“This whole thing evolved because of her beauty,” says Bill Garrison. “Louis B. Mayer called her ‘The most beautiful girl in the world.’” “She” was Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian immigrant who became a Hollywood star and …
February 19, 2025
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The infill urge comes to Dove Court
The planning commission last week voted to initiate an amendment to the Uptown Community Plan that opens the door for a developer's project — but only a crack."It's just a way to turn over facts," …
February 19, 2025
Lamb's Players Theater: Once more, with feeling
Lamb’s Players Theater scored a hit in 2018 with its production of Once, and has brought nearly the entire cast back for another run at it, lo these seven years later. Let’s take a gander …
February 18, 2025
Bad drones trouble firemen, paraglider in La Jolla
In January, San Diego County’s skies turned into a stage for some high-flying hijinks as drone pilots found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whether it was interfering with a fire department’s …
February 18, 2025
Rain and sunshine trigger growth, African daisies are hardy and resilient
The Mix Of Rain And Sunshine characteristic of the last few weeks has triggered the emergence of bright green leaves on sycamore, liquidambar, and other decorative deciduous trees around San Diego. Cruise down 163 through …
February 18, 2025
Fishing report: Slow wet week for the fleet
Dock Totals 2/9 – 2/15: 230 anglers aboard 12 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 7 calico bass, 2 halibut, 11 rock crab, 66 sand bass, 44 …
February 18, 2025
Appropriate: a Southern family drama about Southern family dramas
The words at the top of the poster for Appropriate at The Old Globe caught my eye as I headed to Will Call: “Ferociously Theatrical.” Theatrical? Don’t most plays take place in a theater, ferociously or otherwise? But by …
February 17, 2025
Some Brahms with your Brahms at San Diego Symphony
I have it on good authority that the San Diego Symphony concert on Sunday, February 9, provided a fantastic experience of classical music. My plans to attend were usurped by a family medical situation. Under …
February 14, 2025
Joe Dreamz was prepared to pivot from TikTok
As most parents of teenagers know, TikTok went dark on Saturday, January 18, following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a ban that received widespread bipartisan support in Congress and was signed into law in …
February 14, 2025
Fancy and the Loop bring the social circus to dark places
I’m sitting in a window seat at Lestat’s coffee shop on Adams Avenue in Normal Heights, waiting, as one does, to meet with a clowning duo who go by the moniker Fancy and the Loop. …
February 14, 2025
Ed Bedford visits the Tea Pavilion
Video:TIN FORK: A history of Teriyaki at the Japanese Friendship Garden“I’m sick of my nuts and twigs,” says Diane. She’s talking about the macrobiotic meals she’s been serving up (she won’t eat my attempts at …
February 13, 2025
Live Five: Chickenbone Slim, The Rugburns, Allison Adams Tucker, Jeff Berkley, Almost Monday
Video:LIVE FIVE: Chickenbone Slim, The Rugburns, Allison Adams Tucker, Jeff Berkley, Almost MondayChickenbone Slim & the Biscuits at Tio Leo’sFeb 13Blues singer-guitarist Larry Teves — aka Chickenbone Slim — named his band The Biscuits because …
February 13, 2025
Gonzo Report: Frank Black goes solo again at The Magnolia
Video:GONZO REPORT: Frank Black goes solo again at The MagnoliaOn a chilly Sunday night in January, I took my maiden voyage to The Magnolia to catch Frank Black play a solo gig with a full …
February 13, 2025
Justin Pearson and the rest of Swing Kids reuniting for one more show
“It wasn’t something grand or unique outside of the actual simplistic meaning of friendship,” says Justin Pearson of the upcoming Swing Kids reunion show. “John Brady, the band’s bassist, is turning 50, and he decided …
February 13, 2025
Marilyn Monroe will always be in Coronado
At the turn of the millennium, the American Film Institute named Billy Wilder’s 1959 comedy Some Like it Hot the number one funny movie in American cinema. One of the criteria for inclusion on the list …
February 12, 2025