Heffern’s a hugger. “The best times were the early days. People don’t realize the hours of rehearsal and also how many parties and benefits we did… Country Dick Montana and I were on our usual …
December 26, 2019
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Grossmont College’s Raul Sandelin releases short film on Gary Heffern
Wanted: empty bottles of Ch Mouton Rothschild
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December 25, 2019
Vision of a Sweaty world
An El Vez show is like a cross between an Ike and Tina Turner Revue, a Tom Jones Las Vegas gig, the LSD episode of Dragnet, and Elvis Presley’s 1968 comeback special. The self-proclaimed “Mexican …
December 25, 2019
Bob Marley impersonator brings peace to San Diego
Since California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, dozens of dispensaries have popped up, the biggest concentration being in Mission Valley. A budding cannabis connoisseur can tour the region’s top weed hot spots or choose …
December 25, 2019
Duncan Hunter: San Diego's good soldier
Disclaimer: None of this ever really happened. But then, Donald Trump is President…When I found Duncan Hunter — the former Marine and soon-to-be former Congressman from the United States’ 50th District — holding down one …
December 25, 2019
SDSU getting costly cellular for its new stadium
SDSU’s cellular super soak There will be state-of-the-art Internet at San Diego State’s new stadium, but don’t expect it to come cheap. SDSU, which is in the end-stages of wrapping up a lucrative deal with …
December 25, 2019
High tide or not, the picture is telling
Surf’s up In reference to Tony Marinucci’s Letter to the Editor regarding “misleading” readers (“Deceptive Oceanside photos,” Letters, December 18), I’m sure most know I have no control over what photos are included with published …
December 25, 2019
21st-century zodiac placemat
Dear Hipster: Every year around this time, I think back to the paper placemats at the Chinese restaurant I went to as a kid. You probably know the ones I mean, with the signs of …
December 25, 2019
What to make of MAKE pizza+salad
I don’t know exactly what to make of the name Make Pizza + Salad. Is it pronounced, “make pizza plus salad,” or, “make pizza and salad?” That’s before I even notice the East Village business …
December 24, 2019
Oceankamp development promises surf park
Disneyland has relied on themed neighborhoods like Fantasyland or Tomorrowland for decades. Now developers who want to build big in Oceanside have also tied their housing projects to enticing themes. Orange County’s Integral Communities pitched …
December 24, 2019
Biggest San Diego beer news stories of 2019
In previous years, I’ve used this space to reflect on the number of San Diego breweries that have closed the year prior. Sadly, such closures have become such a common part of the industry. Even …
December 24, 2019
Sluggish growth of tree canopy in San Diego
San Diego beat its 2020 goal for slashing greenhouse gases by two years. But tucked in its climate action plan is one key strategy that barely budged. Boosting the tree canopy by 15 percent. Not …
December 24, 2019
Best Reader Christmas stories
Sister Santa’s once-a-year smile I fell in love with America for the first time on a sweaty night in a Bangkok refugee center in March 1991. “In America people have meat with every meal,” my …
December 24, 2019
Chatty afternoon tea at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
Walking around Old Town last month, I noticed a sandwich board sign advertising afternoon tea at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. That’s the proper, British-style afternoon tea, complete with a big ceramic pot and a three-tier platter …
December 23, 2019
Mom's ex-husband clips daughter in Vista
“We got that victim alert that he was going to be released from jail, so we were putting his clothes in his car. And we saw him walking down the street towards us,” Jaynie told …
December 23, 2019