This year makes it 10 that I’ve been visiting San Diego restaurants and writing about it for the Reader’s Feast column, so I’m taking a look back at a few the best things I’ve eaten …
October 2, 2024
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Ian Anderson’s apogees
Lost Abbey finds a new way
It is surely appropriate that Lost Abbey has religion as its motif; in the 18 years since Tomme Arthur’s Vista-based brewery first opened, it has earned a devoted following among beer fans, one that stretches …
October 2, 2024
Timken museum among best in world
This summer, a friend gave me a copy of Daniel Gross and Tyler Cowan’s book Talent (maybe he thought it would help). He also suggested I listen to Cowan’s podcast, Conversations with Tyler. I started …
October 2, 2024
Air toxins plague Escondido, Imperial Beach, Chula Vista, Tijuana
Since last month, concerns over air toxins sparked chaos across San Diego County. Schools abruptly canceled physical education classes in the southern part of the county after a "chemicals of war" warning from a local …
October 1, 2024
USD more than doubles student housing in Linda Vista
The University of San Diego is preparing to increase the number of beds for full time students from 1,262 to 3,101.Planning commissioners last week praised the private university for being "proactive" on housing, and voted …
October 1, 2024
Bluefin tuna, three subspecies vary greatly in size
Dock Totals 9/22– 9/28: 3558 anglers aboard 157 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 2777 bluefin tuna (up to 90 pounds), 133 bocaccio, 974 bonito, 1 cabezon, …
September 29, 2024
Won't be waiting for horn section in Mahler
As we embark upon the first masterworks season at The Jacobs Music Center I’ve been thinking about my expectations. Apparently, expectations are bad and are destined to create disappointment—for the most part. Intentions, on the …
September 27, 2024
Pronto payments cause confusion
A few months ago, MTS instituted a new payment system for their buses, one that enabled its Pronto machines to take credit cards as payment. But there was no formal announcement. When MTS switched from …
September 26, 2024
Arguing Oxford commas with WeAreJackStrong
Video:GONZO: Arguing Oxford commas with WeAreJackStrong“I’d lose that if I were you,” WeAreJackStrong bassist/vocalist Gregg Oliver advises me. He’s referring to my faith in humanity, specifically, the place of creators in a world where Artificial …
September 26, 2024
Los Saints recovers from Covid, releases LP
Angel Mariscal had a short-lived stint playing the piano when he was in elementary school. “The teacher would be, like, ‘Play this,’ and then I would want to go outside to play with my friends. …
September 26, 2024
Sen K, Headphone, Iration, Blaise Guld, Nickel Creek
Video:LIVE FIVE: Rock, reggae, pop, experimental, and bluegrass in Little Italy, San Carlos, Mission Beach, La Jolla, Midway DistrictSen K at the the CasbahSept 27Sen K features Eric Nielsen (of psychedelic-noise groups High Mountain Tempel …
September 25, 2024
What do they have in common? – WD-40, the coyote vest, neoprene board shorts, banana hat
Most people don’t notice power lines unless there’s a problem with them. And as a kid, I was like most people — until my dad pointed up at the lines as we drove the backroads …
September 25, 2024
Union-Tribune owners push San Diego Smash
U-T’s strange volleyball daysThere was a time not long ago that the Union-Tribune was the mouthpiece for San Diego professional sports. In those old days, the paper hustled mightily for the Chargers, denying for two …
September 25, 2024
Just read 2021 story on Montgomery Field lead emissions
Lead lamentHello, I am a concerned citizen living underneath the flight path from Montgomery Airfield (“Why lead still falls from sky at Montgomery airport”, Neighborhood News, June 29, 2021). My husband and I moved into …
September 25, 2024
Hongyuan Kebab takes Korean BBQ for a spin
Video:FEAST!: Hongyuan Kebab takes Korean BBQ for a spinSometimes it feels like half the food I've ever eaten, I tried for the first time in the Convoy District. That was certainly the case when I …
September 24, 2024