Monument Road The peaceful atmosphere along Monument Road is astonishing. Only 15 or 20 minutes from downtown, a ride along southernmost San Diego's Monument Road is like flipping through a book of Dorothea Lange photographs. …
October 27, 2019
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Best Reader stories from 1974
Best Reader stories from 1973
Serious witches in San Diego Force claimed he had played a role, witch-wise, in the indictment of San Diego's former Mayor Curran and his staff, in the Yellow Cab Scandal. “A friend of mine, Jodi …
October 26, 2019
Portugal’s Atlantic Coast: rich history meets seaside serenity
Portugal has a long, rich history that colors everything from its language, food and architecture. It was settled by homo sapiens 35,000 years ago and retains traces of a non–Indo European language and even DNA. …
October 25, 2019
Scooter repair, Day of the Dead face painting
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) …
October 25, 2019
Telling the good news of God with C.S. Lewis
St. Luke’s North Park Contact: 3725 30th St, San Diego 619-977-8173 www.stlukesnorthpark.org Membership: 130 Co-pastors: Laurel and Colin Mathewson Age: 36/38 Born: Eugene, Oregon/East County Formation: Stanford University; The School of Theology-University of the South, …
October 25, 2019
San Diego Opera's Aida – my favorite singers
The current production of Aida at the San Diego Opera is the fourth I’ve been in with the company. It is the best principal cast I’ve experienced. It is, to my great pleasure, the singer’s …
October 25, 2019
Meadiocrity Mead's honeycomb hideout
Slowly but surely, San Diego’s mead industry is growing. The latest example: Meadiocrity Mead, a brand that, now a little over three years since contract brewing its first mead, has finally opened its own meadery …
October 25, 2019
Beachy Boho from Target, Marshalls, Forever 21
My weekends have become a series of food-driven escapades. As such, I spent a recent October Saturday with friends indulging in local cuisine during Taste of North Park. While sampling at one of the stops …
October 24, 2019
Lionsgate Estate: includes equestrian and hiking trails along Sandia Creek and the Santa Margarita River
Lionsgate Estate comprises 17 acres in northeastern Fallbrook, including the 6400-square-foot main residence located at 40935 Via Ranchitos, a 4800-square foot lake house, and a third guest cottage, bringing the total living area under roof …
October 24, 2019
Phyllis McGinley: the alter ego to Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton
The 5:32 She said, If tomorrow my world were torn in two, Blacked out, dissolved, I think I would remember (As if transfixed in unsurrendering amber) This hour best of all the hours I knew: …
October 24, 2019
Birria and bone marrow in deepest San Ysidro
‘Suck the marrow, drink the beans,” says the guy coming out. “And watch out: the birria squirts.” I’ve just walked the half mile down from the Beyer Blue Line trolley stop. Deepest San Ysidro. I …
October 24, 2019
Hip-Hop Nutcracker: Kurtis Blow breaks with tradition
In 1979, Kurtis Blow was the first rapper to sign with a major record label: Mercury Records. They released “Christmas Rappin’” and then “The Breaks,” which in 1980 became the first rap record to receive …
October 24, 2019
Dolemite is My Name: the film of Eddie Murphy’s career
The business card placed in my hand by a former student read: “Redeemable for one free blowjob.” He had my attention. “I found it inside the sleeve,” he explained as he handed the Rudy Ray …
October 24, 2019
Pedigreed B-listers
The talent lineup for this year’s Peter Tosh Birthday Celebration may be populated with second stringers in today’s ever-growing reggae scene, but at least several are pedigreed B-listers whose roots date back to Tosh’s own …
October 24, 2019
Inspired by movies, Mrs. Magician’s Jacob Turnbloom releases first solo LP
“This is my first official solo studio recorded LP,” says Mrs. Magician singer-guitarist Jacob Turnbloom. “Started writing in summer 2018, started recording on October 19th. Ten original songs and one cover [Squeeze’s ‘Up the Junction’], …
October 24, 2019