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Don Bauder 8:30 a.m., Feb. 16
Morena District news and stories
Satellite Amps shop rock
Cowboys in the Campfire tour sparks up the small room
When Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson and his buddy Chip Roberts announced their “Cowboys in the Campfire” tour, the idea was that they would play unusual venues — rooms that don’t usually host rock shows. Andrew ...
The engineer's secret beers
Deft Brewing rolls out the barrel with atypical offerings
Just across the 5 freeway from the southeast corner of Mission Bay, Morena district beer company Deft Brewing opened in October. It offers traditional, pan-European beer styles made and served inside a corrugated metal hut ...
Tasting the beast
2011 Wildebeest at Pacific Time
Near as I can tell, Buty Vineyards produces Beast wine as the experimental section of their operation in Washington’s Columbia Valley. For this particular bottling, the winemakers blended Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, and Mourvèdre (if ...
American Pickers may be coming to San Diego
First you have to call them and tell them what you have to offer
The American Pickers, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, are coming to California, possibly San Diego, to film new episodes for their hit TV show for the History Channel. But unlike the previous eight seasons, the ...
Lowering the water-to-beer ratio
Conservation becoming a factor in local craft
Last spring, California governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order mandating 25 percent reduced water consumption by the state's roughly 400 water agencies. Thus far, the mandate has impacted landscaping but not hampered beer production. ...
Young driver loses control in Morena district
Hit the gas instead of the brake
A young driver had an unexpected scare on Sunday, October 27, when her car went over a small embankment and nearly crashed into an apartment building near the corner of Colusa and Mildred streets in ...
Stolen Corvette surfaces from Morena storage unit 24 years later
Cops okay eBay auction?
A 1989 Chevrolet Corvette that was stolen from a Morena car dealership when new was for sale on an eBay Motors auction this week. The Corvette was reportedly taken off the C&M Chevrolet lot and ...
Billboard on Morena Boulevard Predicts May 21 Will Be Judgment Day
At the south end of Morena Boulevard, seen by many thousands of drivers and passengers on I-5 north, a full-sized billboard declares that May 21, 2011, is Judgment Day for Christians. Harold Camping is responsible ...
Action Adjustment
"One of the reasons I've been able to pay my rent is a procedure called 'neck-angle reset,'" says Bill Meyer. "That's removing the neck from the guitar and changing the angle that the neck is ...
Best of 2003: Best Place To Pick Up A Gourmet Dinner And Pretend You Made It Yourself
Waters Catering 1115 West Morena Boulevard, Morena District www.waterscatering.com 619-276-8803 Adjacent to their catering operation, Waters has opened a take-out café with dishes that you can grab for a quick lunch or an easy dinner ...
Best of 2001: Best Cuban
Andres' Cuban and Puerto Rican Restaurant 1235 Morena Boulevard, Morena District 619-275-4114 "Old clothes" (Ropa Vieja) is how the Cubans describe shredded beef, because the meat looks like shredded old rags. Maria Dolores, Puerto Rican ...
Best of 2001: Best High Lake Fishing
Lake Morena 619-565-3600 Grab the chicken liver, night crawlers, grubs, blood bait, gigs, shiners, dough balls, and rapallas because the fish at Lake Morena are hungry. After years of drought, this reservoir has shrunk to ...
