Neighborhoods
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 …
There was pickled okra on my taco. And turnips. And tahini. These delicacies were draped and drizzled across the falafel patties folded into my corn tortilla. I hadn't exactly been dreaming of the day I …
Escondido’s moratorium on new battery storage sites will stay in place. What began as a temporary pause after a fire last October was extended in November for up to 10 months and 15 days.At a …
Since the beginning of the year, San Diego County has seen a troubling series of incidents involving vehicles plunging into local waterways—including cars, a plane, and a boat—resulting in significant deaths. While most of these …
Satomi and Yoko half-recognize me. I know them from like five years ago, when I just had to stop at their place, because — like now, perfect timing! — this is their generous happy hour. …
Joseph, a community college student, also works at the Vons in University City — the one situated at the intersection of Genesee and Governor, anchoring the University Square strip mall whose claim to fame is …
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 …
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 …
As I pulled into the parking lot of the new fried chicken spot Deccan Bites, I started kicking myself. Because I was realizing that it hadn't even been a year and a half since I …