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Published Dec. 30, 2008
Thursday | 1 SALUTE TO VIENNA As any hipster will tell you, polka is cool again, a fact that the musicians and dancers from Strauss Symphony of America will demonstrate during this single performance at Copley ...
Your Week
Published Dec. 23, 2008
thursday | 25 Christmas Morning Hike. Give yourself the gift of health! Take a three-hour guided hike through Daley Ranch in Escondido before digging into your holiday sweets. Lamb’s Festival of Christmas. Inhabitants of mysterious ...
Your Week
Published Dec. 17, 2008
thursday | 18 Christmas without Elvis? No way! The Sews and Shows Community Theatre in La Mesa presents 29 yuletide songs, an Elvis impersonator, and a sketch about Leave It to Beaver. friday | 19 ...
Wrapped with Care Published Dec. 10, 2008
“Every single gift must have its proper folds,” says Lisa Koide Halverson. “In America, on Christmas, you don’t wrap a present in black — usually ... More Post a comment
Judge for Yourself Published Dec. 3, 2008
“There’s no question that emotions play a big part in determining the outcome of a case,” says retired San Diego superior court judge Norbert Ehrenfreund. ... More Comment (1)
The Illegal Tunnel Published Nov. 25, 2008
“In July 2004, I was coming out of my house and discovered the whole Colonia Federal being invaded by police and soldiers,” says Border Council ... More Post a comment
Laughing Matter Published Nov. 19, 2008
“If I were to build the perfect comedian, it would be Jerry Seinfeld crossed with Dave Chappelle,” says local comedian Mal Hall. “My comedy is ... More Post a comment
Life Drawing Published Nov. 12, 2008
“The vice squad contacted the Bluefoot Bar for our very first session because they saw an ad for it and were, like, ‘We’re going to ... More Post a comment
Pug Gig Published Nov. 5, 2008
“We normally process and adopt out 45 to 50 dogs a year — this year we have taken in and processed 87 dogs,” says Barbara ... More Post a comment
The Light Is Elusive Published Oct. 29, 2008
“Plein air,” says Daryl Millard, owner of the Daryl Millard Gallery Solana Beach, “means painting a scene outdoors in the elements” where one can see, ... More Post a comment
Equal-Opportunity Offenders Published Oct. 22, 2008
“John McCain is such an easy target,” says Bill Hurd, press secretary for the political satire comedy troupe The Capitol Steps. “He’s the oldest candidate ... More Post a comment
Sync Those Lips Published Oct. 15, 2008
“Those who look like the artists they are portraying will probably go far,” says producer Randy Wood. “A Michael Jackson impersonator — with all the ... More Post a comment
Electroride Published Oct. 8, 2008
“One electric motorcycle, called the ‘Killacycle,’ goes from zero to sixty in one second,” says Paul Thomas, organizer of the Kick Gas Festival, an electric-car-racing ... More Post a comment
Total Kick Published Oct. 1, 2008
Inside Alliance Gym, near downtown Chula Vista, Eric Delfierro bustles from one end of the gym to the other, sweating almost as much as the ... More Post a comment
Ivy and Concrete Published Sept. 24, 2008
“Squash is associated with Ivy League schools and expensive athletic clubs,” says Renato Paiva, executive director of Surf City Squash. “But that image is changing. ... More Post a comment
Popcorn, Pole Dance, Mosquito Net Published Sept. 17, 2008
“You should keep it to no more than six kinds of wine at a party,” says Christopher Silva, president and CEO of St. Francis Winery ... More Comments (4)
Longboards on Asphalt Published Sept. 10, 2008
“Anybody who is first learning how to ride should get a longboard,” says skateboarder Brad Harvey. “It’s definitely more stable, like a longer snowboard or ... More Post a comment
Help for the Kelp Published Sept. 3, 2008
“One of the most important predators in the kelp forest is the California sheephead, a fish that changes sex during its lifetime,” says marine ecologist ... More Post a comment
Can’t Get Enough Published Aug. 27, 2008
“I’m not sure if Animal House is as cult-y as Harold and Maude — it might be a little bit more mainstream,” says Lauren Turner, ... More Comments (2)
Bellies and Hornpipes Published Aug. 20, 2008
“American Tribal Style is an inclusive belly-dance form,” says dancer Sandi Kay. “The dancer in the lead position can cue the dancers on what move ... More Post a comment
Tiki Time Published Aug. 13, 2008
“A tiki party is different than a luau,” says Otto von Stroheim, publisher of Tiki News magazine. “Luaus have hula dancers and Hawaiian-style music and ... More Post a comment
Charity Checkers Published Aug. 6, 2008
“Some people will flat out tell you, ‘I don’t want anything too hard,’” says Kathryn Smith. “With most people, you can just kind of tell ... More Post a comment
Women in Summer Published July 30, 2008
“In the past, if we had a French exhibition, we’d show French films,” says Golda Akhgarnia, public relations coordinator for the San Diego Museum of ... More Post a comment
Thrashers Published July 23, 2008
“I grew up on a farm in Cole Camp, Missouri. I enjoyed watching amateur rodeos, but my family wasn’t a rodeo family,” says professional bull ... More Post a comment
Bugs in My Brew Published July 16, 2008
“Before brewers became cognizant of microbiology and sanitation, I imagine there were a lot more sour beers,” says Mitch Steele, head brewer for Stone Brewing ... More Post a comment
Peek at a Penguin Published July 9, 2008
“For the full-moon paddle, sometimes there’s phosphorescence in the water,” says Julie Hocking, office manager of the education department for the San Diego Natural History ... More Post a comment
How Not to Hit Each Other Published July 2, 2008
“There are a couple of shoals in the bay — one at the south end of Shelter Island — that people run aground on,” says ... More Post a comment
Armadillo for Dinner Published June 25, 2008
“Once I ran out of dry underwear I started hitchhiking, which is something you can do easily on a bike,” says author Jim Malusa. “A ... More Post a comment
Trail Doggies Published June 18, 2008
“If your dog cannot be commanded with ‘come’ and ‘stay’ 100 percent of the time, you should probably not have your dog on a trail,” ... More Post a comment
Dying Ocean, Dying Bay Published June 11, 2008
“In the mid to late 1990s, we saw a lot of contamination — from places like the shipyards in particular — flowing freely off those ... More Post a comment
Local Films, Local Responsibility Published June 4, 2008
“Cottonwood Creek is the watershed in Encinitas that flows out into Moonlight Beach,” says Carris Rhodes, program assistant for the Cottonwood Creek Environmental Film Festival. ... More Post a comment
America's Own Instrument Published May 28, 2008
“On the banjo, as on a guitar, there are pieces of metal — on ours they’re made of nickel silver — called frets,” says Carolina ... More Post a comment
Fallbrook, the Beautiful Published May 21, 2008
“I believe that in the history of the Fallbrook Music Society you would find a group of people who moved here, who enjoyed music and ... More Post a comment
True Lagoon Published May 14, 2008
“In June 2000, the highly invasive Caulerpa taxifolia — the aggressive algae which has destroyed thousands of acres of the Mediterranean Sea — was discovered ... More Post a comment
Not the Same Old Brunch for Mother’s Day! Published May 8, 2008
Brunch is nothing more than breakfast with a markup. The mother in your life can get eggs and French toast any time she wants, so ... More Post a comment
Zydeco Is Like Oysters Published May 7, 2008
“The word ‘zydeco’ comes from the Cajun-French song ‘Les haricots san pa sale,’” says Peter Oliver, musician and co-promoter of the Gator by the Bay ... More Post a comment
Livable Landscapes Published April 30, 2008
“This neighborhood [Olivenhain] is what we call an ‘urban-wildland interface,’” says Nan Sterman, author of California Gardener’s Guide. “You have to be careful that what ... More Post a comment
Intimate Opera Published April 23, 2008
“Operetta is a lighter genre; it’s somewhat bubbly and occasionally frivolous and comedic in nature,” says Tom Oberjat, coordinator and tenor for the Solana Intimate ... More Post a comment
Fruit Rare and Tasty Published April 16, 2008
“The jaboticaba comes from Brazil; in South America they call it the black cherry,” says José Gallego, San Diego chapter chair for the California Rare ... More Post a comment
Pre and Post Prom Published April 11, 2008
PROM TIPS AS SEEN ON NBC'S STREETSIDE SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION: Warm up your dance moves on the way to the prom in a party bus! ... More Post a comment
Bound by Fear Published April 9, 2008
“Gated communities are created for different reasons, but the reasons are all about fear,” says president of the American Anthropological Association Setha M. Low. “In ... More Post a comment
Eight Oars in the Water Published April 2, 2008
“Rowing isn’t a huge thing for most high schools, so we mainly get kids with no experience at all,” says head coach of the University ... More Post a comment
Watch the Birdie Published March 26, 2008
“There is a kind of goofy stereotype of birdwatchers, that birders always have that funny hat and something like a fishing vest with all those ... More Post a comment
The 8000 B.C. Deerhunter Published March 19, 2008
“Only one other fluted point has ever been found in San Diego,” says George Kline, graduate student in archaeology at San Diego State University. Kline ... More Post a comment
We Know We're Not White Published March 12, 2008
“Scientifically, there is nothing meaningfully different about people in different racial groups,” says Laura E. Gómez, professor of law at the University of New Mexico. ... More Post a comment
Rancho Romance Published March 5, 2008
“We chose these movies because this particular branch has an 80 percent Hispanic-of-Mexican-descent population,” says Catherine Greene, librarian for the Mountain View/Beckwourth branch library. “They ... More Post a comment
Get a Natural Clean Published Feb. 27, 2008
“I see people all the time spraying Windex on their countertop and then slapping down a sandwich — they don’t realize all the chemicals that ... More Post a comment
Poway Mint Under Threat Published Feb. 20, 2008
“People who camp out there are not wilderness people, they’re more like transients and drug addicts,” says city ranger John Garwood. “We’ve found needles and ... More Post a comment
Arnold Understands Published Feb. 13, 2008
“The reason it’s a bloodier sport than boxing is that you’re allowed to use elbows and knees,” says Eric Del Fierro, chief operating officer for ... More Post a comment
Hot, Miserable, Amazing Published Feb. 6, 2008
“The first thing I learned was that the man who has water on the mountain is king,” says hiking enthusiast Dana Law. “Water is absolutely ... More Post a comment
Desert Maneuvers Published Jan. 30, 2008
“How do you establish camps, find water, and fight long-distance when it’s 110 degrees? If you’re not acclimatized, you’re fighting your environment and not your ... More Post a comment
To the Editor: Published Jan. 23, 2008
“The North County Times has a unique policy of printing virtually any letter they get, as long as it is 200 words or less and ... More Post a comment
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