NFL doctor tries to squelch mention of CTE
Seau had chronic traumatic encephalopathy prior to suicide
According to today's (March 28) New York Times, a government agency prepared a safety fact sheet on degenerative brain disease in retired National Football League (NFL) players. Several people were invited to comment on the fact sheet. "One response stood …
Investigative author Caitlin Rother further clarifies her remarks on DeMaio
"It's not gay bashing! It's more like a big gay pillow fight!"
The U-T San Diego reports that former U-T San Diego reporter-turned-crime author Caitlin Rother spent some time digging dirt on gay Republican mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio (pictured). Included in her investigation was some mention of DeMaio's partner, Johnathan Hale, publisher …
Hey everybody, remember Vacation?
You know, the one with Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo?
Yeah, well, they're in talks to reprise their roles in the inevitable reboot. But you know what I'd rather see? A straight-up remake. A couple of casting suggestions: Mark Duplass as Chevy Chase: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/28/42758/ Amy Poehler as Beverly D'Angelo: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/28/42759/ …
La Jollans protest post office closure
Local elected officials and residents gathered outside the La Jolla Post Office on Wall Street this afternoon (March 28), to protest the U.S. Postal Service’s continuation in its stated plan to relocate the post office and sell off the historical …
Damian vs. DKC: a benefit with Buddy Banter, Grand Tarantula, and Cuckoo Chaos
Local booker/manager hosts fundraiser for friend suffering from a rare congenital disorder.
Damian and Spencer met seven years ago while working at In-n-Out. Spencer played in bands during his freetime while Damian worked toward his bachelor’s degree at UCSD. They became good friends as they both progressed toward their goals until three …
Escondido man admits misdemeanor child abuse in plea deal
Eight-year-old case charged second-degree murder for death of toddler
On Monday of this week, a mistrial was declared when a jury could not come to unanimous decision in an 8-year-old fatal-child-abuse case against Efrain Cornejo. After a three-week trial which began on March 5, the jury deadlocked with the …
Ashley Judd makes history!
First movie star not to survive the trailer
Never mind that Ashley Judd recently announced she won’t run for the Kentucky Senate seat. Her entire performance in Olympus Has Fallen is contained in the preview. Unless I'm mistaken, Judd is the first movie star in history not to …
Anisa Shamis Cox
Anisa Shamis Cox passed away March 19. Chula Vista should name a street after her. She co-founded OnStage Playhouse in 1985, turning a small store into a viable theater space. And, using her background as a bookkeeper, she kept it …
Council President Todd Gloria once served as a board member for the Tourism Authority
Spokesperson says Gloria served as a non-voting member and does not need to disclose his involvement.
Council President Todd Gloria is now at the center of the clash between Mayor Bob Filner and officials from the Tourism marketing District. During a public hearing on Tuesday, Filner accused Gloria of playing politics by not allowing more time …
UT San Diego hopes to add four new buildings to Mission Valley property, including a 23-story residential tower
Additional details on mixed-use development revealed at public meeting.
A consultant and land planner hired by Doug Manchester released additional details on his proposed development of UT San Diego's Mission Valley headquarters yesterday during an environmental scoping meeting. Plans for the site include the construction of 4 buildings on …
Obama bundler, not Filner, gets top spot at county Democrats' gala
San Diego mayor not mentioned in invitation to county party's Paint the Town Blue May awards dinner
He's the first Democrat since 1988 to get elected mayor of America's eighth-largest city and currently engaged in an epic legal, political, and editorial war with the town's wealthy and powerful GOP hotel moguls - including UT San Diego publisher …
Friday night party bus finishes with head under car
Escondido man denies DUI hit-and-run causing injury
Three young Latinas testified that they got on a “party bus” about 9 p.m. Friday night, March 8, and went downtown to the Belo nightclub in San Diego for an evening of drinking and dancing. It was a little before …
Baja nights: At Los Cristales you eat while you're riding the wave
The restaurant on the rock serves the rich, the famous, and Ed
I happened on this burger totally accidentally. Never meant to come here. Had never heard if it. I’m way down where the two Californias once divided – between Dominican and Franciscan-ruled lands in their missions of discovery and conversion. I …
Box'd
It's a box! With waffles!
Box’d (430 Carlsbad Village Drive, 442-333-9071) is just that, a box. Actually, it’s more of a shipping crate, cut open and immobilized on a platform in downtown Carlsbad, filled with waffle irons and cash registers, and dedicated to selling waffles …
Vibrator giveaway doesn't appear to have swept San Diego
Event at Stingaree apparently didn't create New York-type revolution
Trojan, the venerable maker of condoms, gave away $30 and $40 vibrators -- for men and women -- this afternoon from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Stingaree, which is billed as San Diego's hottest night spot. "The pleasure …
FIGMENT: the art of inclusivity at Chicano Park
New York interactive art festival debuts in Barrio Logan on April 7
If upper-crust art openings at exclusive venues leave you feeling alienated from creative expression, FIGMENT is for you. “The primary intention of FIGMENT is to build community through art,” says festival co-producer Nicole Hickman, who also volunteers as a Burning …
Investigative author Caitlin Rother amplifies her remarks on DeMaio
She is indignant about claims of gay-bashing, political sniping
Caitlin Rother, crime author and former U-T investigative reporter, tonight (March 27) issued a longer statement on her role in an investigation that was done of Carl DeMaio prior to the November mayoralty election. On Sunday, the U-T printed a …
Tourism drops sharply for month through March 23
But it may be premature to tie decline to advertising spat
New data from Smith Travel Research show that occupancy in San Diego hotels dropped 4.3% for the four weeks ended March 23, according to Jerry Morrison, Encinitas-based hotel guru. This was the sharpest decline among the 25 largest markets in …
TMD consultant and his firm has collected nearly $550,000 in TMD revenues since 2008
Invoices show John Lambeth and Civitas Advisors has collected over a half million dollars from San Diego's tourism district
At the March 26 council hearing nearly one hundred hotel and tourism employees urged, sometimes yelled, at Mayor Bob Filner to sign the Tourism Marketing District agreement. The 39 and one-half-year agreement, they said, was vital not only to the …