Poetic confusion Just wanted to let you know that only one of three poems you featured by David Berman in the September 12 issue was written by the actual David Berman, the one who passed …
September 18, 2019
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Reader promotes obesity with Burger issue
Mocking minimalism from Dwell magazine
Dear Hipster: You made me LOL at your August 29th article where you said most people do not have room to park in their garages that are filled with boxes, many untouched for over ten …
September 18, 2019
Marston Canyon: follow a creek bed from Richmond Street to CA-163
This urban canyon just north of Balboa Park features a wide variety of native and non-native vegetation surrounding a cobblestone creek. The canyon follows a creek bed from Richmond Street to CA-163. Two parallel trails …
September 18, 2019
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana is a mixed-use complex on the corner of Louisiana Street and University Avenue in North Park. There is a hip restaurant (Louisiana Purchase) on the bottom level that, according to its website, “was …
September 17, 2019
The true value of Animal Kingdom to Oceanside
When the actors of Animal Kingdom talk about why they like to film in Oceanside, the word “grit” comes up a lot. The TNT drama steeped in drug use and debauchery just finished its fourth …
September 17, 2019
Mary’s Gourmet: ghost salad restaurant
It’s probably fair to count me among the nine out of ten of Americans the CDC says don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. One problem is that my preferred diet of tacos, fried chicken, and …
September 17, 2019
The problem with Rosarito's whale
Dan M. and his fellow guests at the Club Marena rentals in Rosarito, had a rude awakening Saturday, September 7. “Our bedroom window is positioned about 50 meters that way, and at 2 am, she …
September 16, 2019
Trust the Breakfast B in suite 3825
It’s tough to ignore a restaurant name like Breakfast Bitch. Which could prove to be important, because the willfully sassy breakfast spot recently filled in a Hillcrest location that’s been devastating to its past few …
September 16, 2019
National City passes toughest law on selling pets
National City passed an ordinance on September 3 to tighten a state law that requires pet stores to obtain all dogs, cats, and rabbits they sell from shelters or rescues. The ordinance will be the …
September 16, 2019
Bucolic Bonita
Not so pretty: Bonita’s sign replacement cost Though Bonita's welcome mat has been pulled, the South Bay community is hardly discouraging people from coming by. The “Welcome to Bonita” sign, designed to convey a warm …
September 16, 2019
Amy Chu and the Reader
Amy Chu served as calendar editor and wrote feature stories for the Reader in the late 1970s and early 1980s. How they restore great paintings in Balboa Park A recent Tuesday morning in Balboa Park …
September 15, 2019
Rick Geist and the Reader
Geist wrote for the Reader in the late 1980s and returned to write a feature story in 2016. Editor's picks of stories Geist wrote for the Reader: The San Diego-San Ysidro trolley, late at night …
September 14, 2019
RIP Eddie Money - local guitar hero Greg Douglass remembers
"We cut a killer track..."
September 13, 2019
Seeking hip-hop Gospel musicians for urban worship in National City.
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September 13, 2019
Imagining defeat with Silver Jews singer David Berman
Imagining Defeat She woke me up at dawn, her suitcase like a little brown dog at her heels. I sat up and looked out the window at the snow falling in the stand of blackjack …
September 13, 2019