"Their parents force them to beg for money and the children become very insistent,” Max said. “Our tourists will spend less money on the boardwalk, Calle Primera (1st Street) and at the entrance of the …
January 21, 2019
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Ensenada begging children ready to run
Emerald Isle Golf Course concerned with every little bird
It’s been over half a century since comedian Jack Benny cut the ribbon signaling the opening of Emerald Isle Golf Course in southeast Oceanside. Since then the course has doubled its original hole count from …
January 21, 2019
Tues., Jan. 15 – no San Diego boats left their slips
Dock Totals Jan 13 – Jan 19: 595 anglers aboard 32 half day to three day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 42 yellowtail, 15 bonito, 77 calico bass, 519 sand …
January 21, 2019
Encinitas rolls back ban on dancing at Peabody's
The Old Testament quotes, and the 1960s band, the Byrds, sang of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven . . . A …
January 21, 2019
Baja a few decades ago
A touch of glass The red hot material hardens almost instantly. His apprentice grabs the cana and quickly puts everything in the kiln for a few moments, and the intense heat soon brings it back …
January 20, 2019
Hot 41 years ago
Happy hours Aspen Mine Co., Coo-coo Club, Victoria Station, Bratskeller, Reuben's, Frenchy Marseilles', Sunshine Co. Best walks Coronado, University Heights, Hillcrest's footbridges, La Mesa's hidden steps, Del Mar, Bird Rock, downtown San Diego Free tours …
January 19, 2019
OBecians reclaim pieces of pier broken by storm
Massive tides and high surf significantly damaged the Ocean Beach Pier Thursday night, taking out portions of the railing that washed ashore only to be met by creative locals. The debris includes small and large …
January 18, 2019
Guns aimed at Solana Beach cheap housing
10 units of affordable housing built on a parking lot in Solana Beach should not be built because “affordable housing does not belong at the coast,” according to the Arizona resident who invested in the …
January 18, 2019
Playing catch-up
This week, I’m playing catch-up with a string of recent and new releases that didn’t make deadline. — Scott Marks The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) It’s any portmanteau in a storm when Joel and …
January 18, 2019
I wasn’t expecting low energy with Rafael Payare stirring the stick, but good Lord...
Rafael Payare made his debut as the San Diego Symphony music director on Thursday, January 10. I went on Friday, January 11, and experienced a completely different concert. Part of me wishes I had gone …
January 18, 2019
Eternal life with God
Pomerado Christian Church Contact: 12708 Stone Canyon Rd, Poway 858-487-7312 www.pomerado.com Membership: 100 (Attendance: 150) Pastor: J.P. Charfauros Age: 34 Born: Santa Clara Formation: Azusa Pacific University Years Ordained: 1 (12 years pastoral experience) San …
January 18, 2019
The one place to try choclo
Fun fact: the State Department has still been issuing passports during the federal government’s partial shutdown. For this, I am grateful. My renewed documents arrived this week, prompting the return of a favorite hobby: studying …
January 18, 2019
Save the planet
Ways in Which I Let the Coffee Grow Cold (Summer 2018) I smell smoke A mass graveyard of gnats beneath the cracked window The neighbor’s puppy nips with fierce, needled teeth I contemplate modifiers A …
January 17, 2019
The pleasure of food from fingers to mouth
So what is the difference between Ethiopian and Somali food? Last week, when my friend Annie and I were in Addis, a newish Ethiopian eatery on El Cajon Boulevard, two ladies came to eat at …
January 17, 2019
Trumpet festival
“I’d heard about the Festival of New Trumpet Music [an annual multi-day New York City event co-curated by UCSD professor Stephanie Richards and founder Dave Douglas] around a dozen years ago, and I thought it …
January 17, 2019