Lame-duck San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer, his dreams of higher office in 2018 shattered by the flight of the Chargers and the city's tardy response to a homeless Hepatitis B breakout, sought to salvage a …
July 22, 2019
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Carmel Valley – the anxiety of a new suburb
Carmel Valley accidental pond to be drained More than 17 years ago, land owner Robert Barczewski had a grading crew push a pile of dirt into a dip in a dirt road on his private …
July 22, 2019
Stephen Dobyns and the Reader
Stephen Dobyns wrote cover features for the Reader from 1998 through 2008. Dobyns’ poetic works count among them the 1971 Concurring Beasts, a National Poetry Series award winner (Black dog, red dog), and a Melville …
July 20, 2019
Grantville’s best views are inside Purple Mint Vegan Bistro
There are parts of Mission Gorge Road that pass through a tranquil, natural setting, but the section traversing Grantville is not one of them. Backed into a corner created by the intersection of two freeways, …
July 19, 2019
Extreme midget wrestling, laser tag group, Pacific Beach water balloon war
Personals RTD I missed your humor, smile, kisses, misty eyes, style. JMS RANDY AND KYLE I bet you didn’t think I would think I would put it in the Reader about my victory in Settlers …
July 19, 2019
Free and legal movies and shows on Tubi TV
What streaming service offers thousands of free and legal movies and television shows? Here to entice are a trio of offerings currently available on Tubi TV. You Bet Your Life (1950) It was the quip …
July 19, 2019
The little-known Verdi, Wagner, Haydn music
Sometimes a composer becomes so well known for a particular genre of music that other pieces go unrecognized. The following are three examples of composers who are famous for one thing but who composed other …
July 19, 2019
Societe Brewing’s seven year switch
The last weekend of July, Societe Brewing Company will mark its 7th anniversary with a pair of parties at its Kearny Mesa brewery. While the ales and lagers served will meet the same exacting standards …
July 19, 2019
The Response Church: a Pilgrim’s Progress
The Response Church Contact: 1499 Venice St., San Diego 619-354-8463 www.theresponsechurch.com Membership: 180 (adults) Pastor: Joel Webbon Age: 32 Born: Tomball, TX Formation: Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX Years Ordained: 5 San Diego Reader: How …
July 19, 2019
Faux fur Fourth of July from Nordstrom
Over the 4th of July weekend, I decided to trek up to North County to spend the holiday with friends who were visiting from out of town. In a not-so-surprising turn of events, we ended …
July 18, 2019
CEO of Relyonus Medical Group’s French Country Castle
“Rancho Santa Fe meets French Country Castle” is how listing materials describe Chateau Enchante, the mega-mansion located at 16902 Via Cuesta Verde in Fairbanks Ranch, a neighborhood composed entirely of two private gated communities just …
July 18, 2019
Allen Ginsburg: Walt Whitman’s 20th century reincarnation
A Supermarket in California What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon. In my hungry fatigue, …
July 18, 2019
The Lion King: Unlively action
Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you they were going to take you to a movie and you responded by asking, your voice leaping with a combination of hope and trepidation, …
July 18, 2019
Full-on Bacon Avocado Cheeseburger revered at South Cali Steak Burger Bar
They’re still out there. Places that fill your belly without emptying your wallet. I know, because I’m in one now. Once again, all hail to Hank for the find. This is his territory, south Chula …
July 18, 2019