Neighborhoods
As San Diego weighs new options to replace scrapped plans for a 1,000-bed homeless shelter in Middletown, there's another idea not being considered by the city that offers to "end homelessness in 100 days." The idea …
The Tribute to the Reggae Legends/Bob Day took place on February 21 and 22 at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park. It was formerly known as the Bob Marley Day Festival. The concerts …
EV West, a custom car shop in San Marcos, is generating worldwide buzz for its high-profile clientele—an ironic twist when you consider the vehicles in the works are silent.During my recent visit, a 1962 Volkswagen …
They call it the Funkiest Disco Day on Earth. In 2008, The Mustache Bash started growing its upper-lip hair with a core group of San Diego State University pals. Eleven pals to be exact. Opposed …
Dock Totals 3/2 – 3/8: 479 anglers aboard 20 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 9 calico bass, 20 halibut, 306 lingcod, 1 perch, 7 rock crab, …
San Diego County taco shops are more than just a place to grab a California burrito or carne asada taco — they’re a late-night tradition, a go-to spot for partygoers looking to refuel after a …
Author Margot Sheehan wrote for the <em>Reader</em> 1991-1993. She edited a satire page in 1991 called "San Diego Confidential." After she was let go from the <em>Reader</em> in 1993, Sheehan threatened litigation based on what …
Valentine’s Day came and went. The origins of this chocolatey, flowery holiday remain unclear to your humble correspondent. But one old tale about the Hallmark holiday claims that drunk and naked male Romans used to …
For Susy Botello, it started with 9/11. “The whole idea of making movies with iPhones began for me in 2001,” she says. ‘I was here at Grossmont College, studying media communications. On that morning, I …
Dock Totals 2/23 – 3/1: 571 anglers aboard 24 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 79 bocaccio, 7 calico bass, 23 halibut (to 28-pounds), 210 lingcod, 12 rock …
Since early February, people in Hillcrest, downtown, and Point Loma have been posting photos and videos of peculiar-looking Waymo taxis gliding through our streets—its exterior adorned with spinning LiDAR sensors, cameras, and high-tech gadgetry.Currently, the …
Chuck Norris once busted into my hotel room and beat up a drug dealer. For real! He was filming a movie in downtown San Diego in the late 70s, with one scene at the storied …
"Well it's been a long time waiting," announced Junior Solis in a recent Facebook post, "and I'm honored and privileged to announce we are getting Victim back together for one show. For all of you that have asked through …
One night a few years ago, while under the influence of well tequila at Til-Two, I had a moment with a friendly security guard. We were cool with each other right up to the point …
The new building at 951 Seacoast Drive is touted as a public amenity for everything from ocean-view dining to yoga and birdwatching tours.But to many neighbors of the two-story commercial building, which sits across the …