After Black Lives Matter protests appeared demanding social justice and police reform, a number of local breweries voiced support for the effort. Three dozen of them decided to participate in the nationwide Black is Beautiful …
July 17, 2020
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Two poems by John Gallagher
Reconnaissance The sun’s rays against this pile of oak awaken A world. We’ve fenced it off with chicken wire To deter them, our local thieves, who take in Every detail. We never see but hear …
July 17, 2020
How you can hear San Diego's opera, symphony, Mainly Mozart
Well, we are back to square one with the reopening of the county, and that is bad news for San Diego classical music. The good news is that the restriction on concerts is forcing our …
July 17, 2020
Luxury atop the Omni Hotel
As professional sports leagues attempt in fits and starts to restart their respective seasons, one thing is clear: there won’t be any fans in the stands. So if you want to see live baseball in …
July 16, 2020
Archie Thompson lands song in The King of Staten Island
If you are one of the millions of Americans whose couch and flatscreen have transformed into personal, makeshift AMC theaters, you may have already rented the Pete Davidson film, The King of Staten Island. Local …
July 16, 2020
OB’s Walking On Water Cafe: Sinkers and seagulls
Fresh air! That’s the answer to catching coronavirus (if you believe those 240 scientists who claimed it can be transmitted through the air). And there’s no fresher air than here, half a mile out on …
July 16, 2020
Bittersweet Kaye Ballard
There are those whose knowledge of Kaye Ballard is limited to the caricatured screaming Italian she playing opposite demure Eve Arden on TV’s The Mothers-In-Law. Ballard’s ball-shaped eyes, radiating angst from beneath a perfectly manicured …
July 16, 2020
Alfred Howard collaborates with friends to stream new songs
“We’re documentarians, and this year seems important,” says bandleader and record label honcho Alfred Howard, who launched a new 2020-themed streaming site, Alfred Howard Writes With Friends. “A pandemic, a social justice movement, a heated …
July 16, 2020
Peter Sprague digs his new livestream concerts
Jazz guitarist Peter SpraguePeter Sprague had just returned to San Diego from a Danish tour with vocalist Sinne Eeg when the pandemic struck, and the musician soon found himself on lockdown with the rest of …
July 16, 2020
Now, more than ever - let's all go to the drive-ins!
They're the last soldiers standing in what used to be a packed battlefield of screens, in a city that used to host over two dozen outdoor theaters, spread out all the way from the border …
July 15, 2020
Carlsbad's strawberry fields – how they have lasted
It’s the last outpost of agriculture in coastal North County, plainly visible from the freeway. A vast field of green just east of Interstate 5 and north of Cannon Road in the heart of Carlsbad, …
July 15, 2020
Liquor store bong rock
Locals who’ve made headlines by joining bands of established international players include Justin Pearson, who teamed up with Slayer’s Dave Lombardo to form Dead Cross, former area Yes tribute bandleader Jon Davison actually fronting Yes …
July 15, 2020
Diane Jacob gives chunk of campaign fund to sheriffs, what they do with the money
Politically incorrect Republican county supervisor Dianne Jacob, ending her career later this year due to term limits, is giving away wads of cash from her well-stocked campaign fund. Jacob collected the money over the years …
July 15, 2020
The Earth wobbles off its axis
Dear Hipster: Concerning your article about the North Star, the North Star is not exactly above our North Pole. It is about 1 degree off the true North Pole. You mention taking a time lapse …
July 15, 2020
Eggies on a bun or in a jar
There are a handful of parties grabbing breakfast on the narrow patio of East Village’s location of local breakfast and booze chain, Breakfast Republic. But restaurant dining is kind of nerve-wracking right now, so I …
July 14, 2020