Marks to appear in commercial for new Scorsese picture?
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Sundara: underwhelming Indian food
Ocean Beach Indian restaurant is "Indian-ish" at best, and no better than the average takeout spot.
Sundara Indian Cuisine (1774 Sunset Cliffs Blvd, 619-889-0639) started life as a pop-up affair in a coffee shop, taking over the space in the evenings and selling a short menu of curries. Apparently, so successful was the Indian venture that …
Downtown San Diego Partnership hires high-profile civic attorney to address illegal use of PBID funds
Michael Colantuono responds to letter asking to view non-profit's accounting records.
Executives at the Downtown San Diego Partnership are sticking to their guns, and doing their best to hold on to Property and Business Improvement District (PBID) funds to pay for homeless services, high-priced consultants, and other questionable expenses. The downtown …
Fancy Country Comfort at Great Maple
Hillcrest eatery offers familiar fare with an occasional twist... and donuts.
I liked Brian's American Eatery, it was one of my go-to breakfast spots back when I lived within walking distance. The menu and portions were absurdly gigantic, but the service was consistently friendly and there were plenty of a la …
Marijuana plantation destroyed near U.S. border in Baja
Large plants discovered on farm east of Tecate
Authorities located a marijuana plantation near the U.S.-Mexico border in Baja California on Friday, August 9. State authorities said an investigation led officers to the farm, which was located approximately 30 minutes east of the city of Tecate. The farm …
Wells Fargo lawsuits to proceed
Customers claim bank offered modifications, then refused to follow through
The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled in favor of San Diego attorney Timothy Blood, who represents two classes claiming that California lender Wells Fargo refused to follow guidelines in administrating the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification …
Full house for Coast Bop debut
Hard bop and burning tempos characterized this sterling performance at 98 Bottles
A standing room only crowd gathered for the debut performance by the Coast Bop quintet at 98 Bottles on August 10, drinking in the kinetic energy and virtuosity offered up by this unusual amalgamation of individuals. Two members of the …
Preview: The Plastic People
Filmmaker Charles Shaw explores the lives of the "plastic people" of the Tijuana River canal.
San Francisco-based writer and filmmaker Charles Shaw just released an updated preview for his pending documentary Exile Nation: The Plastic People, a look at the lives of the deportees who live in squalor in the Tijuana River canal a.k.a “el …
Cardiff dog days of summer event
Humans and dogs walked the green synthetic turf in California
The Cardiff Dog Days of Summer celebration was advertised as the eighth annual and “largest dog-centric event in San Diego!” A steady crowd enjoyed booths of more than 100 vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, …
Padres bleed Reds
The Padres were patient and let the Reds beat themselves
What the Padres didn’t do well as a unit on Friday, they excelled at Saturday, even if the bats weren’t as prolific as they would have wanted. Utilizing only four hits, and going 0 for 12 with runners in scoring …
Kill Quanti: Jonwayne, Jeremiah Jae, Mndsgn, and more.
Soda Bar hosts beat artists and MCs from labels including Warp, Brainfeeder, Stones Throw, A.1.R., and beyond.
On Sunday, August 11, local beat collective Kill Quanti are bringing an all-star hip hop and experimental beat showcase to Soda Bar (3615 El Cajon Blvd ) with headliner and Stones Throw artist Jonwayne topping the bill: Chicago-based Warp and …
Mark Lessman Quartet live
The saxophonist capitalized on a rare San Diego visit from NYC pianist Rob Schneiderman, who was a vital force in the SD jazz scene back in the day.
There's nothing quite as exhilarating as experiencing four masters create in the moment. Thirty years ago, some of the finest jazz heard in this city came from tenor saxophonist Mark Lessman pianist Rob Schneiderman and a recent Iowa transplant drummer …
Reds blast Padres in road opener
The bats of the Cincinnati Reds were no match for the Padres as the Friars drop the first game of their road trip
Ah, Cincinnati, the home of weird yet tasty stuff they call chili, with pasta and cheese and a strange, tangy sauce and onions on so on. Cincinnati is also the home of a very good baseball team – in fact, …
Man accused of torture and murder wants “contact visits” with his daughter
Louis Perez is charged with kidnap, sexual battery, and murder of Brittany Killgore
A man accused of sexual battery and torture and murder of a young woman, yesterday requested “contact visits” with his one-year-old daughter while he is in custody, from a San Diego County judge. “Mister Perez has not been allowed to …
Linda Lovelace’s local adventures generated over 10 million San Diego dollars
How two locals got rich off the Deep Throat star
With the bio-pic Lovelace opening, purporting to tell the true-life story of world’s-first-porn-star Linda Lovelace (a story she herself frequently revised), here’s a compilation of local-centric Lovelace-related material from several of our various articles on local 1970s/1980s theater operators Vince …
Was Filner's office bugged by long distance microphone?
Rumors fly as Filner continues to lose support, government gangs up
One of the rumors making the Twitter circles today (Aug. 9) is that Homeland Security has caught a person or persons eavesdropping on the mayor's office with a directional microphone from a room at the Westgate Hotel. I could not …
Soup with a view!
Surprise deals on top of Nordstrom's
"Sweetheart, corazon, will you be downtown today?" Warning bells! She's going to ask me to do something I don't want to do. "Uh, maybe." "Great! Would you take this lipstick to Nordstrom's and exchange it for Doublewear Stay Ruby, or …
JW 4: a night of Monk
Joshua White's latest distillation of Monk took on a new sonic density.
One of the greatest advantages of having an artist of the stature of Joshua White in town is the ability to experience his inexorable development through the prism of multiple performances -- gauging material from both constant and varying ensemble …
El Tigre Digital: Mamut Brewery Co. grand opening featuring Sonidero Travesura
Tijuana micro-brewery celebrates grand opening with a free jazz cumbia show and a limited edition beer.
This week, I reviewed a burgeoning craft beer bar in the arts and culture alleyway of Pasaje Rodriguez in Tijuana. Mamut Brewery Co. is more than just an inspired brewery slinging bottles of unpasteurized, top quality beer for about a …