The next sushi trend to conquer America could be something way simpler than we’re used to: the dedicated hand roll bar. To many, the sushi means sushi rolls, a.k.a. maki, wherein fish, rice, and sheets …
August 13, 2018
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So much for the McDonald's double drive-thru
On August 5, John saw a “silly” McDonald’s meme shared on his Facebook timeline “that actually, hit home.” It’s based on a photo of the fast-food restaurant on Palm Avenue in Imperial Beach. The meme’s …
August 13, 2018
Dorado Invasion 2.0
Dock Totals Aug 5 – Aug 11: 6,512 anglers aboard 270 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 155 bluefin tuna, 2,984 yellowfin tuna, 1,594 skipjack tuna, 3,493 dorado, 6,676 yellowtail, 2 …
August 13, 2018
Fire and ice
We’ve all heard the joke that someday a natural disaster will plunge California into the sea and turn Arizona into beachfront property. But if recent trends continue what would be more likely — the landslide …
August 13, 2018
Barefoot lady caught stealing Costco lights from neighbor
On August 4, Bryna from Imperial Beach posted a Facebook video of her friend’s landscape lights getting stolen. “This happened on 14th Street,” she said, “This individual decided to go into my friend's yard and …
August 13, 2018
Stories you won't read outside of San Diego
Not with a flood but with a trickle The city’s per capita consumption of 192 gallons a day in fiscal 1981 is well above the national average of 170. Every day 17 million gallons of …
August 12, 2018
San Diego's true altruists
The last chance “I want the doctors to put me to sleep,” says Albert in a disturbing monotone. Necochea wants to know where Albert is, who is with him, and whether he is on drugs. …
August 11, 2018
Lost local bands of the 60s/70s - Tim Dawe & Penrod
Zappa almost turned this theoretical nuclear physicist into a rock star
August 10, 2018
Avarice and denial shadowed mayor's ballot bid
To San Diego campaign watchers, Kevin Faulconer's bid to hike taxes for expanding the city's convention center while lining the pockets of his friends in the public relations industry was an obvious non-starter, though true …
August 10, 2018
The irony of historic districts
Two planning groups that share Park Boulevard as a boundary formed a task force to look at the historic district on Park between Upas St. and Robinson street, one that the city’s historic resources board …
August 10, 2018
Good Fridays on Third Ave.
It’s Friday night on Third Avenue in Chula Vista, and it’s no easy decision where I’m going to drink beer. Looking south from E Street, I see lots of activity, evidenced by a squadron of …
August 10, 2018
Why did the cheesesteak guy cross the road?
On the block of 28th Street where South Park becomes Golden Hill, the small diner Giorgino’s has made a name for itself over the years for all things Philadelphia: cheesesteaks, pork rolls, Tasty Kakes, and …
August 10, 2018
Boyz in the hoods
So impressed was Spike Lee by Kevin Willmott’s debut feature, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America that as soon as he saw the picture's Sundance premiere, he offered to act as the film’s presenter. Spike …
August 10, 2018
Accused of hurting dogs, $1 million bail
David Christopher Herbert, now 37, is accused of using a knife and a baseball bat and a caustic chemical to hurt dogs that belonged to his neighbors. Herbert pleads not guilty, is set to go …
August 10, 2018
Drool over the stylish excess
A western, a wabbit, and Marwene Dietwich come under the knife. The Devil is a Woman (1935) A polarizing item among critics and bluenoses, if not a general public that stayed home in droves …
August 10, 2018