This Week's Stories
Butt Out
By Dorian Hargrove, Published June 25, 2009
For Solana Beach city councilmember Lesa Heebner, cigarette smokers should be confined to their houses with their doors and windows shut tight when they spark ... More
News
- U-T Seeking to Rent Part of Headquarters ...: The Union-Tribune has sent a memo to its staff, saying ...
- Burdick’s back taxes: Any doubts about the continuing political involvement of the Union-Tribune ...
- Sticking with Stocks: How do you rebalance when the economy is so unbalanced? ...
News from Stringers
Swarm In, Swarm Out
By Nathaniel Uy, Published July 2, 2009
On Thursday, July 2, at the top of the ninth inning in a game between the Padres and Houston Astros, bees were seen buzzing around ... More
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Window Screens
This time of year, hordes of flies ...
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The American Board of Nonexistence
You know those framed certificates and diplomas ...
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Punk Politesse
A woman in the Serra Mesa area ...
Story Comments
- BS: "Hey,I know this guy, he has really got something there. My understanding was that he gave Cybersports Today money to run advertising ..."
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- LoungeWizard: "After enduring the finals of the Musicpalooza Contest today - of which three of the solo acts were basically Karaoke performances (Danielle ..."
Staff Blogs of the Day
Waxing Moon Competes With Fireworks Tonight
Posted 9:19 a.m. from Outdoor San Diego
Only two days short of full-moon phase, ... More
Blog Comments
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U-T Seeking to Rent Part of Headquarters Space
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Bailout Bubble -- Watch Out
dbauder: "Response to post #35: You are right, and you have described why so many people go into politics. It's remunerative. You get ..."
Neighborhood Blogs
Palin's Parlay
Posted 4:22 p.m. from Beyond The Big Metal Fence
In Mexico, that while there is many ... More
Bicyclists abound
Posted 1:10 p.m. from auntsandiegospeaks
About these bicyclists. Several weeks ago, I ... More
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Travel
Gather No Moss: Travel Stories
Getting My Kicks on Route 66
By Yosel Tarnofsky, Published July 1, 2009
There is Romeoville, Joliet, Elwood and thousands of other colorful towns. Flavorful, small- town- priced mom- and- pop grills and greasy spoons like the Blueberry ... More
Music
Blurt - Latest Music News
Pay the DJ
SDSU recently remitted $3000 to a former student who claimed that KCR, the on-campus radio station, damaged his chances to get a job in radio. ... More
Music - Current Top Download
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Dannicus Live
Sirens
Dannicus Live blends traditional Irish music and sea shanties with rock, metal, and punk. Formed in 2006, the band has ...
Movies
This Week's Reviews
Discrepancies Aside
The news, or at any rate the publicity, that Woody Allen had originally written Whatever Works for Zero Mostel (d. 1977) and had only lately pulled the script out of ... More
Over 7000 Movies Reviewed by Duncan Shepherd
Finding Neverland
Academic exercise, adapted from an unrenowned theater piece entitled The Man Who Was Peter Pan, that purports ... More
Livin' Large
Black Pride fairy tale about an Atlanta "homeboy" whose dream comes true: he lands a job as ... More
Movie Comments
Showtimes & Ratings
My Sister's Keeper
An eleven-year-old girl,”engineered” in a petri dish to be ...
Food & Drink
Restaurant Review
Gimme More Turkey
Pasha drew my eye with an ad in this paper, including a coupon for a freebie appetizer platter. Hmm...a new bargain destination? Worth trying? I scurried to the website and ...
Tin Fork
Big Kahuna Flavors
Huh? Last time I came through these doors this was a Chinese place, the Silver Sea. Now it’s Hawaiian. Very Hawaiian. Bright yellow and sea-green walls, canoe paddles, three toothy, ...
Restaurant Comments
Arts & Theater
Theater Review
Insider Outsider Man
The North Coast Rep took a huge risk, on paper at least. Tom Dudzick’s Over the Tavern has roles for four children, ranging from 8 to 16. The safe choice: ...
Museums
San Diego Museum of Man
"Skull Stories: The Art of Ancient Surgery" marks "the first time the museum will use an entire collection of its own artifacts for an exhibit display." Trephining, or removing a ...