Oriflamme and bad-asses in east San Diego County
Two intense events on Saturday the 6th in the Borrego area. Life insurance is required.
There are two hardcore events on Saturday the 6th. One is the King of the Hill six mile, 15 mile and 22 mile run and the other is the Oriflamme 50K (about 31 miles). Both events are in the East …
Celebrate fresh, community fun Saturday at Go Local - Golden Hill at the Market
Golden Hill Famers Market throws a party amongst their usual local goods booths.
Tired of the same ol' same ol' while perusing farmers market booths? Looking to inject a little excitement in your Saturday morning routine? The organizers over at the Golden Hill Farmer's Market have got your number with Go Local Day …
ACT 2013 supports autism care and treatement
A 5 and 10K event to support autism care for military families.
ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment for military families) is holding a 5K and 10K at East Mission Bay Park and Fiesta Island on Saturday the 6th at 7:30 a.m. Both the 5K and 10K courses start and finish near …
Junior Carlsbad
A special event for runners ages 12 and under in Carlsbad.
Saturday the 6th at 7:30 a.m. is the start of the Junior Carlsbad. This is a running event for kids 12 and under. The youngest age is five. The event begins with the 12-year-olds, then the 11-year-olds, followed by the …
Ex-coach who bribed a USD player gets a year behind bars
Thaddeus Brown paid to influence games, then placed bets in Vegas
Former University of San Diego assistant basketball coach Thaddeus Brown was sentenced today (April 4) to a year in custody for conspiracy to commit sports bribery. He bribed co-defendant Brandon Johnson to influence the outcome of games during the 2009-2010 …
Temecula: Lightning in a Bottle announces lineup
Art, music, and wellness festival relocates to Temecula with biggest lineup to date.
Lightning in a Bottle just announced the lineup for their July 11-14 art and music festival at a Toonami and Adult Swim. Australian glitch hop gypsy Kayla Scintilla conjures visions of the deep East and inner realms with organic instrumentation …
Why I walked out on Evil Dead
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/04/43244/ Never one to second guess my partner in print, in light of Matthew's one star review of Evil Dead, I have no problem contributing a few nasty thoughts of my own. Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) and it's …
Gerald Clayton Quartet live in La Jolla
Clayton's group delivered an excellent example of modern, small group improvising.
Athenaeum Jazz led off their new concert series with a performance by the Gerald Clayton Quartet on April 3, at TSRI in La Jolla, featuring special guest tenor saxophonist Mark Turner alongside Joe Sanders on bass, Justin Brown on drums …
Strange South Bay Bedfellows
Supervisor Greg Cox endorses Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer/CEO for the San Diego-Imperial County Labor Council
On April 4 San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox endorsed Lorena Gonzalez for the 80th Assembly District Seat. The district includes Chula Vista, National City, San Ysidro, and Barrio Logan. Cox's endorsement, found on Gonzalez's Facebook page states, "I have …
RIP Roger Ebert
I'm sure my partner will have much more to say about the death of critical giant Roger Ebert. But I wanted to note this, from the early paragraphs of his obituary: Ebert, 70, who reviewed movies for the Chicago Sun-Times …
Hunger strike: hotel worker protests intensify
Union to protest use of E-Verify program at former Hilton Mission Valley
The Hilton Mission Valley hotel — scene of several large protests by members of the Unite Here Local 30 labor union — now faces a new threat: a planned five-day hunger strike from noon Friday to noon Tuesday. This hotel …
Trial date set for Valley Center man accused in pit bull attack
Jose Ledesma pleads not guilty to four misdemeanors, failing to control dogs
A trial date was confirmed for later this month, for a Valley Center man accused of failing to control dogs which reportedly attacked joggers more than a year ago. The incident was called “a pit bull attack” in which “two …
Friendship Park re-opens as Emnity Alley
Renaming marks new era in U.S.-Mexico relations
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/04/43223/ Dozens of people gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border yesterday to protest the proposed closing of Friendship Park, the narrow strip of land dedicated by First Lady Pat Nixon in 1971 as a meet 'n greet zone …
See the book, read the movie
A pictorial history of title credits from literary adaptations A thru M
Read any good movies lately? Long before hardbound comic books like Harry Potter and Twilight began passing for literature, and the subheading "Based on a True Story" became a lazy screenwriters raison d'etre, Hollywood did it's fair share or ransacking …
Court hearing delayed for boy charged as adult in murder case
Sheriff said it was a gang confrontation in Vista park, last November
A hearing for a 16-year-old boy charged with murder was delayed this morning, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse. The boy is accused of being one in a group of ten to 15 persons who had a fatal confrontation …
MTS to give soda and snacks to Padres fans
Don't eat snacks on trolley or drink soda at stadium
The Metropolitan Transit System is adding a perk to attract trolley ridership on Opening Day for the Padres next Tuesday, April 9: free soda and snacks. Beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Qualcomm Stadium station, La Mesa’s Spring Street station, …
Hillcrest residents protest Harvey Milk St. signage
"Sometimes, the homophobia is so subtle you have to look for it."
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/04/43213/ "The way I see it," says local sensitive soul Connie Speracie, "the City Overlords want us to STOP thinking it's NORMAL for HARVEY MILK to be on top of BLAINE - whoever he is." Photo credit.
Eba's Lounge and Bistro
Pan-Mediterranean restaurant opens in Hillcrest.
Walking into Eba’s (142 University Ave, Hillcrest, 619-269-0123), I was surprised to find that it was a Mediterranean restaurant and not a French place. The purple walls and curlicue decor gave off a sense of Parisian cafe, or at least …
Urge Gastropub's Off Duty Foodie Burger
What the hell do I know about burgers—let’s find out!
Between eating, drinking, interviewing, photographing, writing, editing, and posting, it’s natural for a writer to wonder every now and then if there’s anybody listening out there. Fortunately, we have shares, retweets, and web analytics to quell the fear that one’s …