Stories

Torrey Pines

San Diego murders of long ago, Part 1: Fritzie Mann

- min read

Salk and pepper

- min read

The varied traditions of Gold Finch Modern Delicatessen

- min read

Toni Atkins plays the NFL

- min read

Latest

Cover Stories Del Mar Torrey Pines Writing Contest

San Diego murders of long ago, Part 1: Fritzie Mann

A note from the editor: When the Reader held its writing contest at the outset of last year, we received two entries that were a mite too historical for our ...

La Jolla Tin Fork Torrey Pines UCSD

Salk and pepper

“How to find the Salk Cafe?” replies this kindly professor type to my query. “And you’re walking? Ha! Head west on Gilman Drive. Turn right onto Mandeville Lane. Turn right ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Torrey Pines

The varied traditions of Gold Finch Modern Delicatessen

This sandwich is almost making me wish I’d pursued a career in life sciences. If I had, then perhaps I’d be working in this niche bio campus on Science Park ...

News Under the Radar Torrey Pines

Toni Atkins plays the NFL

Toni Atkins plays the NFL A political committee run by state Senate Democrat Toni Atkins has been spending lavishly on what is named by its semi-annual state disclosure report as ...

Sponsored

Torrey Pines

Gonzo Report La Jolla Of Note Torrey Pines

Gonzo Report: Artemis attracts all ages to the Alexandria

The latest jazz concerts produced by the ever-resourceful local promoter and musician Daniel Atkinson took place over two days during the first week of June. The Women in Jazz Mini-Fest highlighted the historic and ongoing ...

July 21, 2022

Cover Stories Mission Valley Morena Shelter Island Solana Beach Torrey Pines Writing Contest

2022 San Diego Reader writing contest winners, part 2

First Place Winner CHANGING OF THE GUARD Unexpected violence at the San Diego Zoo When people found out I worked security at the world famous San Diego Zoo, they asked: “What’s the craziest thing you’ve ...

March 2, 2022

Carlsbad Coronado Costa Rica Cover Stories Del Mar La Jolla Solana Beach Torrey Pines

February 2, 2022

San Diego's freedivers have the freedom to die

The history of freediving is so rich in La Jolla that diving in its cove is akin to a Catholic visiting Rome: maybe it didn’t all start there, but that’s where it really hit big. ...

Balboa Park Comic-Con Cover Stories East Village Encinitas Gaslamp Kearny Mesa La Jolla Little Italy Mission Bay Mission Valley Skyline Torrey Pines

January 19, 2022

The internet writers gang up on San Diego

The Marina District is one of San Diego’s more prestigious addresses. Once consisting mostly of warehouses and vacant lots, the 343-acre area on the west side of Downtown is now a cluster of apartments, high-rise ...

Carlsbad Clairemont Cover Stories Encanto La Jolla Los Angeles Oceanside Point Loma San Clemente Torrey Pines Valley Center

December 29, 2021

What drives San Diego neighbors crazy

Michael Vilkin owned a huge vacant lot in Olivenhain, right next to a house John Upton was renting. On the morning of March 28, 2013, Vilkin drove up to the 2.6-acre lot on Lone Jack ...

Balboa Park Mission Bay Neighborhood News Torrey Pines

November 23, 2021

Balboa Park golf traffic up 79 percent, Mission Bay up 54 percent

The city's three municipal golf courses closed on March 21, 2020 due to Covid-19. When they re-opened two months later, they were busier than ever. Despite initial losses due to the closures, in 2021 the ...

Torrey Pines Unreal Estate

December 5, 2019

Unwind with Carrara marble in Torrey Pines

This week, prospective buyers have an opportunity to “fall in love with timeless Spanish architecture” at 1640 Torrey Pines Road, a 3095-square-foot residence “minutes from the vibrant Village of La Jolla” and located among “luxury ...

Feature Stories Torrey Pines

July 17, 2019

Is self-regulation working at Torrey Pines Gliderport?

No one knows exactly what final thoughts went through the minds of the two pilots who plummeted from the skies over Torrey Pines State Beach one sunny afternoon in early March as the pair struggled ...

Sponsored

Subscribe to Torrey Pines

Thank you! Your submission has been received!

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Sponsored

La Jolla Roam-O-Rama Torrey Pines

Our beaches looked like the East Coast’s millions of years ago

Established to protect the life forms found within it, the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve became an official state park in 1956. Found within its borders is the Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana), the rarest pine ...

December 7, 2016

Roam-O-Rama Torrey Pines

Wet your toes on Torrey Pines Marsh Trail

The Torrey Pines Marsh Trail is not easily found, much like the cave of the hermit who carved a home out of the sandstone bluffs along the trail. The Marsh Trail does not appear on ...

November 16, 2016

News Ticker Torrey Pines

July 8, 2016

Nearly $1 billion blown on General Atomics contract

General Atomics, a pillar of San Diego's lucrative military contractor economy and the source of millions of dollars in campaign contributions to federal, state, and local officeholders of both parties, has a nine-figure lemon on ...

Next >

Sponsored

Subscribe to our Torrey Pines alerts.

Torrey Pines

San Diego murders of long ago, Part 1: Fritzie Mann

Salk and pepper

The varied traditions of Gold Finch Modern Delicatessen

Toni Atkins plays the NFL

Torrey Pines

Menu.

Find a story.