If the scent of lumpia and the thump of bass-heavy rap tracks about Filipino culture caught your attention while driving along the 805 or 54 freeways recently, you were within earshot of the "Party With …
September 9, 2024
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Hip-hop has seeped into our parents' Fil-Am gatherings, karaoke
Native shrubs are hanging on to their leaves, germinating plumeria seed pods
The Chaparral, The Tangled Assortment of low-growing, drought-resistant native shrubs covering most of San Diego County’s lower mountain slopes, has managed to remain somewhat green this summer. Unlike many of the scrubby natives near the coast, …
September 9, 2024
Get ready for the San Diego Symphony's Mahler by listening to it a few times
We live in an age where entertainment is fading. I’m not talking about the performing arts, I’m talking about Marvel, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Superman. These enterprises are losing money faster than a crypto-bro …
September 9, 2024
Cool water, lots of bluefin, and nice ‘buts
Dock Totals 9/1– 9/7: 4027 anglers aboard 161 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 15 barracuda, 3498 bluefin tuna (up to 220 pounds), 1 blue perch, 77 …
September 8, 2024
David Wagoner took on the Pacific Northwest
LostStand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The forest breathes. …
September 6, 2024
San Diego Symphony unveils new home at Jacobs Music Center
“At last,” says Sandy Flopsweat, director of community engagement for the Jacobs Music Center, which has just re-opened following a four-year, $125 million remodel. “At last, we have what it takes to make classical music …
September 6, 2024
Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance forced to use servant’s entrance at Rancho Santa Fe fundraiser
Yesterday, Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance spoke at a $50,000-a-plate fundraiser luncheon in Rancho Santa Fe, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Randall Goldwell-Cashgrab at their 40,000-square-foot villa. But while many in the ultra-wealthy community …
September 6, 2024
Nathan Fletcher returns to the GOP as he eyes political comeback
Last week, it was revealed that Grecia Figueroa, the San Diego woman who accused Nathan Fletcher of sexual misconduct, sent texts to her friend that cast a different, more positive light on their encounters. It …
September 6, 2024
Prohibition looks to soda jerks for inspiration
The Kentucky Tippler, says Ryan Andrews, lead bartender for the underground speakeasy Prohibition, is “a whiskey sour variation, named after a term that was used during Prohibition for a cocktail or drink — a ‘tipple.’” …
September 5, 2024
Whitney Shay, Lucy’s Fur Coat, Peter Sprague, The Naked I, Beatles Fair
Video:LIVE FIVE: Beatlemania, jazz fever, rock funk, and blues in Mira Mesa, North Park, Solana Beach, Scripps Ranch, and Little ItalyWhitney Shay Quartet at Golden IslandSept 6Whitney Shay is a 2019 Blues Music Award nominee, …
September 5, 2024
Gonzo Report: Love and Rockets blasts fan into past
It was 6:45 in the evening, overcast. A couple of sprinkles nicked me while I was on the ferry from Coronado to the Convention Center, but it wasn’t a bad way to travel, and just …
September 5, 2024
Brady Bunch beats Partridge Family
It was a bright and sunny day when a pop music revolution took place on a hallowed stage in Southern California. Local singer Zach Goode, who has taken over frontman duties for ‘90s alt-rock icons …
September 5, 2024
UFO watchers gaze from Temecula's wine trail with love and peaceful thoughts
Video:COVER: With higher states of consciousness, UFO crafts present themselves during CE5 eventBy the time I got to Temecula, the UFOs had already been spotted. According to Manny Lopez — a local and my campsite …
September 4, 2024
Amid cutbacks, San Diego Union-Tribune looks for watchdog
From paper to policeIs the Union-Tribune, cast off last summer by Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong , about to get a long-hoped-for second life? So believe an ever-hopeful few, as the paper advertises for new …
September 4, 2024
San Diego Reader writer should have her head examined
Our worst ever?The cover story this week has got to be THE WORST article you’ve ever published (“Less Lonely Out Here”, Cover Story, August 29). There’s nothing cute or funny about all the strung-out junkies …
September 4, 2024