Pacific Beach dog lovers have been frustrated over the lack of off-leash options. Many go rogue and let their dogs run free in parks with rules against that. In January, increased enforcement led to residents …
April 2, 2019
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Classical music not for dummies
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” – George Carlin. I came across this quote recently and came to an uncomfortable realization. I only say …
April 2, 2019
New North Park Target starts debate on grab-and-dashes
Joan LaRose has been to the new Target store in North Park three times since it opened on March 12. She and her neighbors "love" the convenience of having a 35,200 sq./ft. "small-format" Target nearby; …
April 2, 2019
SDSU $575-an-hour lobbying deal revealed
When last we checked in on closed-door negotiations between the city of San Diego, led by Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer, and the California State University system regarding the city-owned real estate once known as Qualcomm …
April 1, 2019
Just caveman desserts for Paleo Treats
It’s just too easy to make fun of the paleo diet, otherwise known as the paleolithic diet or the stone age diet. Blame whoever started calling it the caveman diet for the jokes. The term …
April 1, 2019
Message at airport on Uber-Lyft staging area a joke?
It's becoming hard to tell who's managing the San Diego Airport Rideshare Staging Lot — a professional business or April Fool pranksters? On Monday 01 April 2019 (April Fools day) signs appeared on each of …
April 1, 2019
Alexander Theroux and the Reader
Theroux is an American novelist and poet and brother of novelist Paul Theroux and Peter Theroux, a translator of Arabic literary work. Alexander Theroux's best-known novel is Darconville's Cat (1981). Among his non-fiction works are …
March 31, 2019
Sue Garson and the Reader
How Garson came to write for the Reader: When I stumbled into a small piano bar in Bankers Hill called the Caliph, a steady stream of after-hours nocturnal characters drew me to them as they …
March 30, 2019
Guilty pleasures: 1812 Overture, Messiah, Ave Maria
What’s your classical music “guilty pleasure”? This is a question all classical music devotees must answer at some point. Let’s define what a “guilty pleasure” is. A guilty pleasure has little artistic merit but has …
March 29, 2019
City of San Diego wants dockless scooter secrets
Smart Cities Week in San Diego is coming up next month, but is California's second-largest city one of America's dumbest places when it comes to knowing about what is going on in high-technology's netherworld of …
March 29, 2019
Rainy day ensemble from Target and Ragstock keeps Veronica warm and dry
Seems as though not everyone was prepared for the rain this season. I’ve seen a lot of sunny-day flip flops and tank tops being worn in defiance of the weather gods. I don’t like it …
March 29, 2019
A tip top Top Choice Fish
Carlsbad mainstay Tip Top Meats has been around more than half a century, and remains an incredible deal whether you’re there for the butcher, the market, or the authentic German restaurant. I stop in every …
March 29, 2019
Avery T. Willis’ MasterLife book changed Alan Thompson’s ministry
First Baptist Church of Clairemont Contact: 3219 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, 858-273-4642 www.fbcclairemont.org Membership: 120 Pastor: Alan Thompson Age: 67 Born: Weatherford, Texas Formation: Grand Canyon College (now University), Phoenix, AZ; Midwestern Baptist Theological …
March 29, 2019
Major mead momentum for Lost Cause
Launched in November 2017, Lost Cause Meadery has quickly established itself as one of San Diego’s top mead makers. According to the results of this year’s Mazer Cup International Mead Competition, it also ranks among …
March 29, 2019
Countee Cullen: influential member of the Harlem Renaissance alongside Langston Hughes
Incident Once riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee, I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking straight at me. Now I was eight and very small, And he was no whit bigger, And so I …
March 28, 2019