16, 2020
New York wave riders, surf-obsessed Crozier family, girls and their boards
Mushballs! Contrary to popular belief, there is surf to be had off New York City. Just as one can purchase a bagel (or passable facsimile) in San Diego, one can ride a wave off Queens. …
November 15, 2020