How San Diegans reacted to 9-11 “Where were you when the World Trade Center was hit?” “At home.” “And you happened to have the TV on?” “No, my little sister called. She woke me up …
February 1, 2020
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100-acre avocado farm in Fallbrook
Call in your FREE classified ad (619) 450-4293 voice mail. Or text it to us (619) 272-2772. Or visit sandiegoreaderstore.com and fill in classified ad form. (Businesses can use this too for $5 classified ads) …
January 31, 2020
3Ten Churro Bar is an excuse to eat ice cream
It took visiting a churro bar in Mira Mesa for me to learn where churros originated. As a child of Southern California, I’ve always associated the crunchy, fried dough treat with Mexico. It’s served at …
January 31, 2020
The simple, accessible and often humorous poems of Norman MacCaig
Basking Shark To stub an oar on a rock where none should be, To have it rise with a slounge out of the sea Is a thing that happened once (too often) to me. But …
January 31, 2020
When craft beer momentum slows down, Longship keeps rowing
Viking longships were the dominant naval vessels of their time, in part due to their versatility. They were pushed by large, rectangular sails, but also fitted with oars so they could row on, regardless whether …
January 31, 2020
San Diegans playing at the Super Bowl on Sunday
On February 2, there’s a handful of San Diegans that will be on the Hard Rock Stadium field in Miami for Super Bowl LIV. “As a lifelong 49ers fan here in North County, I know …
January 31, 2020
Lydia Sohn’s Inner Voice of Love
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Contact: 3502 Clairemont Dr., San Diego 858-273-1480 www.stmarksumcsd.org Membership: 600 Pastor: Lydia Sohn Blog: www.revlydia.com Age: 36 Born: Seoul, South Korea Formation: Scripps College, Claremont; Yale Divinity School, New Haven, …
January 31, 2020
Boots and booties from Zara and Shiekh Shoes
Although I tried to fight it for many years, when winter rolls around in San Diego, it’s time to put the flip flops and sandals away. This is the time of the year when San …
January 30, 2020
Kevin Faulconer's homeless California roadshow
Old California politicians never die; they just set up ballot measure committees and start raising more campaign cash from special interests. Such appears to be the story of termed-out San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer, who …
January 30, 2020
M. Hernandez and Armin Van Buuren: from raving to raging
M. Hernandez scoffed when he saw the “rave safe with these 10 essentials” list posted on the iEDM site last summer. Hernandez, now in his 40s, is prepping to watch EDM veteran Armin Van Buuren …
January 30, 2020
Chula Vista’s Tour D’Elegance
2920 Gate Five Place, a six-bedroom, eight-bath custom estate with nearly 9000 square feet of indoor living space sits at the end of a cul-de-sac overlooking the Upper Otay Reservoir in eastern Chula Vista. Part …
January 30, 2020
San Diego Idli: South Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Little India. Black Mountain Road. Looking for an Indian grocery outlet. Gotta find my new favorite flavor to swipe on bread. Marmite. Surprise for my friend Annie. She’s Scottish. She let me try some of …
A big honking deal in the great white north
Jazzy psychedelic rockers Le Ra features members based in Tijuana, San Diego, and L.A. The lineup includes Mónica Mendoza (lead vocals, guitar, keys), who founded the group in 2010, alongside Milka Luna (drums, vocals) and …
January 30, 2020
Created Equal: an unduly sympathetic portrait of Clarence Thomas
Spectacles, or no spectacles? That is the question that opens Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words. (Thomas settled upon two eyes instead of four.) The next voice you hear is that of writer …
January 30, 2020
Sex and violence in La Mesa
Grabby headline, no? Not quite as gloriously specific as “Headless Body Found in Topless Bar,” but still eye-catching. And catching eyes is how you stay alive in these dread latter days of content overload. So, …
January 30, 2020