Neighborhoods
As I drove into last Saturday's Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off, there was a crowd protesting against the United States bombing of Iran and Israel’s military involvement in Gaza. Cars were honking in …
Everyone wants what the service cell towers provide – as long as the tower isn’t next door.In coastal towns like La Jolla and Encinitas, home dwellers have been scoring victories over projects proposed near homes, …
While Silent Movie Mondays is returning to the historic Balboa Theatre downtown, other movie theaters throughout San Diego County are anything but silent.Something strange is going on inside local cinemas — and it’s sending people …
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
Local bands Pleasure Pill and Benches spent two weeks performing together on a tour that stretched from the Pacific Northwest to the mountain states before returning to southern California for a performance at Little Italy’s …
On June 1, two men walked into Junot Ignacio's family toy store in Escondido and stole a rare Labubu doll—similar ones currently selling online for more than $1,000. The plush in question, a Labubu x …
Tucked into Carlsbad’s budget approved last week is funding to replace its synthetic turf fields. Another goal for next year is ramping up the city’s sustainability efforts. But it seems those two things are at …
“Fuck kale.” I declare to Cari Veach, the hostess at Nate’s Garden Grill on Euclid in San Diego. It seems that I’ve been unable or unwilling to let go of my grudge toward this “superfood” …
A silent disco is one thing, but a silent piano concert immersed in nature is a whole other escapade. Combining music with the elements, renowned composer Murray Hidary has been performing his MindTravel concert series …
When I drove up to the La Mesa trolley station, I saw someone already holding a protest sign. I circled around the depot, but all the parking was filled up. It was then that I …
I've taken a couple swipes at what I perceived to be overly sweet food over the past couple weeks, so in the interest of proving I’m not a sugar-hating troll, I visited a shop where …
San Diego’s coastal resiliency master plan, a major pilot project that favors nature over armor to protect beaches from flooding and erosion, is entering phase two, with many details still to work out. But one …
Over the past year, San Diego County has become an unlikely backdrop for a series of unsettling animal displacements.On May 22, the Murphy Canyon plane crash claimed six lives—all passengers aboard the aircraft. While no …
New York City's They Might Be Giants (TMBG) rolled into town recently for a two-night stand at The Observatory in North Park. I caught the second night’s performance (May 14) which featured an (un-announced) heaping …
There has always been a crack in the foundation of The Zeros, whose story has passed into punk rock legend. In 1976, four teenage kids from Chula Vista got a call from The Nerves to …