On August 6, RE/MAX realtor Carmen Cifuentes posted Facebook photos of trash and debris she just discovered. “It was a huge dump on a property that we are selling,” she told me on August 16. …
August 19, 2019
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Someone else's trash in Escondido is not your treasure
The Modern Vegan succeeds with classic meat dishes
A hunk of thickly breaded, fried chicken sitting atop a pile of mashed potatoes, all smothered in gravy. A Rueben of marbled rye bread loaded with corned beef, melted cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing. …
August 19, 2019
Faulconer ethics fine revealed after Campland bags sweetheart lease
Intrigue surrounding the June 24 city council vote for Campland, LLC's five-year sweetheart leasehold extension for choice Mission Bay frontage has deepened with a $4000 fine levied against Kevin Faulconer by the city's ethics commission …
August 19, 2019
Pine Valley – way past suburbia
We didn't have a street address in Pine Valley I took my children on a trip to my past. Friday after Thanksgiving, I herded Rebecca, Angela, Johnny, and Ben into our van. Lucy, who had …
August 19, 2019
Joe Deegan and the Reader
Deegan has written for the Reader since 1998. Deegan's favorite stories he has written for the Reader: San Diego State's growing contempt for undergrads “The joke is we would like to swap students with Arizona,” …
August 18, 2019
Bob McPhail and the Reader
Bob McPhail came to the Reader from the Oceanside Blade-Tribune in 1987 and has written stories for the Reader through 2018. McPhail's favorite stories he has written for the Reader: Camp Pendleton Marine kills older …
August 17, 2019
Murray river turtles, weenie dog from Ramona, need $6000 to re-open church
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) …
August 16, 2019
Cascaraa makes sparkling tea from leftover coffee fruit
The life cycle of coffee has been well documented. The coffee cherry grows on a shrub until it's red and plump, then gets harvested for its seed, which is extracted, dried, and ultimately roasted into …
August 16, 2019
Charles Hughes: author of Cave Art shares a poem
After Many Years “Best to react to sorrowful things in sorrow”— The answer Peter, a new acquaintance, gave, Quoting I don’t remember whom. Iced tea, Brought out by Peter’s wife, the August sun We sat …
August 16, 2019
Conrad Prebys – a modern-day Razumovsky
I’m sure you remember the old “interrupting cow” knock-knock joke. Interrupting cow wh—? MOOOO! That joke was on my mind during Miró Quartet’s all Beethoven concert on Saturday, August 11, at the La Jolla Music …
August 16, 2019
Minister to the last, the lost, and the least at Donovan Prison
Ocean View Church Contact: 2460 Palm Ave., San Diego 619-424-7870 www.oceanviewchurch.com Membership: 1,400 Pastor: Steve Boschen Age: 50 Born: Springfield, MO Formation: Drury University, Springfield, MO Years Ordained: 12 San Diego Reader: What is the …
August 16, 2019
Zanzea jumper and Birkenstocks for the criminally indigent
The best part of contributing to this column is the people I get to meet on the streets of our city. Our interactions provide me with small glimpses into the worlds of others. On a …
August 15, 2019
Tom Brosseau’s and Sean Watkins’ Carter Family tribute
“Of the hundreds of songs the Carters produced, only a small lot of them are performed or even recorded,” says acoustic crooner Tom Brosseau, whose album with Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek), In the Shadow of …
August 15, 2019
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture courtesy Richard Requa
The historic Bowman-Cotton House, billed as “one of Point Loma’s most iconic waterfront homes,” was constructed in 1929 under the supervision of master architect Richard Requa. Requa, who studied under one of Southern California’s most …
August 15, 2019
Salad days: Souplantation or Cafe de l’Opera?
‘Salad’s the way to flat-belly health,” says Hank. “And I know the perfect place to make that happen.” Half an hour later, we’re in line with a zillion other people, waiting to pick up our …
August 15, 2019