This Week's Stories
Congregation Dor Hadash
By Matthew Lickona, Published Dec. 30, 2008
Shabbat was over; the spare, clean-lined synagogue at Dor Hadash was empty. Instead, the community gathered in the adjacent room, decorated for a party. Tinfoil ... More
News Headlines
- No More Bragging Rights by Don Bauder
- The Uncertain Fate of the Falls by Dorian Hargrove
- Football Yes, Libraries No by Don Bauder
- The Guacamole Crisis by Alastair Bland
- Crash and burn by Matt Potter
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Mission Hills United Methodist Church
“The church was built in 1913, before ...
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$120 Is Music to Our Ears
It’s Friday morning, and a woman in ...
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Why Local Radio Is No Longer Local
If San Diego has a voice, it ...
Story Comments
- dbauder: "Response to post #180: Agreed. We need more FF volunteers -- throughout the county, actually. Best, Don Bauder"
- dbauder: "Response to post #179: Fred, I have been waiting for that voter revolt for years now. Best, Don Bauder"
- dbauder: "Response to post #178: Everyone will HAVE to make sacrifices at some point. But San Diego voters are not at that stage ..."
Staff Blogs of the Day
Warner Springs Ranch Ousts Board, Possibly Opening Way for Pala Band to Buy Back Ancestral Homeland
Posted 7:25 p.m. from Scam Diego
Members of North County's financially-troubled Warner Springs ... More
The Fast Break is on YouTube
Posted 11:22 a.m. from Fast Break
Can't get enough San Diego high school ... More
Anita O'Day Day
Posted 10:29 a.m. from Daily Crasher
I always complain when my friends want ... More
Blog Comments
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Jeff Moorad, Former Players' Agent, Says He Has Reached Agreement in Principle to Purchase Padres
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Bad Times for PB Drivers...
islandon22: "Hi Ponzi, Letting the police write $1,000 tickets sounds great, till it turns into an income generating scheme for local/state governments. Remember, ..."
Neighborhood Blogs
The View from Mountain Hawk Park
Posted 10:32 p.m. from Mt. Hawker
Keep driving east of Olympic Parkway from ... More
News from Stringers
Happy Birthday, Spreckels Organ!
By Chris Raney, Published Jan. 6, 2009
San Diego’s unique and historic outdoor pipe organ in Balboa Park celebrated its 94th birthday on Sunday January 4, 2009, in honor of which the San ... More
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Music
Of Note - Show of the Week
Mike Watt and the Secondmen
By Dave Good, Published Dec. 30, 2008
Old punk rockers who are still willing and able: that list would include Mike Watt. But unless you were a fan of the Minutemen or ... More
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Cheap History
Almost 29 years ago (1/2/80), Cheap Trick played to a sold-out crowd at the Sports Arena. Exactly one year earlier (1/2/79), the band’s Civic Theatre ... More
Music - Today's Top Download
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Cathryn Beeks Ordeal
Drive America
“Freshman year in high school, I signed up for choir thinking it would be an easy class to ditch,” says ...
Movies
This Week's Reviews
Favorite Few
Short of the outlying fields of basketball playoffs (the Jayhawks, the Celtics) and Presidential campaigns (Obamanos!), strictly confined instead to my assigned field, the year just past felt pretty dismal. ... More
Over 7000 Movies Reviewed by Duncan Shepherd
Mad City
Costa-Gavras reworks Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (a/k/a The Big Carnival) for the age of television. ... More
Last Remake of Beau Geste
Marty Feldman, making his directorial debut, borrows heavily from others (especially from Mel Brooks, whose fervent love ... More
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Flawless
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Valkyrie
spooks69: "An interesting period piece on the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler. Tom Cruise tried hard but probably wasn't the right person for ..."
Showtimes & Ratings
Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
Career-spanning clips of the big-band, bebop, and blues vocalist ...
Food & Drink
Restaurant Review
2008: The Year in Food
Where has all the foie gras gone, long time passing? These are bad times! Don’t it just make you wanna throw your shoes at someone? A year ago, the glitzy ...
Tin Fork
New Latino Squared
Should I or shouldn’t I? I stand at the base of the steps. Up top, a couple of “log” fires are burning in their chimeneas, kivas. Beautiful People sit around ...
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The Brew House at EastLake
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On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
spooks69: "One of my favorite chain Mexican restaurants. Try the superior dinner if you aren't sure what to order. It has a little ..."
Arts & Theater
Theater Review
Quaint Past
Each holiday season, Lamb’s Players presents an annual Christmas show at its resident theater and a three-hour extravaganza, An American Christmas, at the Hotel del Coronado. Set 100 years ago, ...
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