Interview: Cult director Don Coscarelli
Don Coscarelli first terrified audiences in 1979 with a flying sphere in Phantasm. Since then he has directed only ten films and four of them have the word “Phantasm” in their title. It’s not all horror for the director as …
Beer Touring: Thorn Street Brewery
New North Park brewery has all but one element for success
The last stop on my latest San Diego brewery tour was a recently opened spot called Thorn Street Brewery (3176 Thorn Street, North Park). Nestled in a mostly residential area away from the 30th Street fray, the venue resides in …
Physicians: heal thyselves, says state medical board
Kickbacks, sexual advances, drunken rampage allegedly involved in charges
The Medical Board of California has made charges against three San Diego County physicians. M. Tarek Kady is charged with referring patients to White Cross Pharmacy and in return getting kickbacks of $90,000. In 2009, Dr. Kady allegedly prescribed a …
Public Utilities Commission rejects complaint of over-billing at San Onofre
A complaint filed February 13 alleging that San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station operator Southern California Edison potentially overcharged by as much as $100 million for installation of new steam generators (that failed less than two years into their service life …
Parachute Factory: art and music from the margins
Downtown warehouse will host over 30 local artists including Exist 1981, Joshua Krause, Bujwah Strangers, Eric Wixon, and Tocayo.
On Saturday, February 16, digital creatives Mindgruve are teaming up with Yeller Studio, non-profit Sezio, and musical residents of the Sweat Lodge warehouse to throw a Downtown party (627 8th Ave.) dubbed Parachute Factory. http://vimeo.com/58733886 The bi-level warehouse is the …
Rancho San Diego Burrito Run
Run 5K, get a burrito.
If you like the burritos then the Rancho San Diego Run is the event for you. All participants will receive a special runners burrito at the finish area. The burritos will be prepared by Albert’s Fresh Mexican Food. The event …
How did San Diego go from two dozen drive-in theaters to only two?
Hint: The murder of a future SD Mayor's brother had a lot to do with it
The Reader's Don Bauder has an excellent new story about former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor's recent legal tribulations: "Mayor Mo" stole $2 million from late husband's foundation. While O’Connor may have been one of the city’s better Mayors, I’ve …
Home of Guiding Hands 5K
A nice 5K around Santee Lakes followed by a warm picnic lunch.
The Third Annual Home of Guiding Hands 5K is this Saturday the 16th of February at 11:00 am. The proceeds go to support 800 children and their families. The goal of $25,000 has already been surpassed. Online registration is closed …
Joshua White & Spiral at The Loft
White led this red-hot quintet through the music of John Coltrane with imaginative arrangements in front of a packed house.
Wednesday, February 13, piano virtuoso Joshua White, celebrated the musical legacy of jazz icon John Coltrane before a sold-out house at The Loft--fronting an all-star aggregation featuring bassist Mark Dresser, trombonist Michael Dessen, saxophonist David Borgo and drummer Duncan Moore. …
Now hear this: Marty announces His next offering
Just in time for Valentine's Day!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/14/40161/ The next film by Andrew Lau, writer and director of Infernal Affairs, will be produced by Martin Scorsese, the man who won His only Academy Award by remaking the Hong Kong action film as The Departed. How's that for …
Acoustic in Middletown: Unplugged beer comes to oldest brewery!
Expect noise. Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment about to rock old Mission Brewery
Actually it was the nose, not the noise. Started twitching as I walked up Washington from the trolley. That sexy, sweet, rich malty smell can mean only one thing: someone is brewing inside the old Mission Brewery Plaza courtyard again. …
"Mayor Mo" stole $2 million from late husband's foundation
She made, then lost $1 billion in gambling, lost even more, and plundered funds
Maureen O'Connor, mayor of San Diego from 1986 to 1992, entered into a "deferred prosecution" agreement today (Feb. 14) for plundering $2.088 million from a foundation set up by her late husband, Robert O. Peterson. She was a trustee of …
Former mayor Golding calls former mayor O'Connor's gambling losses "piddling"
"Betting with funds from her husband's nonprofit? That's almost like betting with your own money! It's a sucker's game!"
This morning, former San Diego mayor Susan Golding addressed a gathering of the Rancho Santa Fe Wealthy Women's Society at a caviar tasting. She took the occasion to offer comment on the news that former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor …
Foundation at heart of O'Connor scandal was big donor to San Diego police; John Burton Foundation
The R.P. Foundation, one-time funnel for the charitable giving and wheeling and dealing by late Jack-in-the-Box millionaire Robert O. Peterson, plays major role in ex-mayor’s case
At the center of today's breaking federal case against former San Diego mayor Maureen O'Connor is a foundation deeply rooted in her past relationship with her late husband Robert Oscar Peterson, the founder of the Oscar's hamburger chain, and later …
FreePB lawsuit tossed by federal court judge
Group is not a victim of discrimination due to city's denial of event permit request
Free Parks and Beaches for San Diego, the group behind the FreePB.org site, has been denied in its quest to sue the City of San Diego over an event permit moratorium that prevented the group from hosting its “Leisure Olympics” …
Appreciation: Castle Freak
In praise of low-budget, lowbrow, minor collaborations
Nobody, I think, is going to argue that Castle Freak represents the finest execution of the the "H.P. Lovecraft to Stuart Gordon to Jeffery Combs" combination; that honor pretty clearly goes to Re-Animator. But a passing mention of Castle Freak …
Yes Virginia, there is a Bali Ha'i, but...
In the Welk Resort Theatre's current production of South Pacific, Bloody Mary (Brenda Oen) points to a volcanic island across a blue Pacific channel. She sings "Bali Ha'i," such a haunting song you'd think she 's pointing to Eden. "Most …
Product placement: John Wayne Organic Beef Jerky
From the man who died with 40 lbs. of impacted feces in his colon comes a new taste treat! There's a little bit of Duke's "natural flavoring" in every bite of John Wayne Organic Beef Jerky. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/14/40149/ John Wayne Organic …
Trailer Park: The Internship
I don't think they're even trying any more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a8DjuGlVknQ Just. Wow. What is the sound of one film pandering? Let's begin. Vince Vaughn is 42. Owen Wilson is 44. But for the sake of The Internship, they might as well be a couple of Foxy Grampas, looking to …
Capitol Hill's top two personal debtors hail from San Diego, analysis finds
North County mega-millionaire Republican and newly elected La Jolla Democrat not eager to talk about places on congressional debtor list
Two San Diego county congressman rank at the very top of the list of Congress's biggest debtors, but neither are eager to provide details about their personal high finances, according to a report posted online today by OpenSecrets.org, a Washington-based …