Hundreds of BMX riders and their families, from parents to grandparents, wonder why Chula Vista BMX suddenly shut down just over a week ago. I reached out to the world-renowned BMX (bicycle motocross) track via …
September 4, 2024
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Lower Trestles to host last World Surf League final for a while
Ten Olympian surfers will compete in the Lexus World Surf League Finals, a one-day event held at Lower Trestles, north of Oceanside, sometime between Sept. 6 and Sept.16, depending on when the best waves arrive. …
September 4, 2024
Lolita's Mexican Food at 40: new look, same beef
The decor around me says "fast casual." The unselfconscious pile of meat, cheese, and fries in front of me says "San Diego taco shop." The writing on the wall as I walk in the door …
September 3, 2024
Ocean Beach historic cottage district thwarts apartment project
Ocean Beach hasn't built much multifamily housing in recent years, and now an apartment planned at the southwest corner of Point Loma Ave. and Ebers Street is on hold.The San Diego Planning Commission last week …
September 3, 2024
Sun is setting 9 minutes earlier per week, moths are great daytime pollinators
The Time of Sunset Changes Most Rapidly this time of the year. This is mainly because the sun is swinging rapidly south along the ecliptic (its apparent path through the background stars). From the latitude …
September 2, 2024
Jig Strike goes down near Cortez Bank – Could it have been a ‘dreaded deadhead’?
Dock Totals 8/25– 8/31: 4052 anglers aboard 181 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 299 barracuda, 2799 bluefin tuna (up to 201 pounds), 72 bocaccio, 1488 bonito, …
September 1, 2024
The Jacobs Music Center: Expansive and Eternal
On Tuesday, August 27, I other several other members of the local media gathered at The Jacobs Music Center for a tour of the refurbished house. Many burning questions were answered. I wanted to know …
August 30, 2024
Gonzo Report: Pledging to plunge into the pit at As I Lay Dying
Video:GONZO: Chelsea Grin at the Observatory in North Park. “I scanned the pit from the front row.”Bloody axes scattered the hallways at my day job last week. Layoffs were going down. Over 70 people were …
August 29, 2024
The Beard and the Bird bring the western swing
Video:BLURT: Play "Name That Tune" with The Beard and the BirdJon Hasz met his future wife, Cathryn (Cat) Curry Hasz, at a music store in Ramona when they were both still in high school. “She …
August 29, 2024
Pleasure Pill, Los Shadows, Steph Johnson, Archie Thompson, and Songwriter Sanctuary
Video:LIVE FIVE: Rock, jazz, and local round-robins in Little Italy, Mira Mesa, Normal Heights, and La JollaPleasure Pill at Music BoxAug 29Influenced by Britpop music and mod fashion, Pleasure Pill features frontman Jonah Paz (JINX!), …
August 28, 2024
San Diego City Hall is the Beverly Hills of encampments
I moved to San Diego from Los Angeles in 2010, and was immediately delighted to discover how clean and beautiful the city’s downtown was. Los Angelenos avoided Downtown LA, but in San Diego, Downtown felt …
August 28, 2024
Harmony Grove developers not giving up
Quid pro ArsenaultThe prospect of riches from high-end real estate continues to attract wealthy investors, who come up with major money for so-called independent political committees boosting elected officials here.For example, developers of North County’s …
August 28, 2024
Biophilic design connects people to nature
Video:GOLDEN DREAMS: Biophilic design connects people to nature“We’re tucking our kids into the fridge at night,” says Bob Burnett. “It’s not right.” Indeed, while San Diegans are enjoying (or cursing) the summer heat, many Kiwis, …
August 28, 2024
The promise of a fossil fuel-free motorboat
Who knew that power boats would be the news at this year’s America’s Cup? The world’s oldest sporting competition — for sailboats, mind you — starts up again later this month in Barcelona, Spain. No …
August 28, 2024
We're experiencing our warmest weather now, Katydids "sing" for mates
San Diego’s Warmest Weather, on average, should be occurring right now, according to statistics compiled from several decades of measurements taken near the San Diego International Airport. In an average year, coastal residents enjoy an …
August 27, 2024