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'Insecure' makes me feel confident
A few years ago, one of my grad school professors asked me if I’d like to interview Issa Rae at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival for the Los Angeles Review of Books. more
Sep 18, 2017
Photo by Michael Gardiner
The passion of Doña Esthela
Seven years ago, Doña Esthela opened her restaurant after a lifetime as a washerwoman (she has the hands to show for it). more
Sep 18, 2017
Photo by Andrew Dyer
Beer NIMBYS and YIMBYS
Modern Times is not alone in fighting local resistance to further tasting room expansions. Little Miss Brewing has apparently reached the end of a long licensing process for its planned Ocean Beach tasting room. more
Sep 18, 2017
Ever watch a City Council meeting… On WEED!
I don’t smoke weed, but there was a point on Monday afternoon where I thought to myself that I should really start. more
Sep 13, 2017
Photo courtesy of the San Diego Public Library
No time for shuttering
Now a Monday through Friday oasis of assistance and empathy for San Diego’s downtrodden, the office faces an uncertain future. Grant funding for the office—a converted study room on the Central Library’s third floor—runs out at the end of the month. more
Sep 12, 2017
Photo by Tim Saccenti
Zola Jesus is back in black
On the new album, she has found a way to merge her earlier, crestfallen sound with the pop treatments she used on Taiga. more
Sep 12, 2017
The Classical Style
San Diego Symphony musicians are front and center for this concert exploring the meaning of "The Classical Style" as interpreted by three very different composers: Franz Joseph Haydn, Serge Prokofiev, and Béla Bartók. more
Sep 19, 2017
12:00 AM
Art of the Open Air
SDMA will showcase sculptural works from its permanent collection all over the Plaza de Panama (corner of El Prado and Pan American Way). The free exhibition features works from Joan Miró, Auguste Rodin, Tony Rosenthal, and more. more
Sep 19, 2017
10:00 AM