Downtown donut: hole lotta gourmet going on
New place sells out so quick, you've got to get there by daylight, practically
“Sold out.” Whack? It’s written clear across the window of this new donut place I’ve run across on B Street downtown. Okay, it is in the afternoon. But not that late. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/17/47617/ I have to go in. “We usually run …
The Durex treatment: The Wolf of Wall Street
Because every trailer contains at least one image that could double as an ad for Durex condoms.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/17/47616/ Because "Playing games on the floor in the nursery" can mean two very different things. Durex.
Padres sweep Diamondbacks and close on division lead
The Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Padres again and the hottest team in baseball has won six straight
The Padres went up against the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday with two possibilities if they won: Gaining on the division leaders and sweeping their second series in a row. Behind the pitching of Clayton Richard and the power bats …
Governor's sister and crony now both on Sempra board
Brown family has history of controversy regarding cross-border-related energy involvement in California and Mexico
Governor Jerry Brown's insider contingent at Sempra Energy got bigger last week with the announcement that his sister, former California Treasurer Kathleen Brown, had joined the board of the San Diego-based utility giant, which owns SDG&E and the Southern California …
Extraordinary Chambers at Mo`olelo Performing Arts
In 1975, Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge stormed through Cambodia. They killed teachers, poets, artists, doctors, journalists, anyone involved with the government, anyone related to anyone in government. Anyone wearing glasses. Anyone just suspicious. To create an agrarian collective, …
Trailer Park: Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street
BRING IT OVER!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/17/47605/ It's a beautiful day in Movieland, folks, what with the release of the first trailer for Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall St., coming to a cinder block multiplex near you on November 15. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/17/47610/ Hey, hey, look at …
Brunch at Heights Tavern
Normal Heights bar opens for brunch. Neighborhood hipsters have not had to run for cover.
The Heights Tavern (3377 Adams Avenue, 619-501-3455) has has made a solid bid to stick around and become a part of Normal Heights. At first, the rabble roused themselves over the presence of a second True North opening Uptown. For …
"Kane is a comedy."
Orson Welles and Henry Jaglom had lunch. Jaglom taped it.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/17/47591/ Okay, so My Lunches with Orson has just gone on the Big Screen Christmas wishlist. In the meantime, you can read an excerpt over at Vulture. It's mostly fantastic bitchy gossip about Old Hollywood, but it also contains the …
DUI, domestic violence warrant sweeps yield 27 arrests
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department conducted another early morning warrant sweep on Saturday (June 15), clearing 36 warrants by arresting 27 individuals with misdemeanor and felony domestic violence and DUI warrants outstanding. This week’s sweeps focused on the cities of …
Sinfonia da give me a break
The back story on Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem.
I had mentioned that there was a somewhat interesting story about the creation of Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem so let’s take a look at that for a moment. For the record, Sinfonia da Requiem is a ridiculous title. Sinfonia …
Padres roll Diamondbacks again and get to even
Don't look now, but the Padres are playing .500 ball and gaining on the division leader
When the Padres opened the season at 5-15, there weren’t many who considered the club attaining an even record at any point in the season, much less before the All-Star break. But on Saturday night, the Padres did just that …
Baja state police turn down $240,000 bribe during arrest
Authorities resist bribe from suspects who allegedly made death threats
Baja California state police arrested two suspects in Tijuana with a large amount of United States currency, on Saturday, June 15, after responding to a citizen complaint. Officers checked on a residence after a citizen called authorities to report a …
Bert Turetzky, Chuck Perrin, Bob Weller, Charlie Weller: Jazz & Poetry
Turetzky and Perrin transformed words into music with help from the Weller's.
Contrabass virtuoso Bert Turetzky joined forces with Chuck Perrin to present a night of bass and poetry -- specifically the works of Pablo Neruda and Jack Kerouac -- to a large and attentive audience on June 14 at Dizzy's in …
11th annual Bird Park Summer Concert Series kicks off
Free outdoor North Park series starts today with jazz artist Lenny Rankins.
Last minute reminder! The Bird Park Summer Concert Series kicks off this evening with a performance by jazz artist Lenny Rankins from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The free, family-friendly outdoor event is organized by the North Park Community Association and …
Padres dominate Diamondbacks and win fourth in a row
With Eric Stults on the mound, the Padres didn't need much offense to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks
Eric Stults did something on Friday night that no Padres pitcher has accomplished this season, which was to throw a complete game. Behind Stults, the Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2-1. Giving up the run on just two hits and …
Mood Boost: entrepreneur turns bipolar disorder into inspirational business
Barry Willis offers meaningful employment to fellow depression sufferers.
Following an exhaustive several weeks of working with the impromptu media committee at Occupy San Diego, Barry Willis spent five days during late 2011 bed-ridden with depression. “While in bed, I grabbed my laptop and told myself that I was …
Manchester hotel to break ground in Austin in November
Papa Doug's son releases consultant study claiming there is need for it
The $350 million Fairmont Hotel in downtown Austin will start going up in November, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Developer Douglas W. Manchester, son of San Diego hotelier/publisher Douglas F. (Papa Doug) Manchester, told the newspaper that a new consultant …
Blockbuster, or, The Modern Prometheus
Did you hear the one about the two directors who bemoaned the state of the industry they helped destroy?
My partner Scott already handled this story about Lucas and Spielberg and the overloaded tent-pole, and you should totally read his take first. But I couldn't help myself here. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/14/47525/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/14/47527/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/14/47526/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/14/47528/
SD 10th in science, tech, engineer, math jobs
23% of local jobs require such skills
There is a category of jobs with the acronym STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). According to a new study by the Brookings Institution, 23% of local jobs require such skills. This is 10th in the nation. To no one's …