District Attorney yet to file charges against former Poway Schools chief
John Collins accused of stealing $345K in school funds
Dorian Hargrove 3:11 p.m., July 24
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Get close but not too close to Carrizo Gorge trestle
One of the highest wooden trestles in North America
The trek to upper Goat Canyon is not a long hike but it is strenuous because of the rough terrain and boulder-hopping above Mortero Palms. The canyon’s name correctly implies that the nimbleness of a ...
At the Old Place makes Chekhov seem operatic
La Jolla Playhouse's string of premieres
The La Jolla Playhouse is doing whole seasons with only world premieres. From musicals (artistic director Christopher Ashley won a Tony Award for his direction of the Playhouse’s Come From Away) to drama (Rebecca Taichman ...
Comic-Con + Comic-Con adjacent
The biggest show in town inspires other events, including Kevin Smith and Heroes Brew
Thursday | 20 Jay and Silent Bob/Babble-On/Fatman on Batman Kevin Smith is in San Diego for Comic-Con, and as usual he has a lot to say. On Thursday it’s “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old” ...
A chaparral oasis — Crestridge Ecological Reserve
Avoid the spur trails and give way to horses
This is a relatively short out-and-back hike for those who want to find a trail with few people and that is easy to reach. The trail’s filled with many different chaparral flora and animals — ...
Guys and Dolls — high-brow and low-brow
Old Globe takes over from colleges and high schools
Frank Loesser (1910–1969) grew up in such a refined household, he had to rebel. His family spoke elegant sentences, and his older brother was a classical pianist. So Loesser chose the wilder side. He cultivated ...
This week, see sandcastles, bocce, and pride
Also, it's opening day at Del Mar and the Festival of the Bells
Thursday | 13 Don’t Shut Up: Panel Discussion Feminist Image Group kicks off Don’t Shut Up, a month of female-led art and activism at City Gallery focused on raising women’s voices. On July 13, arts-and-culture ...
No quarters necessary
Nonstop gaming at Fleet Science Center
Fleet Science Center welcomes gamers of all ages and levels with Game Masters: The Exhibition. This traveling exhibition that originated at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image opened on July 1 and runs through ...
There’s always a full moon over the Caliph
It was bizarre then, and it’s bizarre now
One day in 1957, Philadelphia disc jockey Hy Lit fell asleep listening to a stack of new releases. The last single played repeatedly until Lit awoke, leading him to include it in his rotation at ...
Peña Spring — a cool spot in Anza-Borrego
3500 feet above desert floor
If your route into Anza-Borrego Desert State Park takes you on S-22, sometimes known as Montezuma Grade, and past the hamlet of Ranchita, then you are well aware of the inspiring vistas as you wind ...
Space Time to poke hole in San Diego bubble?
"We want the major art mags to talk about what is happening here."
There’s a time and a space for everything. At least, that’s the idea behind art-and-music collective Space Time, which held its first of many events at Barrio Logan’s Bread & Salt in July of 2016. ...
This week: outrigger canoes, Over the Line, and lichen at Mission Trails Regional Park
Sounds like San Diego
Friday | 7 BOX LACROSSE PICK-UP The game originated in Canada, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. It is played between two teams of five players and one goalie each. Show up and ...
San Diego outdoors: Aida, animal tracks, rugby, SUP with dogs, 1800s Old Town, waterski and wakeboard
Indoors: WWI San Diego, complete history of theater, Christopher Plummer, pickles, Van Gogh-Gaughin, Martina McBride
Thursday | 29 AIDA BY ELTON JOHN The epic tale follows a Nubian princess captured by an Egyptian captain, Radames. The Elton John score infused rock into the classic opera, but also lends to a ...
Desert bighorn sheep big fans of Big Spring
Explore a major upper-elevation watering hole for desert wildlife
Big Spring is one of the dependable watering holes for desert bighorn sheep. It is found in a tributary of upper Tubb Canyon and is easily accessible. The trail within the spring area is jungle-like ...
Breath of kings
No gaudy excesses or cartooned foppery in this King Richard
"Not all the water in the rough rude sea/ Can wash the balm from an anointed king./ The breath of worldly men cannot depose/ The deputy elected by the Lord.” Richard of Bordeaux became King ...
Fun things to do in San Diego
Choose the company of pigs, cats, or naked people, for example
Climb the California Tower in Balboa Park Balboa Park’s California Tower at the San Diego Museum of Man was closed to the public in 1935, but after extensive construction and safety renovations it reopened for ...
