A liberal arts education seems out of place in a culture that defines people largely by what they do A liberal arts education doesn't prepare you to do anything in particular, at least, not anything …
May 22, 2026
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Pop goes San Diego: Russell Dickerson & Niko Moon, Kesha & Chromeo, Yot Club & Zzzahara
Russell Dickerson and Niko MoonUpcoming EventRussell Dickerson and Niko MoonThursday, May 21, 2026, 7:30 p.m.Petco Park, 100 Park Boulevard, San DiegoAge Limit: Not availableMoreMulti-platinum selling country pop singer Russell Dickerson is known for blending romantic …
May 21, 2026
Live Five: Nathan Raney, Safety Orange, Lori Bell, Sprung Monkey, Rebecca Jade
Nathan Raney at the CasbahMay 21El Cajon resident Nathan Raney began playing music in grade school, starting on the drums before picking up the bass and then guitar. While developing as a songwriter, he studied …
May 21, 2026
Theater review: Purpose at La Jolla Playhouse
The Tony and the Pulitzer aren’t hard to fathom: there is real bravery in dismantling the myth of civil rights icon Solomon “Sonny” Jasper: a man whose image adorns classroom walls; a man who marched …
May 21, 2026
U.S. Grant Junior's years in San Diego
On a Sunday in September of 1929, 15 members of San Diego’s elite gathered to carry the coffin of an old friend. Among the pallbearers were a future mayor, a founder of the city’s oldest …
May 21, 2026
Dress darkly for World Goth Day San Diego on May 22
"The Lord said...Stretch your hand toward the sky so that darkness will spread...darkness that can be felt." Exodus 10:21 Old school “goth” can be traced back to the third and fourth centuries, when a Germanic tribe …
May 20, 2026
The morning air humidity at Chinos farm averages around 40%
The way a cornstalk grows has been compared to the way a telescope extends; the internode slides out of the leaf sheath, and when it does, it’s been said to make a sound that’s audible. …
May 20, 2026
A hired woman visits D.G. Wills bookstore
The woman is sexy but very classy. She is tall, about five feet nine, with tousled brown hair. Her skirt and tight white blouse show off her figure in a way to bring about cardiac …
May 19, 2026
Why grass matters in San Diego
According to Victor Gibeault, an environmental horticulturist and turf researcher at the University of California, Riverside, it’s a common experience among turf researchers to have had an epiphany about turf at some point in their …
May 18, 2026
Life at El Cajon Blvd.'s Hitching Post motel
In 1972, Tony Tarantino was a street evangelist. A thin, gentle kid of 20 with bushy reddish hair, he roomed with his older sister up the street from the Spring Valley house where Laura and …
May 16, 2026
Does this rock art in Baja rival Lescaux in France?
Eric Stanley Gardner, creator of the Perry Mason books and television series, lived in Temecula for the last 32 years of his life, but he loved Baja California. He traveled there as often as he …
May 15, 2026
Live Five: The Gay Agenda, Mark Montijo, Watson & Beldock, Peterson & Cowsill, Johnny “V” Vernazza
The Gay Agenda at the Banshee BarMay 15Formed in 2017 and citing influences such as Limp Wrist and The HIRS Collective, The Gay Agenda is a “homo riot” hardcore punk outfit known for advocating LGBTQ+ …
May 14, 2026
Pop goes San Diego: Shenel Johns, MGK and Wiz Khalifa, Yungblud
Shenel JohnsUpcoming EventShenel JohnsSaturday, May 16, 2026, 5:30 p.m.JAI at the Conrad, 7600 Fay Avenue, San DiegoAge Limit: All agesMoreShenel Johns is a jazz musician whose vocal range is rooted in her early exposure to …
May 14, 2026
Borrego's Carrizo Badlands – guided tour by Jerry Schad
The narrow opening of the mud cave was nothing but a slot in the rock, barely wide enough for my shoulders. If you didn't know it was there, you'd never know it was there.We're going …
May 14, 2026
Foxtide's fast rise results in two sold-out HOB shows
Made up of singer-guitarist Elijah Gibbins-Croft, bassist-singer Oey James, and drummer Ian Robles, surf-jazz/indie-rock trio Foxtide was formed by friends who share a love for surf-and-sun indie rock, heavily influenced by Southern California's garage scene. …
May 13, 2026