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La Mesa Events

Howl O Ween Hounds Grossmont Center	Saturday, October 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Chickenbone Slim & the Biscuits Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room	Saturday, October 20, 9 p.m.
King Taylor Project Hooleys Irish Pub & Grill La Mesa	Saturday, October 20, 9 p.m.
Karaoke The Go Lounge	Saturday, October 20, 10 p.m.

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La Mesa News & Stories

Dave Myers, rabble rouser

Tells all about Sheriff Gore's body cameras and private jails

When 33-year San Diego Sheriff Department veteran Commander Dave Myers announced he would be running to unseat Sheriff Bill Gore, he says his boss tried to humiliate him in front of the force. “He took ...

We followed LuLaRoe to Facebook Live

Toy addicts in La Mesa diss Amazon and eBay

On September 29, about 200 collectors met at The Toy Addicts Trade Show in La Mesa; many were 1990s era toy collectors. “I do find it kind of weird that people are calling 1990s vintage,” ...

Farm doors on the bathrooms

La Mesa's Fourpenny House offers remnants of British empire — curries, roast

Some things are worth the wait. That’s how I felt when Fourpenny House opened on La Mesa Boulevard back in April. This Scottish-themed pub has been in the works for at least two years before ...

Dem, GOP? It's the farmers market, stupid.

El Cajon, La Mesa blur party lines

Two East County cities are showing it’s possible to cross party lines to work on common goals. At the El Cajon City Council meeting August 14 Democratic activist Mark Lane apologized to the city of ...

Pigging out

New BBQ joint in La Mesa

There’s no doubting Chef Hanis Cavin’s affinity for pigs. On his forearm is a tattoo of a butcher’s diagram of pork cuts, and in his home is his beloved pet, Carnitas—the not-to-be-eaten little piggy for ...