January 1, 2019. The following Nostradamic text, signed “Anonymous,” arrives at the stroke of midnight: “The year will end with Shia LaBeouf’s self-penned biopic cracking your top ten.” Did I miss an announcement piece in …
November 21, 2019
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Honey Boy: Shia LaBeouf’s daddy issues
John Doe and Tom DeSavia gather stories for Under the Big Black Sun
X bassist/vocalist John Doe has spent a large chunk of the last five years taking a trip down memory lane. In 2016, his book Under the Big Black Sun, which explored the early days of …
November 21, 2019
Baby grand piano $40 – I can help load into truck
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) …
November 20, 2019
Rancho Santa Fe Snakes relocated
“Free snake removal,” read the ad on Craigslist. “I am a lover of snakes and hate seeing them killed. I relocate all the snakes I catch. I am an expert on the snakes here in …
November 20, 2019
American ex-pats scared of deportation from Baja
After news broke recently that Americans could be deported back to the U.S. if they didn’t have the proper documentation to be in Mexico — some expats residing in Baja and incoming snowbirds, reportedly went …
November 20, 2019
San Diego's changing bugs
On the northwest corner of Montezuma Mesa, Marshal Hedin and I are easing down a steep stairway, scorched by the noonday sun. A biology professor at San Diego State, Hedin specializes in arachnids. He’s already …
November 20, 2019
How Embarcadero Park shunned Ellsworth Kelly
Death of good taste The November 12 passing of Gerald Hirshberg at the age of 80 of glioblastoma has rekindled memories of the days when San Diego’s cultural aspirations, at least in tony La Jolla …
November 20, 2019
America’s Got Talent in San Diego
On November 10, America’s Got Talent kicked off its latest multi-city audition tour at the San Diego Convention Center. Comedian Sam Brilhart brought the chicken costume he started wearing on the Santa Monica promenade “just …
November 20, 2019
Thanksgiving dinner at Denny’s
Dear Hipster: I have been preparing elaborate Thanksgiving dinners at my house for and with a core group of friends and family for some time now. I think this would be my fifth or sixth …
November 20, 2019
Find works by Nam June Paik at the UCSD Stuart Collection Art Walk
This walk continues exploring the many works of art commissioned by the Stuart Collection in partnership with the University of California, San Diego campus. Part 1 left off at the university’s Media Center, where works …
November 20, 2019
Showed up for coffee. Wound up eating tacos.
It was a Sunday morning, and following a sunny hour at the Grape Street dog park, I decided a cold brew coffee sounded refreshing (this happens a lot). Conveniently, Seven Seas Roasting Company has its …
November 19, 2019
Faulconer staffer Greg Block flees through revolving door
Add another name to the growing roster of ex-staffers for termed-out San Diego Republican mayor Kevin Faulconer ahead of next year's November election, widely expected to result in a top-to-bottom political house cleaning by whoever …
November 19, 2019
Anger against North River Farms may lead to recall, referendum
Platinum recording artist Jason Mraz has done well with his transition from singer/songwriter to Oceanside farmer. His Mraz Family Farms gained international publicity for growing and marketing homegrown avocados and coffee beans. City councilman Christopher …
November 19, 2019
Unhappy hero at Church's shooting in Otay Mesa
Over 200 people attended the "peace gathering" at the Church’s Chicken parking lot in Otay Mesa on November 16. The gathering was in honor of the restaurant’s three employees — Mario Rojas, Humberto Ruiz and …
November 19, 2019
A Coronado dog park, on paper
Where is a good location for a dog park in Coronado? After years of discussion between city officials and the public, of workshops, a survey, 1,285 written comments and 230 markers placed on a map …
November 19, 2019