Neighborhoods
"Strange creature" is the literal translation of the Japanese word Kaiju, a term most often applied to monsters in movies featuring the likes of Gamera, Mothra, and mightiest of them all, Godzilla. So when you …
Across the country, U-Haul vehicles and trailers are showing up in headlines for all the wrong reasons — from a recent hate group demonstration in Kansas City to a Missouri man sentenced to eight years …
Chloe Moriondo first gained notice by playing covers on YouTube; I think her breakout song was Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” I’m not totally sure, because I didn’t really learn about her until my cousin Nellie told …
It's kind of amazing that, five years later, we're still seeing Covid baking hobbies turn into new food businesses. It's even more amazing when the concept meets a need. Sure, I love sourdough as much as …
On any given weekend 20 years ago, you could find me running around Downtown, usually armed with a pack of Marb Milds, a fake ID, and a head full of confetti ice cream where my …
Former Brick By Brick, Kadan, and Radio Room owner Chris Heaney (and two of his ice-hockey buddies) purchased the old Second Wind bar in San Carlos circa 2015. Their new venue, Navajo Live, focused on …
It's not exactly health food, but a small counter shop in outer Escondido seems determined to put all the best of intentions into the smashburger trend.PlaceFarm To Smash1604 E Valley Pkwy, EscondidoCalled Farm to Smash, …
A recent Tuesday evening found me on Shelter Island, there to attend this year’s San Diego Music Awards at Humphreys by the Bay. Because the show was sold out, I was advised to show up …
The idea of writing about old places in San Diego County has been something I’ve been mulling around for years – but I kept putting it off because coming up with the parameters was a …
When it arrived at our table, the cast iron dish bearing our food was so hot, there was a cardboard sleeve wrapped around the thing to keep curious fingers from getting burned. Printed on one …
It was not the average “big bang” squid run off La Jolla last fall, as scientists sometimes call it when the normally large spawning groups turn up in extra large numbers. And while breeding typically …
Since March 1, San Diego has issued over 4,200 citations under the new 2025 daylighting law, each carrying up to a $117 fine. Local parking enforcement officers cite cars facing marked and unmarked crosswalks within …
"Marriage. Marriage is what brings us together today. Marriage, that blessed arrangement, that dream within a dream…” - The Impressive Clergyman in The Princess Bride David and Cheryl Ross met in 1964 at a San Diego …
Over the past 50 years, there have been just six instances of measurable rainfall in San Diego on April 26. So you would think the decision to stage an outdoor festival in Del Mar on …
In March of 2022, I arrived in Los Angeles, eager to perform my first solo show, Holy O, to a sold-out crowd at the Whitefire Theatre. I was ready; apparently, Los Angeles was not. I …