March Maddening: NCAA and SDSU
March Madness begins today. Along with wall-to-wall college basketball games, it means a zillion charge-or-block-block-or-charge deliberations, a time-out followed 10 seconds later by a TV time out, which means four minutes of the same commercials ("what is better, kiddies, less …
Big labor spends $75,000 for Democrat in fourth district council race
Campaign committee run by San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council lays out more than $75,000 for cause of Myrtle Cole, according to filing
With the special election for city council in San Diego's fourth city council district already shaping up as a classic money battle between labor unions and the city's well-heeled real estate and development interests, San Diego Works!, an independent expenditure …
**L@@K** RARE VINTAGE "CARPETBAGGERS" VHS CHEAP $148.90
The Carpetbaggers is a great way to kill 150 minutes on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Based on a cheezeball potboiler by Harold Robbins, George Peppard has never been better than as a ruthless, spoiled rotten tycoon patterned after Howard Hughes. …
San Diego home values, rents keep rising sharply
County rents 4th highest among major metro areas
Is the housing bubble reinflating? With the Federal Reserve continuing to create money at a frenetic pace, one has to wonder. In February, U.S. home values rose 5.8%. Among the largest 30 markets, San Diego was 8th in year-over-year advance, …
Golden Hill’s Kafe Sobaka: What size borscht? Communist or Socialist?
Mark Djugashvili’s latest Georgian eatery has a funny take on East Meets West.
The happy hour deals (5-7pm daily) at Mark Djugashvili’s latest Georgian eatery, Kafe Sobaka (2469 Broadway, Golden Hill, 619-297-4007) are in the drinks. Beers and vodkas $3 each. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/21/42308/ But if you look carefully at his wild and crazy menu, …
Coronado: Healthy burgers at the hospital?
Well, there is plenty of lettuce...
On the island a lot recently. Carla’s seeing somebody from her childhood who's been in hospital here a couple of weeks. “Got to eat healthy,” says Carla as we head outside. “Why not eat here?” I say. "Hospital eateries must …
Cauliflower ceviche at the Vegetarian Cuisine & Arts Festival in Tijuana
The second bi-annual veggie fest at Margarita's Village offered clever Baja Med cuisine
If the words “Tijuana vegetarian food festival” evoke images in your mind of, at worst, rows of bean and cheese burrito vendors or, at best, Pokez-style potato flautas, you aren’t alone. In fact, just about everyone I mentioned the event …
Marlon Brando: Reflections in a golden sty
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/20/42254/ Many artists are instantly recognized by the mere mention of a word or catchphrase. Jerry Lewis screams "LAAAAAAAAAAAA-DY!" Marty Allen greets the world with, "Hello, dere!" Everyone was Tallulah Bankhead's "Daaahhling." What would Bobby Bittman be without his "How …
Spring Walkabout in South Park
Yarn bombing and tarot readings
From 6-10, on Saturday March 23rd, the community of South Park will host a Spring Walkabout. Highlights include, live music on stage at Rebecca’s Coffeehouse, tarot readings at Kwan Yin Holistic Center, a guided walking tour through the neighborhood of …
Interview with Charles Fleischer, the voice of Roger Rabbit
Every now and then, the universe throws me a bone.
Mysteries abound. My partner here at The Big Screen, Scott Marks, taught animation for around 10 years at Chicago's Columbia College. The man loves cartoons enough to build a curriculum around them. He could probably do a class on The …
Business owners in Alpine sue SDG&E over impacts from Sunrise Powerlink
Construction impacts caused many businesses to lose major cash and even forced some to close.
SDG&E's newly built Sunrise Powerlink is the tie that binds the power grids in Imperial Valley and San Diego County. For businesses located on Alpine Boulevard in the unincorporated community of Alpine, the line also cut off access to local …
Local think tank names new research director
The Center on Policy Initiatives, a labor-friendly San Diego economic think tank, announced yesterday (March 19) that Dr. Peter Brownell is joining the organization’s staff as its research director. “Dr. Brownell comes to CPI from the RAND Corporation, an international …
Alleged Killgore killers: "This was all a huge misunderstanding."
Accused BDSM ringleader Perez: "You mean Killgore was her NAME? Oh, man - I thought it was her fetish."
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/20/42251/ Now that the Honorable Judge K. Michael Kirkman has ordered Louis Ray Perez, Jessica Lynn Lopez, and Dorothy "No Middle Name" Maraglino to stand trial for the kidnap, sexual torture, and murder of Brittany Dawn Killgore last year, the …
Ex-firm of judge in moguls' anti-Filner case revises disclosure to show more campaign contributions
Downtown's Sheppard Mullin, a major hotel developer lobbyist, amends filing four days after story on contributions of its lawyers to failed GOP mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, a city hall lobbying mainstay for members of San Diego's hotel development industry, La Jolla's tony Bishops' School, as well as San Diego Gas & Electric and a host of other major corporate and industrial …
Martin Papazian to speak at 3 screenings of Least Among Saints
Proceeds to benefit local veterans organizations
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/20/42248/ Three screenings of Least Among Saints will be held in March and April with proceeds going to help local veterans organizations. Martin Papazian, the film's writer, director, and star will join other panelists for a Q&A immediately following each …
Debate over fluoride in water resurfaces in San Diego
Outside funding is running dry and the City must decide what to do about the fluoridation of the water supply.
The debate over adding fluoride to the City's water supply is back. After two years, the City of San Diego is forced to revisit the issue. State law requires large water suppliers to fluoridate its drinking water in hopes of …
Ignoring family ties at Monello
Taking the sister act next door to Little Italy's Bencotto
When an eatery is a sister operation to another restaurant, it’s hard not to associate it with its sibling. That’s particularly true in the case of Monello (750 West Fir Street, Suite 102-B, Little Italy), a new-ish spot specializing in …
Dinner at Heat
Working through a very full meal from the new Hillcrest restaurant.
Having enjoyed the happy hour menu enormously, I vowed to return to Heat Bar and Kitchen for a full meal. I liked the look of the dining room even more from the corner banquette seating. Incorporating a nightclub look without …