Monday, November 2, 1992. La Noche de las Velas. Can You Go Home Again?I flew from Asheville, North Carolina, the town made famous by Thomas Wolfe's book You Can't Go Home Again and ancestral home …
March 28, 2026
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Deep inside Ramona – from one who grew up there
Madame Shumann-Heink – a diva like no other
Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink's life had the before-and-after quality of a fairy tale. She was born in poverty and achieved riches. She was plain in appearance yet had a regal and impressive bearing on the concert …
March 27, 2026
Mexican Corals may continue to bloom until late Spring, early sings of "May gray"
Mexican Coral Trees, or “Naked Corals,” are showing their stuff this season by bearing flamelike flowers on the tips of their twisting, often leafless branches. Commonly planted as park and freeway landscaping, this and other …
March 26, 2026
Now streaming: REGRETTING YOU (2025)
REGRETTING YOU (2025) Josh Boone / Screenplay by Susan McMartin based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name / Cinematography: Tim Orr (2.35 : 1) / Design: Brittany Hites / Edited by: Marc Clark …
March 26, 2026
Pop goes San Diego: Nick Lowe, The Maine, Digable Planets
Nick Lowe and the Cactus BlossomsUpcoming EventNick Lowe and The Cactus BlossomsThursday, March 26, 2026, 7:30 p.m.Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Avenue, Solana BeachAge Limit: 21+MoreNick Lowe is a veteran singer-songwriter and producer renowned …
March 26, 2026
Live Five: Creature Canyon, Homeless Sexuals, Ravi Shankar Ensemble, Doug Walker Quintet, Songwriter Sanctuary
Songwriter Sanctuary at Normal Heights United Methodist ChurchMarch 27Songwriter Sanctuary is a monthly, community-focused music series showcasing local talent in an intimate in-the-round setting, curated by singer-songwriter Lindsay White (The Lovebirds). Performances are staged in …
March 26, 2026
Now streaming: MELANIA (2026)
Melania (2026) Brett Ratner / Cinematographers: Dante Spinotti & Jeff Cronenweth (2.35 : 1) / Producers: Melania Trump & Brett Ratner / Composer: Tony Neiman /Editor: Alex Márquez / With: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hervé …
March 26, 2026
Pacific Beach Rec Center – seedbed of b-ball stars
Listen. I’m a basketball extremist. Maybe it’s the rhythmic, elastic whump (ring)s, whump (ring)s — thuds resounding echoing overtones — leading me into reverie every time, the odd expectant tempos, down the block, passing my …
March 26, 2026
The Beatles have a lot more San Diego history than you think
The Magical Mystery Campout: Beatles Tribute Fair is happening at DeAnza Springs Resort over the weekend of April 4 and 5. Hosted by Alma of Queen Bee's, the event offers overnight camping, hiking, swimming, pool …
March 25, 2026
San Diego voices on best classical, jazz, folk, rock music
Americans love lists. From George Gallup's most admired public figures to Mr. Blackwell's Ten Worst-Dressed Women, lists cater to that part of the American psyche which craves order and enjoys competition. And, like those two …
March 25, 2026
Ecstasy was San Diego's drug
My connection, as it were, called to inform me there might be a "slight problem" with delivery because she was going out of town. To a "Southwestern beach resort." For her family's annual eight-day pheasant …
March 24, 2026
San Diego's famous tomatoes
The ripe round red tomato sitting on the kitchen table is alive and busy. While we are asking, “How shall I eat it?” the tomato is huffing and puffing, sending signals throughout its meat and …
March 23, 2026
Renowned poet Luis Urrea recounts his dad's death in Mexico
January 10. My father, in a red American Motors 440, drives north through the Sonora desert, ticking off towns as the sun rises to his right. Santa Ana, Caborca, Tajito. He is on his way …
March 21, 2026
Here goes The Bride!
In the 91 years since her cinematic debut in Bride of Frankenstein, few tales have successfully expanded her story. Though literature has provided some excellent attempts (most notably Fraulein Frankenstein by Stephen Woodworth), film, the …
March 20, 2026
Irresistible Marshall South of Borrego's Ghost Mountain
One must have something of the poet or the artist or the dreamer to build his home upon a hilltop. Most men build theirs in holes and hollows. It is easier. — Marshal SouthThis time …
March 20, 2026