Leaves Are Beginning to Turn in coastal San Diego County’s riparian woodland and oak woodland habitats. The summer-green crowns of willows and sycamores are slowly fading to yellow and brown. Beneath the oaks, the deciduous …
October 7, 2024
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Our riparian woodland begins to look like fall, Orb Weavers help decorate
Roll-over crashes crop up in San Diego and Baja
In the last three months, cars and semis have rolled over in San Diego County and just across the border.The most recent spill happened on September 29, when a car lost control on I-5 at …
October 7, 2024
Big bugs early in the season – Wahoo bonanza off Mag Bay
Dock Totals 9/29 – 10/6: 2938 anglers aboard 137 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 2167 bluefin tuna (up to 140 pounds), 46 bocaccio, 42 bonito, 59 …
October 6, 2024
Jacobs Music Center Grand Opening
Saturday, September 28, was a monumental evening in the artistic history of San Diego. The Jacobs Music went out on its maiden voyage. PlaceJacobs Music Center750 B Street, San DiegoThe first piece of music, Welcome Home, was …
October 4, 2024
Could this be Queen Bee’s last North Park fab fair?
When The Beatles were first finding their sound, they played eight-hour long sets at a Hamburg, Germany club called The Indra. Because of the sets’ length, John Lennon said they had to put their hearts …
October 4, 2024
Clikatat Ikatowi returns to the Casbah for October 8 show
Post-hardcore/emo math rockers Clikatat Ikatowi formed in 1993; its lineup featured drummer Mario Rubalcaba (also known from the Black Heart Procession, Hot Snakes, and the Sultans) alongside Scott Bartoloni (Heroin, End of the Line, Mannekin …
October 4, 2024
Peaceful, eaze-y feeling
It’s hard to believe there was a time when cannabis was hard to find. (“Cannabis” — how formal. In my late teens, the references used were “weed,” “herb,” “marijuana,” and “pot.” But that’s what happens …
October 3, 2024
The Eurovan man can
Two years ago, my wife fulfilled a dream she’d had since she was old enough to drive: owning a Volkswagen camper van. She hunted for a good long while before eventually finding just what she …
October 3, 2024
A rope course designed to resemble the Giant Dipper at Belmont Part
Become a child again — and give your body a workout, to boot. Over on the west side of the 4275-acre beach paradise known as Mission Bay Park, there’s a playground with a lot more …
October 3, 2024
The ups and downs of Cel Cerro on a bike
In 2015, my wife and I moved from Los Angeles County to San Diego. The Del Cerro home we picked on Dwane Avenue has a view of San Diego State University. On a clear day, …
October 3, 2024
San Diego Reader Best of 2024
Thanks for noticingLost Abbey finds a new wayAnderson’s apogeesAntique modernHeavenly hall undergroundMounting MadraParent-friendly playgroundThe van man canPeaceful, eaze-y feeling
October 2, 2024
Experience Hendrix, Falling Doves, Peter Sprague, Sandi King, Clikatat Ikatowi
Video:LIVE FIVE: Tributes, listening parties, and screenings in Kensington, Carlsbad, La Mesa, Little Italy, and downtownExperience Hendrix Tour at Rady ShellOCT 3Celebrating the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix, this year’s Experience Hendrix Tour features …
October 2, 2024
Scott Peters aide gets free travel and hotel from Big Pharma
Summer of drugsDillon Cooke, an aide to House Democrat Scott Peters of La Jolla, picked up some free travel and a stay in San Francisco from Center Forward, a non-profit group known for pushing pro-Pharmaceutical …
October 2, 2024
When Rafael Payare met with Irwin Jacobs
After decades of limping along with concert venues based on old movie theaters and whatever the Civic Theatre is based on, San Diego now has a world-class classical music hall. For the past three years, …
October 2, 2024
Sea Hive Station – not a Victorian antique store
San Diego’s best antique store isn’t really an antique store — at least, not of the old school variety, the sort of place where the merchandise consists mostly of Victorian dressers, cane-back rocking chairs, Depression-era …
October 2, 2024