DVR alert: 41st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/12/47302/ Hold your tongues and rest your sphincters! Last week, the AFI Life Achievement Award went to Mel Brooks and Marty was on hand to present the trophy and suck face. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/12/47303/ The ceremony will air this Saturday night at …
Suspected Spider-Man bandit arrested
La Mesa Police announced on Tuesday afternoon (June 11) that they had made two arrests related to a string of robberies involving an individual wearing a Spider-Man mask, dating back to a January 28 heist at Sierra Market on the …
DVD Rentals: Tarzan Triumphs
Me like Tarzan movies!
Me like Tarzan. Too cheap to drop $40 retail on box set. Find Volume 2 in pawn shop. Cost five bucks. No resist. After M.G.M. shuttered their Tarzan unit, the King of the Jungle hopped a vine and swung across …
Media Arts Center's Carnival Fundraiser Thursday
Yearly scholarship fundraiser promises a carnival-themed frenzy of food, drinks and fun.
"Every year we have some kind of fundraiser or online campaign to raise money for need-based scholarships so youth can attend our media arts programs," says Media Arts Center San Diego's Education & Outreach Coordinator, Julia Richardson, via email. "We …
Auto repair centers disciplined
One charged $867.40 for unneeded work
The Bureau of Automotive Repairs has disciplined three firms in the county. Arian Inc., dba Cox Automotive Service, 5782 Miramar Road, was fined for performing unnecessary repairs. The customer was charged $867.40 for work that did not have to be …
Fraley banned from securities business
Peddling Nova Gen stock, he told investors gross untruths
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned Paul Randall Fraley from the securities industry. The commission's complaint said that from 2006 to 2009, he raised more than $2.3 million through an unregistered offering of Nova Gen stock. He misrepresented …
The Ruby Room uproots following creative differences
Hillcrest bar, gallery, and venue becomes neighborhood tavern, Ruby Room shopping around for new location.
I was tempted to go mellon collie when, several weeks ago, Ruby Room co-owner Brittni Cute confided that she had news about the venue. Due to creative differences between owners, Brittni and her husband Sean Cute would be selling their …
The ShakeDown Bar welcomes Anilee Griffin to the driver's seat
Former Flying Elephant manager takes over at Midway rock and roll dive
Infamous for their emphasis on “Booze, Bikes, Bands, Broads, and Rods,” The ShakeDown Bar on Midway is changing hands about two-and-a-half years into its Loma Portal legacy. The rowdy venue, perhaps best known for its high-energy punk shows and tall …
Review: Andrew Boyd's Adams Ave. '13 Unplugged on Mopeds
Five-star short debuts at America's Finest Film Festival
Quit your day job, Reader Andy; Hollywood is calling. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/11/47269/ Not since Werewolves on Wheels or Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese's What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? has a first film displayed a profound and …
Yeller Studio's No Tan Lines pool party takes over LWP's Community@ Joy Building
Art, music, booze, food, and pop-up shops will find harmony with pool shenanigans at this empty urban property Saturday.
"LWP's support of San Diego's art culture is something Yeller greatly respects," says Michael Tussey, via email, of San Diego-based Yeller Studio, who describe themselves as a "low-brow art collective". So when "Greg Strangman (Founder and Managing Principal of the …
Best events in San Diego: June 13-20
Thursday | 13 MEDIA ARTS CENTER CARNIVAL This Media Arts Center fundraiser includes performances by comedian Mike Vinn, magician Nathan Gibson, and stilt-walking banjo-player Johnny High-Hat. Catering will be provided by True Kitchen Creatives, with silent auction items from La …
Joshua Kwassman blows in from NYC, June 12
Promoting a new album that defies easy categorization, the saxophonist makes a Dizzy's hit.
I've been spending the afternoon listening to the new disc from composer / multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kwassman as sort of a last minute preparation for his upcoming show, June 12, at Dizzy's which starts at 7:30 pm. Kwassman, who is a …
Another candidate enters the fray in the race for the District 6 council seat
Don Azul officially announces run for city council.
Add another runner to the race for the District 6 council seat. On June 11, soon to be 30-year-old Clairemont resident Don Azul officially threw his hat in the ring by submitting a Statement of Organization with the City Clerk's …
DVD Rentals: Reflections in a Golden Eye
Why rent when for the same money you can buy a copy at Big!Lots?
John Huston and cinematographer Aldo Tonti originally envisioned Carson McCuller's story of military base masochism as a golden-hued fairy tale of sexual repression, ""Rated Mature: FOR ADULTS ONLY!" Huston's design concept originally called for only one natural color per scene, …
Bridgepoint opens new division targeting professionals seeking certification
Under continual fire for saddling students with debt while spending more on marketing than education and lately accused of preying on African-Americans, San Diego’s Bridgepoint Education has announced that it’s branching out from its for-profit degree programs and adding a …
Meta Fair Fare
This year's deep-fried specialty? Deep-fried deep-fried. Batter Up!
INJECTING PAINT THINNER IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAR THE ARTERIES, SAN DIEGO FAIR - It started, ironically enough, with an attempt to dodge the deep-fried. Kelly Johnson had been working the deep fryer at the Fry This! stand for eight …
Assemblymember Shirley Weber holds Budget Town Hall in Chula Vista
Panelists present budget possibilities and concerns for the 79th district
Shirley Weber, assembly member for the 79th district, hosted a town hall meeting in Chula Vista June 8. Although the meeting was organized around the question "What are your priorities for San Diego?", the format concentrated on panel presentations rather …
Historical Friction
Groups Clash Over La Jolla Beach Cottage's Historical Importance
Jack and Karen Visin want to tear down their La Jolla cottages and build a duplex. San Diego's Save Our Heritage Organization wants to stop them. Both sides have turned to the San Diego Planning Commission, which is considering a …
Encinitas shooting victim might have tried to block the bullet
Medical examiner's report described "graze wound" on one arm
A man found shot to death might have put up his arm trying to block the final bullet, based on information contained in a medical examiner’s report, just released. An autopsy was performed on John Charles Upton, 56, the day …