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The Rescued Dog Turns 5 Bay City Brewing Co.	Sunday, August 5, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Non-Profit Day Kobey's Swap Meet	Saturday, August 18, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Parkway Drive and August Burns Red Soma	Thursday, August 30, 7 p.m.
Sam Smith and Beth Ditto Valley View Casino Center	Saturday, September 1, 7:30 p.m.

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Midway District News & Stories

Hemingway and plantains

Beef shredded, then fried to a crisp in Point Loma

I usually skip the plantains. Oh, I’ll take a courtesy bite, but only to prove I don’t like them. I did something similar in high school, when, struggling to read the unabridged Moby Dick, I ...

A Bumblebee in my Starkist tuna?

"You can see eyes and a mouth, wings, a big stinger, and it’s a little hairy.”

On February 12th, Taylor Preus, an employee of Mark’s Guitar Exchange in Point Loma, got more than he expected with his lunch. “I was just going about my daily routine — selling guitars — and ...

Suspect solicitor said to be one of sham sales group

"They said he has been wreaking havoc around there."

On December 24th of last year the Reader published an article about an overly aggressive solicitor who’d been knocking on doors at all hours of the day and night. Since the article posted, complaints continue ...

San Diego's official destination beer is not Stone

"There are so many breweries people don't know about."

The San Diego Tourism Authority has enlisted the help of Bay City Brewing Co. to create what it's calling San Diego's official destination beer. "We're the first destination to do anything like this," says Tourism ...

Modern Times officially puts stock in employees

First brewery in California to take the initiative

Modern Times Beer announced today (July 7) that it has transitioned to a 30 percent employee-owned company, with long-term plans to raise that number to 100 percent. According to the announcement, "At only 4 years ...