Stone Temple Pilots files lawsuit against former singer Scott Weiland
STP (with new singer from Linkin Park) suing to protect band name and songs
Stone Temple Pilots are suing their former frontman Scott Weiland, in an attempt to prevent him from using STP's name or songs. The suit, filed in L.A. on May 24, accuses Weiland of "hijacking its name and songs to promote …
Memorial Day celebration in San Diego County
Timely ceremony at Mount Soledad veterans' memorial
If you have not yet been to the Mt. Soledad veterans’ memorial, this is the perfect weekend to visit. It is a pleasant drive while you rise more than 800 feet above the landscape, with wonderful views all around San …
Downtown: Sliders in Salvation Alley
B.B. Blues Bar H.H. delivers musiculture, cheap booze, and pulled pork to die for
“This joint is dedicated to the memory of Jake Blues.” It’s a gold-lettered sign above this bar, the B.B. Blues Bar. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/25/46309/ Jake Blues? We’re in the belly of the beast here, the venerable (okay only eight years old in …
Judge to release grand jury transcripts in alleged corruption cases
Judge Ana Espana, who is presiding over the corruption investigations begun in December 2010 will release grand jury transcripts May 29/30
In the South County Superior Court on May 25, Judge Ana Espana inclined toward making 99.9 % of the transcripts available from the grand jury investigation into South County corruption in three school districts: Southwestern College, Sweetwater Union High School …
Snakes bite Padres in Arizona
The Arizona Diamondbacks put up 5 runs in one inning to down the San Diego Padres at Chase Field
The San Diego Padres would like to forget the bottom of the seventh inning from Friday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Holding a fragile 1-0 lead, Padres pitching allowed 5 runs in the frame and the Diamondbacks then cruised …
Anthony Wilson Guitar Quartet
Four of the world's top players joined forces for a concert in La Jolla.
Athenaeum Jazz concluded its Spring series of concerts on May 23, with the Anthony Wilson Seasons Guitar Quartet in front of a nearly sold-out house at TSRI in La Jolla, shattering some expectations and succumbing to others in the process. …
Spot the Fake Titles Quiz IV: Dead by Dawn
Before you hit the road for this Memorial Day weekend, why not give your memory a workout by trying to spot which three (3) of the following 20 (twenty) title cards are bogus. If you have to resort to using …
Alice Eve speaks out on Star Trek underwear scene!
Dept. of No, Not Really
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More Memorial Day Events
A strawberry festival and Explosive Ordnance Disposal races.
Besides The Patriot Run there are a few other events this holiday weekend. Vista has their Strawberry Festival on Sunday the 26th. The festival is a big event with multiple stages presenting various activities simultaneously. In addition to the pie …
Boy Scouts of America: "Obviously, we're going to have to re-think the Bear Scout badge."
"Especially since we're not allowing gay scout leaders yet." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/24/46258/
Steven Soderbergh reads The Big Screen!
Well, maybe not.
But it's hard to look at this lineup of obscure movie references on his new T-shirt line and not think of the estimable Mr. Marks and his cavalcade of quizzery. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/24/46252/
Baseball's most nebulous statistic
Baseball is won in the standings, regardless of how many runs a team scores or doesn't score
How much does run differential – the measure of the difference between how many total runs a team scores and runs they give up – really matter? It doesn’t. What does a game mean for the Padres in terms of …
Spend Memorial Day in Alpine giving thanks to veterans
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/24/46247/ My friend, colleague, and Earth Mother of the San Diego Film Critics Society, Diana Saenger, asked that I pass on this news of a great way to spend Memorial Day by honoring our troops. The Alpine Community Center is …
Get well soon, Tim Curry - a musical overview of his forgotten rock star years
67 year-old actor/singer suffered a stroke this week
67 year-old Rocky Horror Picture Show icon Tim Curry suffered a stroke yesterday and is said to be recovering in an L.A. hospital. We at the Reader hope he gets well very soon and, seeing as how Curry once (briefly) …
Great Outdoors: Mural lobbyist joins big billboard graphics fray
Partially completed Blue Moon mural on side of downtown bar building complies with city code and is protected by the First Amendment, proprietor maintains
2013 seems to be shaping up as San Diego's year of the great billboard battle, as noted here earlier this week in Dorian Hargrove's report about the intense behind the scenes lobbying at city hall for high tech electronic signage, …
New releases opening this week: Fast & Furious 6, Deceptive Practice and much more!
Friday movie meltdown can be fun!
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/24/46227/ So: one last time. Something is wrong with the showtime machine here at the Reader. So here's a roundup of what's new this week: Deceptive Practice, Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, Epic, What Maisie Knew, Frances …
San Diego Superior Court judge presides over difficult case
Jury must decide who is lying
The Honorable Judge Kathleen Lewis now presides over a difficult trial in which an Escondido man has been accused of child-rape. Defense claims the case is the result of an ugly divorce and child-custody battle. In opening statements, defense attorney …
Construction allowed to begin...again on Centerpoint development near SDSU
The Mayor and developer have stepped down from their 4-week standoff.
It's settled, developer Carmel Partners are permitted to get back to work on a 332-unit building on the corner of 63rd Street and El Cajon Boulevard near SDSU in Rolando. The developer and Mayor Bob Filner were at a standoff …
Minor expansion at Izakaya Masa
Mission Hill's sake house of record adds a few tables, makes getting a seat that much easier.
Big news from the world of small restaurants: Izakaya Masa (928 Fort Stockton Drive, 619-542-1354) added a new wing to the dining room that increases the miniature sake house’s seating capacity by about thirty percent. For anyone (like me) who …