Maggie Sepeda is an avid traveler who spent the good part of the last three years (pre-pandemic) exploring the other side of the world. Along the way, instead of souvenirs she collected tattoos. “I love …
August 28, 2020
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Maggie Sepeda’s travel ink
Enough of strings, let's hear brass and winds
Last week I unfairly accused the brass and winds of forcing Covid-19-laden breath through their instruments. I venerated the strings section for their safer approach to music. None of that is accurate. I was having …
August 28, 2020
Benedict XIV’s Spe Salvi treatment
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Contact: 13541 Stoney Creek Rd., San Diego 858-484-1070 www.olmcsandiego.org Membership: 2,800 (pre-COVID 3,400) Pastor: Father Anthony Saroki Age: 46 Born: Royal Oak, MI Formation: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; University of …
August 28, 2020
First Light adds coffee whiskey to San Diego spirits
Coffee and bourbon fans take note: a new flavored whiskey brand hit the shelves in San Diego in August. First Light Coffee Whiskey debuted in local shops with two bottled flavors of coffee whiskey: original …
August 28, 2020
Hip-hop goes postal
On July 1, the United States Postal Service issued a new set of stamps composed of four hip-hop designs based on the four elements of the lifestyle: rapping, DJing, break dancing, and graffiti art. “Since …
August 27, 2020
Sextus Propertius: great poet of the Augustan age
Prologue poem, addressed to Tullus Cynthia was the first. She caught me with her eyes, a fool who had never before been touched by desires. I really hung my head in shame when Love pressed …
August 27, 2020
Hopster Pot and the Three-Way: a match made in New England heaven
It’s that meat slicer. Whirring away. If it hadn’t been for the thin waves of blushing beef it was peeling off, I would have manfully resisted the temptation. Instead, here I am, inside Thorn’s awesome …
August 27, 2020
Beasts Clawing at Straws: Greedy-go-round
What is it that will ultimately draw the following four characters together: the misfortunate maintenance man at a men’s sauna, a crooked customs officer, the resilient boss of a glittery nightspot, and the battered B-girl …
August 27, 2020
When the Go-Go's were punk
“They broke the building elevator trying to get a cow down into the club,” recalls former Pussycat Theater projectionist Dan Whitehead of the Masque punk club in the basement of the Hollywood Pussycat Theater, where …
August 27, 2020
Solitaire for Two
Chris Leyva’s band Falling Doves has a new EP called Isolation, the first of a planned three-volume set. “I was approached during the pandemic by my labels, both in the US and UK, and management …
August 26, 2020
Christian Rice coastal contemporary design in Coronado
This week, we visit what realtor.com promotional materials describe as a “sophisticated coastal contemporary farmhouse” sitting on just over a quarter-acre of land at 900 Alameda Boulevard in Coronado. Custom-built in 2013, the home was …
August 26, 2020
Union won't help Gompers
Gompers not alone In my experience, even if Gompers Prep teachers unionize (“Two years of turmoil at Gompers Prep,” August 13), their voices may be ignored. Many school boards do not raise questions about school …
August 26, 2020
San Diegans start to raise more chickens
This is a story about chickens and the ordinary people, like me, who raise them in their backyards. It’s a story that is centered around trendy buzzwords such as “sustainable living” and “urban farming” – …
August 26, 2020
Back-to-school supply – generator
On August 16, the power shut off in the Clairemont neighborhood west of the 805 freeway. “Our kids were doing online music tutorials,” said Steven S., “then ‘poof,’ the electricity went dead. The internet (modem) …
August 26, 2020
Stuck in the service industry
Dear Hipster: I have been working in the service industry for several years, and I consider myself a consummate professional. Recently, some office-worker friends of mine and I were having a discussion about work, and …
August 26, 2020