Breakfast at Tobey's 19th Hole Cafe
Restaurant at the Balboa Park Golf Course is a total hidden gem with a killer view and cheap eats.
Golfers know that the municipal golf course in Balboa Park is excellent. As city courses go, it’s one of the better ones. Hipsters know that Tobey’s 19th Hole Cafe, located by the pro shop at 2600 Golf Course Drive, is …
Sweat equity! Pedal off the pounds on your progressive dinner
Aimée Anundsen’s Movable Feast spawns guilt-free gluttony
Progressive dinners may never be da same again. This gal Aimée Anundsen... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/24/49977/ ...has the crazy idea of creating progressive dinners downtown…on a multi-person bike that looks more like a caterpillar. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/24/49978/ This manic machine “employs” eight people to sit …
Brewers fall flat to Padres
The Padres combined good pitching and prolific hitting to flatten the Brewers again
When the San Diego Padres put it all together – good pitching and good hitting – they are a pleasure to watch. Such was the case on Tuesday when the Padres downed the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, 6-2 at Miller …
Opening a Vein Here...
New accuser Laura Fink comes forward to file a claim from 8 years ago against Filner
We knew the ladies would start coming out of the woodwork to lynch Filner and here is the latest woman. Laura Fink, who also runs a political consulting firm, just told KPBS that Filner patted her on the butt EIGHT …
Uncon Sci: For Little Good
Liquid Geometry shapes up another mystifying release from Saigon beatmaker
Local weirdbeat label Liquid Geometry just dropped another doozy from Maryland-born producer Uncon Sci. The five-song For Little Good sees the Saigon-based beatmaker building on the Eastern sounds of his Liquid G debut Tiger Mustache with notes of jazz, world …
A taste of Tijuana: Javier Plascencia progressive meal
Join Turista Libre on a tour of some of Tijuana's most renowned restaus
Chef Javier Plascencia has become synonymous with new Tijuana cuisine by way of landmark restaus such as the rebirthed Hotel Caesar’s (the OG home of the Cesar salad) and Baja-Med nexus Mision 19. On Saturday, August 3, alternative tour guides …
Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Thea Tochihara (Social Club), Sppike Mike Muellenberg (League of Liars), Lou Curtiss (Folk Arts Records) and more.
Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Thea Tochihara (Social Club), Sppike Mike Muellenberg (League of Liars), Lou Curtiss (Folk Arts Records), Joe Mendoza (The Spring Collection) and Paul Shaffer (Private Domain / Bratz)
Lou Curtiss (Folk music legend): “It wasn't exactly on stage but I was playing country music in a band one summer up in Weed, Ca., up by Mount Shasta. The owner of the club said to us when he hired …
Local home values to rise 9.3% in next year, says zillow.com
That will be almost double national rate, says forecaster
Zillow.com predicted today (July 23) that national home values will rise 5 percent between the second quarter of this year and the second quarter of next year. But San Diego County home values will zoom 9.3%, although that will lag …
Anatomy of an ad campaign: North by Northwest
This is the image that started it all: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/22/49854/ I turned 6 the day mom took me to Chicago's Loop Theatre to meet Pinocchio. After a birthday luncheon at Wimpy's, we spent the following hour standing in line. The image …
State auditor says CPUC's intervenor compensation system OK
Says Shames, formerly of UCAN, might have been overcompensated
The California State Auditor came out with a report today (July 23) stating that despite administrative weaknesses, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has generally awarded compensation to intervenors -- individuals and groups representing ratepayer interests -- in accordance with …
The Filner handshake
Mayor Bob Filner and I have crossed paths on three occasions: once in the Gaslamp and twice in movie theatre lobbies. Our last encounter took place at Reading Cinemas Town Square. After picking out a ticket, I spotted Filner just …
Big three hotel moguls girding for Filner war?
Triumvirate gives $5000 a pop to lodging political action committee that insiders say could be used for recall or other forms of political engagement with mayor
Though most of the financial action took place before the current troubles of Bob Filner kicked into high gear, a look at recently filed campaign statements of his foes versus his own money raising prowess shows the uphill money battle …
Former Development Services Director ordered staff to delete comments to get large church project approved
In his final days at the City, Kelly Broughton demanded concerns over Saint John Garabed Church be deleted or revised.
Just how is it that a major development project at odds with the City's General Plan can slip through the cracks at City Hall? One way is if those cracks are tailor-made by a boss willing to open and close …
Padres combination of Cashner and Guzman too much for Brewers
Andrew Cashner stumbled out of the gate against Milwaukee but Jesus Guzman made certain that Cashner would cruise home
Andrew Cashner wasn’t brilliant, but he was good enough for six innings and the Padres bull pen held firm. Jesus Guzman provided most of the key offense, and the Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Monday in Milwaukee. Cashner …
Questions about McCormack Jackson suit
And questions about the mayor's response to it.
The sexual harassment suit against Mayor Bob Filner filed today (July 22) by Irene McCormack Jackson raises many questions. First, the suit outlines extremely offensive statements allegedly made to her by the mayor in January, February, February/early March, April, late …