Rays walk off in bottom of the ninth to beat the Padres
Evan Longoria hit a walk-off 2-run homer to down the Padres after the Padres came back from four runs down
Burch Smith had his first outing in the major leagues and it’s one he’ll never forget. Smith failed to record an out in the second inning and gave up six runs, and even though the Padres came back, Tampa Bay …
"Encinitas Moms (So Hot)" - locals salute moms in songs
Mom-centric music by locals Wag Halen, Fake Booby Judy, Nicky B. Le Grand, more
San Diego's own Wag Halen sent over this salute to "Encinitas Moms (So Hot)," with a music video now viewed over 103,000 times on YouTube. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/12/45379/ “Encinitas moms are the hottest moms in the world,” said Wayno Wag Halen. “We …
Turf Club happy hour: First, learn how to grill
Lesson one: take the plastic wrap off BEFORE you toss the patty on...
Lucky break: I just make it into the Turf Club (1116 25th Street, Golden Hill , 619-234-6363)... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/11/45356/ ...before the end of happy hour. “It’s noon to 5:00 p.m., Friday, Saturday, Sunday,” says Jackson the barman. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/11/45367/ As usual, you …
The shape of jazz to come: Dresser Quintet at Dizzy's
Jazz should always be like this: exciting, connected to the blues, swinging, grounded in tradition while surging into the future.
When jazz is hitting on all of its cylinders, there is no more important art form on this planet. On May 10, the newest incarnation of the Mark Dresser Quintet demonstrated, in front of a packed house of vocal supporters, …
Mother’s Day: Last chance flowers!
Corner stall in Golden Hill is open 24 hours
Call it Procrastinators’ Corner. But here at 25th and Broadway, the Jiménez family is taking pity on us all. Their flower stall (Jessica’s Flower Shop, 2480-A Broadway, Golden Hill, 619-847-7188) has a permanent crowd around it, mostly men, waiting to …
Who in the hell is Burch Smith and why is he starting for the Padres on Saturday?
Once considered a project for any major league club willing to draft him, Burch Smith is suddenly a promising prospect that the Padres are willing to take a chance on.
Burch Smith was considered to be a project when he was ultimately drafted by the Padres in the 14th round in the 2011 draft. He had a decent enough fastball, but in the low 90’s, it wasn’t considered anything that …
Jury will decide if nurse abused his autistic patient
Matthew McDuffie took witness box to deny rough handling
On Monday morning, a jury in San Diego’s North County Courthouse will begin deliberating the fate of a nurse who is accused of mishandling an autistic patient in his care last summer. Matthew Alexander McDuffie, 28, took the witness stand …
Padres FANtasticly stung by Rays
Some eighteen strikeouts later in route to setting a major league record, the Rays come back and double up the Padres
Keeping the Tampa Bay Rays from scoring isn’t so easy as keeping the Miami Marlins off of the base paths. The San Diego Padres found that out first-hand on Friday, as the Rays came from behind thanks to four runs …
Authorities seize over one ton of marijuana from Tijuana residence
Suspect led authorities to home where large stash was hidden
Over one ton of marijuana was seized at a residence in the early hours of Friday, May 10th, according to state authorities. State police arrested 27 year old Edgar Saldaña Torres, when found with marijuana in a vehicle, who then …
EMERALD EYES IN THE SKY
Wow! I'm actually outdoors. Awesomeness!!!! Sniff,sniff, sniff What's this? It looks like a flower. No, I think it's a...phew. It stinks! Don't let Mommy see this. I try to push it away with my nose but then Mommy stops me. …
Taxpayer association slams bonds it once endorsed
Poway's bond gets Grand Golden Fleece award
Blogger W.C. Varones points out that the San Diego County Taxpayers Association gave its Grand Golden Fleece award to Poway for its bond that raised $105 million but in the long run will cost about $1 billion. But the taxpayer …
Prosecutor moves toward death penalty in Brittany Killgore case
DDA Patrick Espinoza filed "special circumstance" charge in Superior Court, yesterday
An attorney prosecuting the Brittany Killgore murder case has taken another step toward the death penalty, when he filed new paperwork in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse yesterday, May 10, 2013. Deputy District Attorney Patrick Espinoza is now alleging …
Jeff Parker Trio: May 14
The Chicago guitarist returns to Fresh Sound @ Space 4 Art with his longstanding trio.
Bonnie Wright closes out her Spring String Theory concert series with a bang on May 14 by way of a special appearance by Chicago guitar hero Jeff Parker's trio, featuring bassist Chris Lopes and drummer Chad Taylor. These three have …
Teacher's Association and State labor union donates $100,000 to committee against Steve Castaneda
Unions continue to spend big in race for 80th Assembly district seat
It's no stretch to say that the unions will be backing Lorena Gonzalez in her run for State Assembly against former Chula Vista city councilmember Steve Castaneda. And it's not much of a surprise to see those same unions reach …
Sixties Guns are a junkyard
Tijuana / North Park quartet hits the ground running.
There’s something going on with Sixties Guns. They’re too put together to have formed just seven months ago. The sound is too cohesive, the feel too natural. Their second of three released tracks, “Cuts,” is too prodigious to have been …
These guys solicited homeless and addicts in tax scam
They are sentenced to 10 months in prison
Isaiah Konkus and Justin Petersen were sentenced today (May 10) to ten months in prison and ordered to pay $268,832 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for masterminding a scam to exploit the Earned Income Credit program. That program is …
Bridgepoint to be late filing quarterly report with SEC
Questions over internal financial control behind delay
Bridgepoint Education, the for-profit university that is under investigation on many fronts, today (May 10) filed a document saying that it will be late turning in its quarterly report (10-Q) to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company cited "unanticipated …
Jason Moran & The Bandwagon live at TSRI
Moran, bassist Tarus Mateen and especially drummer Nasheet Waits laid it down.
The May 8 Athenaeum Jazz concert featuring Jason Moran & The Bandwagon was a fascinating conceptual affair that's reach occasionally exceeded its grasp -- even though there were plenty of bright moments. Using his i-pod to play transitional material from …
Downtown lobbyists' laugh fest backed by controversial North County developer
Bipartisan cast of local politicos perform for influence peddlers' group on video, minus real Filner and Goldsmith
Rancho Guejito Corp., enmeshed in a web of controversy over efforts to develop a big chunk of the 23,000 acres it owns between Route 78 nearly to Route 76 in North County, drew top billing at last night's San Diego …