Padres lose series to Mariners Sunday but rebound to take Monday's game from Brewers
While San Diego lost 'Vedder Cup Light' to Seattle, they even their Cactus league record at 2-2 with a victory over Milwaukee on Monday
Freddy Garcia was shelled in his first outing with the San Diego Padres, as the Seattle Mariners crushed the Friars 8-3 on Sunday afternoon in Peoria. The bottom of the first inning sealed the deal, and the Mariners won the …
Musica da influenza
Feeling like crap? Here's some music for flu season.
While most of my body continues to function properly and efficiently, I have been forced to turn my attention to music for influenza. I’m not admitting to any dis-ease but there are moments when I want to curl up in …
Convicted Temecula con man is filing appeals
Hawaiian prosecutor is "very interested," according to local attorney
A convicted con man has filed motions appealing his conviction and for reconsideration of sentence and to return property that was seized during his arrest, according to attorneys. Tyler Adams, now 40, was sentenced to 14 years prison last November, …
Woman reportedly shared a baby picture while attempting check fraud
Suspect shared photo of her one-year-old son, detective said
A beautiful young Latina woman reportedly shared a baby photo, saved in her cell phone, with a bank teller before she abandoned her efforts to cash a stolen check and left the bank, last summer. A bank teller at Chase …
Escondido stolen vehicle suspect in court
Oil dipstick is reportedly tool for car thieves, cops say
Jason Albert Scaparo, 36, was in court today charged with stolen vehicle. Escondido police officer William Havens said he joined a stolen vehicle pursuit on Wednesday, February 6, shortly before noon. Officer Havens said he was in his patrol vehicle …
Another potential lawsuit in Hotel Tax issue, this time over how district plans to pay for lawsuit against City
Attorney for San Diegans for Open Government warns of another lawsuit if TMD board moves forward with case against the City
Two days after the Tourism Marketing District Board announced it would be suing the City for failing to follow through with approving its 40-year contract, one question remains unanswered: Just where will the city-backed Tourism Marketing District get the money …
Over 7.5 tons of marijuana seized in Tijuana
Large seizures continue in Tijuana as authorities fight major trafficking operations
Several busts occurred during the week of February 17th, which netted over 7.5 tons of marijuana in the city of Tijuana. The largest seizure occurred Wednesday evening, February 20th, in the delegación Cerro Colorado area of Tijuana. An arrest led …
Sheriff's Department busts two rural marijuana grows
Sheriff’s deputies are reporting two significant marijuana busts in rural San Diego County communities. In Ramona, the Sheriff’s SWAT team served a warrant on the 300 block of Fegahli Road on Friday, following a month-long narcotics investigation. Residents had fortified …
New rules for Oscar shows
A modern day Joe Barbera riding herd over a three-and-a-half hour orgy of inanimate self-veneration
Last year it was Minny's pie. This year it's Life of Pi. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/25/40652/ We were forced to do business with Seth MacFarlane. I don't like his kind of TV people. I don't like to see him come on this clean …
Billy Ray Smith undergoes sex change; say hello to Billie Rae Smith!
UT-TV host/hostess says, "I finally feel comfortable in my own skin; plus, we needed more hotness to attract eyeballs to the show."
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Project Pie making progress in Hillcrest
"Build your own pizza" lands at 4th & University
Fourth and University is a tough piece of Hillcrest real estate to make a restaurant stick. Project Pie is the newest contender with that corner in mind. According to the internet, James Markham, the mastermind behind the operation, has been …
Oscar Autopsy: John Goodman > Daniel Day Lewis
At least as far as Best Picture is concerned.
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that what last year's Best Picture, The Artist, has in common with this year's best picture, Argo, is that they both start with A, and Academy voters are so damn rigid that they …
Broadway bargain: Taking Time Out for a quesadilla
Surprising food and drink deals at language students’ downtown hangout
This place right next to the Converse language school for foreign students is great to hang out at, partly to get an international feel, mostly to catch the bargains they always seem to have for the often hard-up students. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/25/40632/ …
Commune 5-year anniversary with Dead Feather Moon and Adam Salter
Anti-big tobacco monthly, Commune, celebrates at Whistle Stop in South Park
On Wednesday, February 27 at Whistle Stop (2236 Fern Street - South Park), Commune celebrates five years of fighting “tobacco corporations, their practices and their presence in the scene.” Last November, Reader contributor Lara McCaffrey blurted about the monthly affair, …
Joshua White/ Jeff Denson Project at the new Dizzy's
The house was full and the music superb.
The continued development of piano phenomenon Joshua White took a new turn on Feb. 23, in a cooperative venture with former San Diego bassist Jeff Denson in a superlative performance at the new Dizzy's with special guest tenor saxophonist Dayna …
Hotel titan leading legal war against Democrat Filner had role in San Diego Nixon scandal
C. Terry Brown helped fund controversial effort to bring 1972 GOP convention to Richard Nixon's "lucky city"
The date was March 9, 1972, and San Diego's hopes to host that year's Republican convention were quickly unraveling. Lobbyist Dita Beard had spilled the beans to Washington columnist Jack Anderson about a deal by ITT Corporation, a giant conglomerate …
Mayor Filner, City Council and City Attorney Goldsmith to discuss Tourism Marketing District during closed session meeting
Meeting to discuss lawsuit brought on by government activist which challenges the validity of the TMD
Mayor Bob Filner and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith will square off once again over the fate of the controversial Toursim Marketing District. This meeting won't be in front of the cameras, it will be behind closed doors during a closed …
Mariners beat Padres 8-6 to force rubber game
The Mariners homered three times to hold off the Padres 8-6 in Cactus League play on Saturday
Saturday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres in Peoria was a mostly contest of 2-run home runs. Unfortunately for the Padres, they could only manage one of those home runs while Seattle hit three of them …