No talk of the economic fallout from the covid-19 pandemic is complete without a nod to the commercial real estate market. While residential real estate commands record prices, thanks to a shortage of supply, the …
September 23, 2020
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Who will take over those Nordstroms?
Let the wine make itself
The moment is almost here. It’s a month since my friend Kim and I plucked his garage roof of grapes, pressed, cleared the must and leaves from his “King’s ruby” grapes, and then stirred, and …
September 23, 2020
“My favorite John Waters movie is…”
Dear Hipster: How are you qualified to be the authority on all things hipster? It’s not like one can go out and get a PhD in Hipsternomics from Stanford. Please don’t take this the wrong …
September 23, 2020
Not your father's Normal Heights
On September 19, video footage surfaced online of an impromptu art gallery in Normal Heights. The "mystery artist" hand-painted murals on what appeared to be dead palm tree leaves and strung them along a fence …
September 22, 2020
The Seafood la 57 mariscos truck is nothing new
Was it Mariscos Nine Seas or Ocean 97? For many years, there has been a Mexican seafood truck drawing long lines of loyal fans to the Target (née Gala Foods) parking lot in South Park. …
September 22, 2020
Audit hits lack of athletic admissions integrity at UC San Diego
A searing review by California State Auditor Elaine Howle has blasted admission practices at the University of California's top campuses, including UCSD, saying they "unfairly admitted 64 applicants based on their personal or family connections …
September 22, 2020
Hancock Street to get sharrows
A three-block stretch of Hancock Street, between Noell and Witherby, will get 23 new parking spots, and a bike lane that makes use of a street configuration never before tried in San Diego. The experimental …
September 22, 2020
Little Italy landmark gets red marble and white marble
As little Italy adds condos and shops, its centerpiece, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, has undergone a restoration. On the corner of State and Date streets, the church is noted as a place guaranteed …
September 21, 2020
Small merchants in San Ysidro suffering
Last June, CEO of the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce Jason Wells sent a letter to the acting secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, requesting the withdrawal of travel restrictions for tourists that represent around …
September 21, 2020
Fall equinox, smoggiest days, Chinese flame trees, Saturn and Jupiter near moon
Fall Officially Begins on Tuesday, September 22 — possibly good enough to throw a premature, after-work celebratory party. The event is also known as the “autumnal equinox.” Technically, this means that at that on this …
September 21, 2020
Afro hair, piercings, obsession with abdomens, T-shirts talk, the beauty of henna, worry about fat
Afro Puffs ’Dos that don’t. I’m overjoyed that my daughter loves her hair. I’m also afraid there will come a day when she tells me she wishes it were long, straight, and yellow. By Elizabeth …
September 21, 2020
Korean War survivors, Hotel Del expels Prince Edward, Spanish Civil War vets, escape from Vietnam, tortured by Japanese
The Forgotten War Conversations with men who never forgot I do not recall putting my foot on Korean soil for the first time. I only remember the cold rain, and running, and others running with …
September 20, 2020
Who stole your iPod, FM94's Mike Esparza, Hell's Angels, our Russian yacht, Seaworld sharks, why they leave San Diego
Roman Abramovich Yacht on San Diego’s Embarcadero Two helicopter pads, pool, spa, hot tub... It was borrowed by Madonna back in 2010 (according to Luxist.com), when she was filming her movie about the Duke of …
September 19, 2020
Nature joins antifa, burns large swaths of California in protest
Nature: “I mean, from my perspective, no particular individual lives of any kind really matter. But life itself? That matters. And the planet is growing increasingly uninhabitable for, you know, living things. It’s time for …
September 18, 2020
Padres continue defiance of baseball’s unwritten rules, sparking concerns among MLB brass
BREAKING: SD on the QT has spoken with a senior Major League Baseball official regarding the “profound unease” that the Padres have created. Said the official, “Look, baseball is essentially dull in comparison to other …
September 18, 2020