“If one word sticks in my mind about shows in San Diego, it’s ‘sweat.’ We all get pretty soaked during shows, because we love to get into it. But San Diego is always next-level.” Jonny …
January 16, 2020
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Brad Taylor talks Hunter Killer at Warwick’s
Brad Taylor does his homework. Twenty-one years in the Army (including eight with Delta Force) is an education in itself, but it’s research that has helped make his Pike Logan novels bestsellers. “Newsfeeds,” he told …
January 16, 2020
Live Five: La Jolla High alumni
“Avenue Army relocated from Saint Paul, MN to San Diego specifically because they felt that their sound would fit nicely in Southern California, and because they strongly felt that this was the place to build …
January 16, 2020
Da South In Ya Mouth ribs at a Chula Vista Mobil gas station
“Good wine needs no bush,” says Annie. We’re standing at a Mobil gas station, on the corner of 3rd and L in southern Chula Vista. “Say again?” I say. I know I know this phrase. …
Dolittle: Robert Downey, Jr. goes down
It is with deep and abiding regret that we report the passing of Robert Downey, Jr. — one of the last of his generation of trailblazers — over to the dark side. Admittedly, the transition …
January 16, 2020
Mynd: helping you achieve lasting beauty and wellness
On January 10, University of San Diego law professor Steven Smith shared a lunchtime lecture stage at the American Enterprise Institute with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and novelist/reporter Tara Isabella Burton. The topic …
January 16, 2020
Big in Spain: The Loons and The Rosalyns rock León
San Diego acts remain big in Spain, a longstanding trend that arguably kicked off when the Zeros stormed out of Chula Vista in the late 70s. The influential punk band has a new single on …
January 16, 2020
Found emu in Valley Center on 1/8 – still pacing my back fence
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January 15, 2020
Jean Genet’s The Maids baffles
Toward the end of the Nervous Theatre’s production of Jean Genet’s The Maids — which, by the time you read this, will have departed for Seattle after a one-weekend run at the Tenth Avenue Arts …
January 15, 2020
San Diego's auditor finds stolen water, mother supervising son, city cars parked in red zone
City corruption running rampant Water is no longer free for an unnamed San Diego business following an investigation by interim city auditor Kyle Elser. “An allegation that the City has provided water to a non-residential …
January 15, 2020
Baja 1000 mis-adventure for El Cajon father and son
El Cajon residents Felipe Mojica and his 15-year-old son Gabriel agreed to speak with me before and throughout the six days (November 19-24) they worked on the annual Baja 1000 off-road race. “The race was …
January 15, 2020
Frozen pipes – winter on Mount Laguna
The temperature drops steadily as I make my way east on Interstate 8 — 57 degrees, 54, 49. I have brought four hoodies and the down jacket I wear only when I visit my mom …
January 15, 2020
Jen Campbell has her defenders
Falsely accused I have found Dr. Campbell to very responsive, her office staff outstanding!! ("Jen Campbell constituents urged to email her," Jan. 8, 2020) I have always received a call back. unlike our mayor who …
January 15, 2020
Outback Steakhouse to axe throwing first dates
Hipster: I’m growing older. I found myself scoping out even more suburban places recently. Though I seek peace and tranquility, maybe I can’t do it. Just too far from the hip. I guess La Mesa …
January 15, 2020
The North County battle over artificial turf
An episode of Nan Sterman’s “A Growing Passion” show on KPBS-TV mentioned the idea that unlike trees and grass, synthetic turf causes a “heat island effect.” She showed how one spread of ersatz lawn measured …
January 14, 2020