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Puzzling Drive Scavenger Hunt Balboa Park Activity Center	Wednesday, January 16, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Puzzling Drive Scavenger Hunt Balboa Park Activity Center	Thursday, January 17, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Puzzling Drive Scavenger Hunt Balboa Park Activity Center	Friday, January 18, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Joe Cardillo Rockin' Baja Lobster — Old Town	Saturday, January 19, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Old Town News & Stories

Tacos next to Old Town cemetery

Waitress didn't get the pina colada joke

Tahona Bar in Old Town is one of those places that is going to get a lot of jokes, just because of its location: next to the Old Town cemetery. “Tahona? I’m dying to go ...

La Costa Ave. missing time capsule found

Open next year at Old Town museum

Back in 1966, a young Dave Naylor remembers he and his father attending a dedication of the new Interstate 5 rest area at the La Costa Avenue exit, in Leucadia. He clearly recalls a time ...

Adam Parfrey goes to the zoo

An inside look at how he operated

Ed. Adam Parfrey, publisher of books from Feral House and writer for the Reader, died on May 10, 2018. The following came by email to the Reader on July 3. It is not generally appreciated ...

Taggers' paradise or slum bait?

Bladimir Lopez of Vista was arrested for 300 graffiti in 2014

Graffiti is nothing new along transit routes. The local trolley's general manager was quoted in 1987 saying graffiti clean-up was a high priority. "When graffiti is noticed, it is our policy to remove it immediately." ...

Bus rider pet peeves: walking and waiting

What will get more riders to saddle up?

Metropolitan Transit System or MTS has been hanging Choose Transit posters at bus stops around town. Plus they reached out to ask public opinion in April and May. Shorter commute times, more transit options, and ...