Von Metzke "groomed" underaged girls by texting
Teens reported him, but theatre slow to act
Don Bauder 2 p.m., June 25
Seaport Village
Day of the dolphins
Insect Surfers out to save the vaquita with surf-rocking shark guitars
“Vaquita? Tastes like chicken,” quips Insect Surfers founder David Arnson, who studied marine biology before forming “Planet earth’s longest-running modern surf band” in Washington, D.C.’s mid-’70s alternative-rock scene. After we reconnect at a private Surfers/Sand ...
Making up my own mind about Mozza
Pizzeria Mozza turns out to be another gem at Headquarters
I’m not much of a Yelper, but when I was searching to verify the address for the new Pizzeria Mozza restaurant at the Headquarters two weeks after it opened, Yelp was the first site that ...
Top of the food chain
Fine dining at Eddie V's
I wouldn’t have expected top-notch fine dining from a mammoth national organization like Darden (which owns 2100 restaurants, including Olive Garden), but because my fancy foodie friends Bill and Jane approved of and recommended it, ...
Ploughman's ten-year-old lunch at The Headquarters
Old cheese is good cheese at Venissimo
What's the best lunch deal at The Headquarters downtown? Four slabs of ancient cheese in a stretch of crunchy baguette and a fresh pear for $6.50. That's a deal? You betcha. Those four golden slabs ...
Seaport Deli: Is there happy hour after happy hour?
Here, the sun tells you when happy hour is.
It's about the sunset. The water. The squawking gulls. The magician disappearing balloons down his throat. Say what? Oh, and the food ain't bad either. I'd just missed happy hour at the Cheesecake Factory, across ...
Fresh and fluffy
Ed gets a quick class in cheesemanship at Venissimo.
“It’s Hook’s cheddar. Costs $40 a pound. That would come to about $15 per sandwich.”
Seaport Village adventurer
A young boy did some exploring to pass the time while his parents sold jewelry and craft items on the sidewalk next to Seaport Village on April 23. The parents, who preferred not to give ...
Bay dreams
Good and ghastly ideas for our waterfront
What could we do with our waterfront, if we really put our thinking caps on?
Stickin’ It to the Litter
Strolling on the boardwalk through Seaport Village on the afternoon of July 15, I admired the shops along the footpath between the Midway and the convention center. Then, something on the ground in front of ...
Burgers and Carousels
Hank had been on about this for the longest time. He’s a carpenter and wannabe carver, and he reckons the carving of the horses in the carousel at Seaport Village is the best. In the ...
Best of 2001: Best Carousel
Broadway Flying Horses Seaport Village The carousel at Seaport Village is one of two permanent carousels in San Diego and is the more enjoyable of the two. The other carousel, at Balboa Park, with its ...
Best of 2000: Best Place To Take A Stroll Down Lovers' Lane
Seaport Village Boardwalk Want to take a walk with your love? You might enjoy the seaside in La Jolla, the Rose Garden of Balboa Park, or the quaint shopping district of Coronado. But the best ...
Best of 2000: Best Romantic Ride
Cinderella Carriage Company Podium in front of Harbor House restaurant, Seaport Village (619) 239-8080 The horse-drawn white carriages do daily runs from noon to 11:00 p.m. throughout Seaport Village and the Gaslamp District, each led ...
Best of 2000: Best Hat Shop
The Village Hat Shop 853 West Harbor Drive, Seaport Village (619) 233-7236 3821 Fourth Avenue, Hillcrest (619) 683-5533 www.villagehatshop.com Fred Belinsky, owner of the Village Hat Shop, travels the world for hats, from Ecuador to ...
Are the parking meters near Seaport Village run by the Port District?
Matthew Alice: Saw these parking meters near Seaport Village. They blink red when expired. This is Port District property. How unusual. What gives? -- Downtown Sam, downtown (where else?) Jetted down there hoping for a ...
B Stands for Buster
Buster's Beach House, a new restaurant in Seaport Village, started its first week of business on a downer: a B rating from the county health department was displayed discreetly in the front window, partially hidden ...
