Border: After 43 years selling snacks, no customers
What can Tomás López do with his border snack business, when they change the border?
Spare a thought for Tomás López. We're just inside Mexico, about 9:30 at night, at the western side, near the pedestrian entrance. Or what used to be. It's why Tomás has had his coffee, tea, and soup stall here for …
Ian Tordella : Twin Tenors @ 98 Bottles, May 24
This is Vol.III in the series, pairing Tordella with LA sax man Joe Berry
Saxophonist Ian Tordella continues his Twin Tenors series, which spotlights up-and-coming saxophone talent (as well as established players) in the southern California area, accompanied by an outstanding local rhythm section comprised of bassist Rob Thorsen, pianist Kamau Kenyatta, and drummer …
Chopard Jewelers express concern over Bling Ring brand-building partnership
Dept. of No, Not Really
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45772/ "This is not the buzz we had in mind. No one can even see our product now!" Chopard statement following the theft of over $1 million in jewelry intended for celebrity display during 2013 Cannes film festival: "When we …
Number two and trying harder
King Kruk brings home silver from Las Vegas
"At the end of the contest," James Kruk says, "I was taking a photo with Linda Thompson, and she whispered in my ear, "You were my favorite." That's a big statement, considering that James 'King' Kruk is an Elvis impersonator …
CutMod chops veggies, video for chance to tour as Psy's personal chef
USCD grad mixes music, projection mapping, and culinary prowess to woo South Korean pop star.
“I have applied to be Psy's chef because I love mixing cultures through food and media,” says Will ‘CutMod’ Michaelsen, a 2011 UCSD graduate and projection mapping artist who moved to Los Angeles to work in the music industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifU_4QywNcc …
Glass prison funnies!
Three's a trend. This is just silly.
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You're Soooooo Vein!
New releases opening this week: Star Trek Into Darkness, The Iceman
Plus some other stuff!
Question for debate: which ship takes more abuse, the Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon? I liked Star Trek Into Darkness. I liked the back-and-forth between Kirk and Spock. I liked the chilly superiority of Benedict Cumberbatch's character. I liked seeing …
Drawings depicting posh stadium for La Jolla billionaire family's NBA team released
Basketball's Kings franchise, long a popular venue for lobbyists’ wining and dining of California politicos, to get luxurious new home, per drawings released today by Sacramento mayor
As reported earlier today, members of La Jolla's billionaire Jacobs family are said by the Sacramento Bee to be among the new owners and leadership of the Sacramento Kings, the city's NBA basketball franchise. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45764/ Family scion Irwin Jacobs, founder …
Mule Hill: Field Notes
The Mule Hill Historic Trail begins near a golf driving range. With an imaginative twist, the sounds of cracking and clunking woods and irons could be rifle fire 167 years ago, as General Stephen Watts Kearny's wounded and emaciated troops …
Mauro Talini's last bike ride
Translated by Fulano from an article in Milenio Mexico - The relatives of Italian cyclist Mauro Talini, who suffered from Type 1 diabetes, were unaware that the athlete died Monday, May 13. They became worried when the GPS authorized by …
Interview with Star Trek Into Darkness producer Bryan Burk
Co-Founder of Bad Robot productions sits down with The Big Screen
Matthew Lickona: I can't help but notice that all of the screenwriters — Roberto Oci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof - also have producer credits, along with director J.J. Abrams. Could you talk about what being a producer meant for …
Disney announces third entry in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" trilogy
Dept. of No, Not Really
Disney animation chief John Lasseter: "We started with Cars, because Hot Wheels. Then we moved on to Planes, because Top Gun. But there was no way we weren't going to finish the job. Happily, there was a media property with …
Baked Bear
Ice cream sandwiches...you're doing it right!
Some concepts are so foolishly simple they make me facepalm in disbelief at my own lack of inspiration. The Baked Bear in Pacific Beach is like that. The idea is ridiculously concise: custom-built ice cream sandwiches made with fresh cookies, …
April county unemployment drops sharply to 7%
Are San Diegans drinking more?
The April unemployment rate in the county dropped to 7% from 7.7% in March as the 2800 jobs were added, according to the California Employment Development Department. The rate for April a year ago was 8.6%, as the county gained …
Qualcomm’s Jacobs family to sink big money into Sacramento NBA team, paper reports
Kings reportedly will stay in state capital, courtesy of taxpayer arena subsidy
For years, Irwin Jacobs and his family have done a lot of political business in Sacramento - example number one is their standard bearer, newly-minted Democrat Nathan Fletcher - and now it looks like they are going to own part …
California State Gas Tax Increasing July 1st While Current Gas Taxes Wasted By City Governments
The first thing a Californian notices when they travel out of state is that the fuel prices drop as soon as they cross the border. Currently fuel prices run $3.50- $3.60/gal in California, $3.27 in Nevada, and $3.00 in Arizona. …
"You're goin' to the moon, Méliès!"
Wasn't it Tom Aquinas who first said something like, "For those who understand, no explanation is necessary; for those who don't, no explanation will suffice?" http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/17/45745/
Second annual La Jolla High School Film Festival tonight
Here is a unique film event for local cinephiles to support. This could be your chance to meet the the next Scorsese, or at least DePalma. "Lights! Camera! Acne!" La Jolla High School rolls out the red carpet tonight at …