A-Chau proves sometimes you get more than you pay for
A-Chau (4644 El Cajon Blvd., Suite 111) in Little Saigon proves there definitely is such a thing as good, cheap Vietnamese fare.
View Article#18: We all float at West Coast Tavern
It was Halloween night and I was sitting at his bar about to drink one of his cocktails, the We All Float. It seemed appropriate for the evening.
View ArticleBeer Week’s humble beginnings
Colby Chandler, Vice President and Specialty Brewer at Ballast Point and the Brewers Guild president from 2004 to 2010, reminisces about the era.
View ArticleTimeshare? More like timetake!
Just when I feel like maybe I’m doing life correctly, I do something like sign up for a timeshare presentation.
View ArticleA look. A sigh. A good hug.
I don’t know who she is, but she is out there. Perhaps she is reading this column right now, this woman whom I met once for a brief moment. She’s like me.
View ArticleSan Diego Asian Film Festival, Collabapalooza and The New Narrative
For nearly two decades, the San Diego Asian Film Festival has taken a seemingly specific theme and expanded it to include selections that viewers might not automatically expect.
View ArticlePic Me!
I’m an attractive woman, but I often photograph terribly, and I’m thinking of spending some money and having a professional photographer shoot some pics in a studio.
View ArticleCloakroom, Bastard Noise and more San Diego concerts
Cloakroom’s Time Well is one of my favorite albums of the year, an epic blend of post-hardcore, shoegaze and sludge that’s simultaneously melodic and massive.
View ArticleCold Specks’ journey of discovery
Fool’s Paradise, released in September via Arts & Crafts, is an album that reflects Hussein’s own period of self-discovery and expression after a long period of putting up barriers around her...
View Article‘The Square’ pins highbrow culture to the wall
The Square, which opens Friday, Nov. 17, is often humorless and just as arrogant as its lead character.
View Article‘Last Flag Flying’ finds peace during wartime
Without depicting combat, Last Flag Flying, which opens Friday, Nov. 10, examines the immeasurable personal cost of war at the human level.
View ArticleVinyl Junkies Record Shack opening in South Park
Vinyl Junkies founder Eric Howarth and The Casbah owner Tim Mays are opening up a new record store in South Park. The Vinyl Junkies Record Shack (2235 Fern St.) will have its grand opening on Friday,...
View ArticleWhat are local musicians listening to?
A recurring feature in which we ask local musicians, promoters and others about the music they’ve been digging lately.
View ArticleLetters: Brave and courageous
Much like I felt upon reading the initial comments on Jenny Niezgoda’s original Kickstarter campaign, I was taken aback at the blatantly personal attacks that showed up in Alex Zaragoza’s article.
View ArticleStop. Posting. Bullshit.
The news turned “fake” the day editors, publishers and producers stopped giving consumers the information they needed and decided they could make more money giving people what they want.
View ArticleCityWeek: Homeless funds, black cats (again) and one deadly pothole
The issue: The San Diego Housing Commission voted unanimously to use $6.5 million from its permanent housing fund to staff three temporary tent shelters for seven months.
View ArticleMara Elliott’s voodoo transparency
However, if we’re to judge by past election results, one thing we can all agree on is the desire to be fully informed when elected officials make critical decisions. Seems logical, right?
View ArticleEveryone's in the spirit in ‘Smoke on the Mountain’
Connie Ray’s Smoke on the Mountain is one of the most widely produced shows out there, especially in rural American towns.
View ArticleMichi makes noise behind the decks and behind the scenes
The past year has been a big one for Michelle Schonberg, otherwise known as Michi. The UC San Diego graduate entered college with plans to be a doctor, but took a chance on music technology.
View ArticleNeighborhood Watch: City Heights
Within the last several decades, the neighborhood revitalized as a safe space for refugees. The first wave arrived after the Vietnam War, followed by Somali immigrants in the ‘90s and, most recently,...
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