Brewers beat Padres again when pitching fails early
Padres are losers of five straight while the Brewers have won nine in a row as Clayton Richard can't get out of the second inning
This big question with Carlos Quentin returning to the lineup on Tuesday was what effect the Headley – Quentin dynamic would have on the lineup as a whole. That question has yet to be answered, as pitching again fell apart …
Fresh Sound: Gyan Riley solo guitar April 25
The guitarist brings his diverse and exploratory music to the East Village.
Concert promoter extraordinaire Bonnie Wright continues her quest to expand the ears of the San Diego listening public on April 25, with a special solo concert by guitarist/composer Gyan Riley. Riley has a background in the classical world, but he …
East Village: Country fried chicken for trolley watchers
Movie of life at 12th and Imp's snack gallery
At 12th and Imperial, switching from one trolley to another. Trouble is there's a third one gets in the way. Too late to jump through. Dang. Meantime my one goes. That's another fifteen minutes I've got to wait. So I …
Border Patrol rescues three lost immigrants in Imperial County
Men rescued west of Calexico after placing call for help
A United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) air unit worked with El Centro Border Patrol agents on the ground to rescue three lost immigrants on Sunday, April 21st. According to CBP authorities, a distress telephone call was made from …
Dig a hole: Allan Arbus
He had the boogie on his fingers and the hubba-hubba in his soul!
It's one thing to overlook the fact that Allan Arbus was the only actor ever to immortalize screwball comedy director Gregory LaCava on film (W.C. Fields and Me). Even The New York Times failed to mention the actor's star-making turn …
Liquor giant Diageo donates $1 billion to local biotech Orgonovo
Gift follows company's announcement of successfully printed liver cells
Diageo spokesman: "I'm sure this doesn't require any kind of explanation. And it should be noted that we're not asking them to produce brand-new transplantable livers in the next year or two. Maybe just a sort of liver patch. Something …
Rising prices drive distress sales from housing market
As housing prices continue to rebound, distressed sales including foreclosures and underwater “short sales” account for a shrinking share of the total real estate market, the industry trade group California Association of Realtors reported yesterday (April 22), when it released …
GOP's Lincoln Club weighs in big for Democrat Crenshaw
As cash rolls in from Manchester executive, lobbyists, and Walmart, costs include pro-Crenshaw and anti-Cole material, disclosures show
The Lincoln Club of San Diego County, home to some of downtown's most influential Republican lobbyists, has entered the battle between Democrats Dwayne Crenshaw and Myrtle Cole for the 4th district city council seat left behind by Tony Young when …
Snooty Asian open in Hillcrest
Pan-Asian bistro replaces the short-lived Noodle Etc on Fourth Avenue.
I liked Kip’s, mostly because it had some history and they served up tasty frog legs, but with the oversaturation of restaurants in and around that block of Hillcrest it barely registered when Kip’s closed and Noodle Etc temporarily took …
Carlsbad to begin enforcing overnight RV parking ban
The City of Vista has become the latest in the region to take on the issue of recreational vehicles parked on city streets, announcing that it will begin to enforce an ordinance approved March 14 banning vehicles longer than 22 …
Ex-San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor due back in court on Thursday
O'Connor will appear in court for a case filed by her sister's former husband over the sale of a Mendocino luxury hotel
Former San Diego mayor Maureen O'Connor is due back in court on Thursday, or, at least her lawyers will be there. On April 25, Judge John Meyer will call into session another hearing in the case filed by O'Connor's twin-sister, …
Brewers down Padres for eighth straight win
San Diego loses its fourth straight game while Milwaukee wins its eighth in a row
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/23/44234/ The Padres came home on Monday to face a hot team in the Milwaukee Brewers, winners of seven straight games, and to try and break their own three-game losing streak. Thanks in part to a rocky first inning from …
Groupon at San Diego Opera
Soprano Latonia Moore turns Aida into a group discount
When greatness is standing a few feet away on the stage, it is necessary to write about it. As a member of the San Diego Opera Chorus, it can be a delicate situation for me to write about a performance …
Vista man gets work furlough for resisting arrest
Must spend every night at detention center for six months, after work
A Vista man was sentenced to 180 days “work furlough,” after he was found guilty of felony resisting-arrest during a loud house party last November. Eric Gregory Campbell, 46, will be allowed to go to his mechanic’s job during the …
Jury: registered nurse guilty of abusing autistic man
Two felonies and four misdemeanors declared after two week trial
Today a jury declared a 62-year-old registered nurse guilty of felony abuse of a 23-year-old autistic man in his care last summer. Michael Dale Garritson was declared guilty of two felonies today, April 22, 2013. The first guilty count is …
Economy hops: thank craft brewers
They create jobs, contribute much more impact than Comic-Con
Craft brewers and brewpubs created $299.5 million in economic impact in the county in 2011, according to a study by the National University System Institute for Policy Research. That's 1.5 times the impact of Comic-Con. That year, there were an …
Nerdcore Night: Nerf Herder, Tsar, and Kirby's Dream Band
Geek rock and video game covers at the Ruby Room in Hillcrest
Even if you don’t consider yourself especially nerdy, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a song or two from Santa Barbara pop punk poindexters Nerf Herder, a self-proclaimed “geek rock” outfit best known for composing the theme song to Buffy …
Crystal meth bust near Ensenada, BC
Meth load discovered in truck tires at Santo Tomás
Federal police discovered a load of crystal methamphetamine, in a stranded semi-truck, in Santo Tomás in the early hours of Monday, April 22nd. El Universal reported that 120 kilos (264.5 pounds) of crystal meth was discovered inside the trucks tires. …
Mitsubishi on San Onofre generator flaw: "We didn't get the memo."
Steam generator manufacturer pleads justifiable ignorance regarding warning in obscure trade publication.
Today, U-T San Diego broke a story about a 2005 article that warned about the very design problem that lead to the 2012 shutdown of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Plus, they found someone who was willing to comment on …
Ashley Judd was not the first actor to die in a trailer!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/22/44189/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN-SShi58cI