Puns are spontaneously on schedule in Balboa Park
A concert update with a few options in Balboa Park this weekend.
There is cutthroat competition going on Thursday, February the 28th at 6:30 pm. It’s all going down at the at the Mingei International Museum. The Mingei has long been known for it’s iconography and death matches. In reality, the competition …
Exile Nation: The Plastic People of the Tijuana River canal
Filmmaker Charles Shaw addresses the difficult reality behind deportation, homelessness, and drug abuse.
If you’ve ever crossed the pedestrian bridge over the Tijuana River canal, you’ve no doubt seen dozens of people living among its garbage-strewn banks in makeshift ñongos – ramshackle structures built from trash and river detritus. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/26/40773/ Some may have …
Padres beat Reds as Gyorko yanks another home run, 7-5
Jedd Gyorko hits his third home run of spring training and the Padres prevail 7-5 over the Reds
Jedd Gyorko had better knock it off or everyone is going to think that his power is commonplace. Gyorko lit up Cincinnati's Wilkin De La Rosa for his third home run of the pre-season to seal the deal and the …
Groucho Marx was boy soprano in an Episcopal Church choir!
You don't believe me? It says so in this cartoon. You bet your Captain Roscoe! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/26/40767/
Chiquibaby's, Logan Heights: Tostada and Karaoke
Neighborhood bar brings out the (Mexican) musician in you. And the appetite
The little cream stucco building shines out into the dark. From across Dewey Street you can hear the crack! of pool balls, laughs, and somebody singing a ranchero song. A few cheers and claps, and then another one starts. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/26/40768/ …
Man arrested for murder could not make plea today
Arraignment of Kevin Coset was delayed by defense attorneys
A frightened-looking young man was brought into court today, but he did not hear the charges alleged against him, because attorneys are still sorting out who might defend him. Kevin Albert Coset, 23, looked around the room when he was …
Yet another lawsuit being cooked up by hotelier-run district, notice reveals
Friday meeting agenda shows so-called tourism board run by C. Terry Brown is not yet done suing
Hotel workers are complaining they don't make enough scratch, and hotel owners say they are afraid for their own sizable meal tickets, but at least one well-paid attorney from Sacramento and his legal associates are apparently making out big in …
Jason Robinson at the New Dizzy's
Robinson is one of the most exciting saxophone players I've ever heard.
Fire-breathing former San Diego saxophonist Jason Robinson returns for a must-see concert on March 1, leading a core trio of bassist Rob Thorsen and drummer Duncan Moore, expanding to include special guest guitarist Joey Carano and saxophonist Ian Tordella. Robinson …
Appeals court scuttles Encore robo-signing settlement
Thirty-eight states said payment "paltry"; stock plunges 7.21%
Stock of Encore Capital, which purchases defaulted consumer receivables, plummeted 7.21% today (Feb. 26) to $29.08 after a federal appeals court voided a $5.2 million settlement over charges that Encore used false affidavits and illegal tactics to collect debt from …
Best events in San Diego: February 28-March 6
Thursday | 28 UNDERGROUND ART WALK Art and music show featuring artwork by Lauren Turton, Michael Garger, Pako Pablos, River Martinez, and Leetal Elmaleh. Live music by Maria De La Paz. 21+. WHEN: 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Vin de Syrah Wine …
San Diego Tourism Authority plans to spend more than 44 percent of hotel tax on staff salaries so far this year
A big portion of revenues from hotel assessment goes to pay salaries, taxes, and benefits for ConVis employees
Proponents of San Diego's Tourism Marketing District spoke out in favor of the two percent assessment on hotel rooms at a February 25 council hearing. Some warned city councilmembers about the impact that withholding the revenue would have on the …
Tijuana man arrested for teen sexual exploitation plot
Suspect met 13 year old girl on Facebook and began fake relationship
A Tijuana man was arrested on February 23rd, for allegedly luring a 13 year old girl to the city for sexual exploitation. The 18 year old suspect, Jesús Ramón “El Chui” Cristin Urbina, met the girl online last year and …
Steve on... Redd Kross guitarist breaks it down
It’s not often that you can chat with a 45-year-old who can relate tales about hanging out with the likes of Black Flag and The Descendents when both of those bands were in their infancy. That’s because Steve McDonald was …
Ai Sushi and Teriyaki
Downtown Japanese hole-in-the-wall is "good enough."
It was probably some form of internet advertising that led me to Ai Sushi and Teriyaki on Sixth Ave downtown. At least, I assume it was the internet’s fault since I was grossly misled, something which happens often online. I …
San Diego home values keep rising
Again, SD prices top those of top 20 markets
San Diego home values rose 0.4% in December from November, topping the 0.2% rise of the top 20 markets, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller numbers posted this morning (Feb. 26). Over the last year, local home values have risen 9.2%, …
Save Our Heritage Organisation urges Gloria not to pursue Municipal Code change
Numerous other hurdles could arise in fight over Plaza de Panama revamp plan, group says
Tensions over plans to remove parking and vehicle traffic from Balboa Park’s Plaza de Panama have once again been reignited, as local preservationist group Save Our Heritage Organisation reacts to a suggestion from San Diego City Council president Todd Gloria …
Pizza Port Solana Beach: The next generation
The new brewer (wo)manning one of San Diego’s classic brewhouses
One of the county’s eldest brewhouses resides below-ground in an inauspicious picnic-tabled pizza joint—Pizza Port Solana Beach (135 North Highway 101). The first of the Southern California chain’s locations, it’s been turning out craft beer since 1992. Over the years, …
The Void: Vampire Slayer, Late Nite Howl, Marcelo Radulovich, and Monsterpussy
An eclectic, transborder lineup fills The Void in City Heights
A few days ago, I posted a blog heralding the return of resurrected Mexicali dance/noise punk icons Maniqui Lazer to San Diego on Wednesday, March 6 at The Office. Core member Valentin Torres aka Vampire Slayer will be in town …
Radio investment adviser charged with fraud
La Jolla's George Charles Cody Price touted expertise on "The Wealth Weekend Hour"
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged La Jolla investment adviser George Charles Cody Price, and his company, ABS Manager LLC, with fraudulent misrepresentation and other violations of securities laws. Price, who until early 2011 co-hosted a KFMB San …
City council hears Tourism Marketing District comments as union hotel workers unveil a new lawsuit
Brigette Browning and Sergio Gonzales, representing the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE Local 30, announced the filing of a lawsuit against San Diego City Council protesting the proposed extension of Tourism Marketing District fees collected from visitors to local hotels, …