Retox, Secret Fun Club, Anthrot, and Innerds at the Che Cafe
Also, the Locust reunite to join Yeah Yeah Yeahs at I'll Be Your Mirror in London
Remember when the Che Café was the wildest venue in town? When weird hardcore bands would dangle from the rafters and people dressed up funny and everyone lost themselves in a sweaty whirlpool of faces bobbling spastically to the honks …
Repeat felon admits killing transgender prostitute
January 2012 beating death in Oceanside now confessed as second-degree-murder
Tyree Davon Paschall, 29, admitted killing a transgender prostitute more than a year ago, in Oceanside. In a plea deal yesterday in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse, the repeat felon admitted second-degree murder when he beat Crain Conaway to …
Ferruccio as Becket
Italian bass takes on a saintly role at San Diego Opera
Ferruccio is coming. His portrayal of Thomas Becket is almost here. What, when and where? Thomas Becket is the central character of T. S. Elliott's play, Murder in the Cathedral which was turned into an opera by Ildebrando Pizzetti. When …
Best events in San Diego: March 21-March 27
Thursday | 21 SUICIDE GIRLS: HARD GIRLS, SOFT LIGHT Some of the SuicideGirls will be signing their hard-cover photo book of tattooed pinup girls. The first 25 people to have a copy of the book signed will receive a free …
Little Fish Comic Book Studio debuts American BOOOM!
Ocean Beach comic studio releases borderland superhero story at Villainous Lair Comics - Normal Heights
Little Fish Comic Book Studio is celebrating the release of their debut publication - a San Diego/Tijuana-based comic called American BOOOM! - on Friday, March 22 (7 to 10 p.m.) at Villainous Lair Comics - 3371 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights. …
Appellate court refuses to stop closed CPUC meeting
Utilities commission can go ahead with closed conclave tomorrow at Scripps Seaside Forum
The Fourth District Court of Appeal today (March 19) denied a bid by San Diegan Masada Disenhouse to block a meeting tomorrow of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) at Scripps Seaside Forum. The CPUC will be discussing cleantech. Disenhouse …
Man admits to dismembering woman with help of family members in Tijuana
Suspect killed victim and attempted to dispose of body before being caught near border fence
A Tijuana man admitted to killing and dismembering a woman after being detained by municipal authorities on Monday, March 18th. The suspect, 25 year old Roberto Alejandro Cortez Chora, was arrested along with three family members in the death of …
Industry experts bring Script to Screen symposium to San Diego
Russel Redmond and Jennifer Silva Redmond were so inspired by the San Diego Latino Film Festival's presentation of Laura Castañeda's Devil's Breath, that they decided to write a feature length fictional account of the undocumented people who perished in the …
Last call for Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food Festival
Sunday's MVCBF will be the last, but The Handlery's not done with beer
It’s the end of an era, albeit a relatively short era. After hosting the Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food Festival for the past four years, the crew at The Handlery Hotel (950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley) are pulling …
Meth trafficker sentenced to prison
Man admits to distributing 30-40 pounds of methamphetamine per month for Mexican Mafia prison gang
A prolific methamphetamine trafficker has been sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison following his guilty plea on racketeering charges. Silvano Hernandez Jr., a 40 year-old San Diegan and member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, was one of 36 …
Edison says operating San Onofre at full power is safe after all
Risk of tube risk greatly heightened after 11 months, utility still says it wants to test reactor under 70% load
Amid rumors that Southern California Edison’s plan to restart one of the two troubled reactors at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station under partial power could trigger a license amendment, the utility has released a report to federal regulators stating that …
Louis Perez and two others ordered to trial for killing
California judge finds sufficient evidence of kidnap, torture and murder
Louis Ray Perez, 46, frowned at the judge while he was being ordered to stand trial for the killing of Brittany Dawn Killgore, a 22-year-old woman who was married to a Marine deployed to Afghanistan when she went missing almost …
East Village: Pakistani food has landed!
Chicken tikka masala competes with pizza at 10th and Broadway
The floor tiles at the entrance read “Broadway Linoleum and Carpet Co.” That must have been a long time ago. Because this is something completely different. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/19/42134/ “Maizbaan,” says the brand-new sign. We’re up at 10th and Broadway (1010 Broadway, …
Natural Log Skateboards bring handcrafted decks to Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club
North Park hotel hosts artist of the month, surf-rock, acoustic folk, and a dance party in the Top Gun room.
On Thursday, March 21 (7 to 10 p.m.), Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club in North Park will host an opening for their featured Artist of the Month, local woodworkers Natural Log Skateboards. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/18/42114/ Eirik Nordgaard and Thomas Brierton craft custom …
Two female victims found dead within 48 hours near U.S. border in Tijuana
One victim’s body dismembered, another strangled to death
Two women were found dead near the U.S. border in Tijuana within 48 hours, according to municipal and state authorities. The remains of one woman, who was reported missing last week, was found around 11:00am in a shanty home near …
Print media, TV news hit hard last year, says Pew study
Digital news audience surges, but news media not cashing in
The news industry is "more undermanned and unprepared to uncover stories, dig deep into emerging ones or to question information put into its hands," says Pew Research in its "State of the News Media 2013," published today (March 18). In …
Wife of port scandal figure gives big to Bruce Williams cause
Out-of-district developers heaping cash on Fourth District council race
Some of San Diego's richest and most controversial developers are pouring money into one of its poorest city council districts in a well-funded effort to elect a top aide of the man who quit the seat in the midst of …
Who ordered the Godzilla remake?
Godzilla should hop the next junk to Hollywood and help stomp out a few tent poles, not get his own dressing room and starring role in a new one. Didn't a blockbuster version of Godzilla flop a few years back? …
Dependent Origination live at the Taoist Sanctuary
Multi-reed man Peter Kuhn led a stellar ensemble of improvisers for a scintillating set on March 16.
The Taoist Sanctuary on Park Blvd. played host to an all-star free jazz concert by some of the music's heaviest hitters on March 16, when Dependent Origination, an ensemble organized by multi-instrumentalist Peter Kuhn unleashed a blistering, kaleidoscopic 90 minute, …
Neurologists recommend stricter concussion guidelines
One risk factor is presence of gene that often leads to Alzheimer's disease
The American Academy of Neurology, meeting today (March 18) in San Diego, issued new guidelines for dealing with athletes' concussions. More than one million athletes experience a concussion each year in the United States; the risks are greatest in football …