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Photo by Beth Demmon
Flagship favorites: Red Trolley
In 1989, the average price of a house in California was less than $200,000, Petco Park didn’t yet exist, and there wasn’t a single brewery in San Diego. Karl Strauss Brewing Company opened in February of that year. Read more
Jul 22, 2019
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Instant karma and the art of the steal
I desperately wanted to call this column “Negrotiations,” but I couldn’t find a race angle to tilt the title toward such juvenile cleverness. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
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Photo by Michael A. Gardiner
Different ways to roll at Goi Cuon
Mention “spring rolls” and most locals will immediately think of the familiar shrimp and pork varieties served as appetizers at pho restaurants all over town. Read more
Jul 22, 2019
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Photo illustration by John R. Lamb
Pinhead and the (City) Auditor
From the cheap seats, it appeared San Diego City Councilmember Scott Sherman had saved some Fourth of July fireworks for last week’s Audit Committee meeting. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
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A graphic depiction of how I got into comics
Everybody talks about middle school as being their worst years, but third grade took the crap cake for me. Read more
Jul 16, 2019
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Sarah Rose Etter ties readers in knots
Cassie, the novel’s protagonist, was born with an unusual defect: The flesh of her stomach is twisted into a disfiguring knot. Read more
Jul 23, 2019
Photo by Michael A. Gardiner
Different ways to roll at Goi Cuon
Mention “spring rolls” and most locals will immediately think of the familiar shrimp and pork varieties served as appetizers at pho restaurants all over town. Read more
Jul 22, 2019
Photo by Beth Demmon
Flagship favorites: Red Trolley
In 1989, the average price of a house in California was less than $200,000, Petco Park didn’t yet exist, and there wasn’t a single brewery in San Diego. Karl Strauss Brewing Company opened in February of that year. Read more
Jul 22, 2019
Tales from the Con
San Diego Comic-Con is filled with stories of celeb sightings and awkward geek interactions. For this year’s cover, we put the call out on social media for readers to chime in with their most memorable moments of awkward celebrity meetings. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
Photo by Andrea Lopez-Villafaña
Claudia Dominguez’s graphic content
"When I show people they are like, ‘This is so horrible,’” says Claudia Dominguez, referring to the subject matter of her debut graphic novel More Than Money. “Yes, it was horrible, but it healed me tremendously.” Read more
Jul 17, 2019
Photo courtesy of Comic-Con Museum
One museum to rule them all
We spoke with Comic-Con Museum Executive Director Adam Smith about the pop-up preview, the Batman exhibition and what he hopes the museum will represent even for people who’ve never even been to the Con. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
Photo by Rhonda “Ro” Moore
Finding the POCs, NOCs and WinCs at SDCC
Every year, I roam the Exhibit Hall of the convention center with one goal: to find Black artists and writers. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
Photo illustration by John R. Lamb
Pinhead and the (City) Auditor
From the cheap seats, it appeared San Diego City Councilmember Scott Sherman had saved some Fourth of July fireworks for last week’s Audit Committee meeting. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
Never again is right now
I could imagine this vulnerable little guy being denied a shower, a toothbrush, a mattress; I could imagine him living day after day in his own filth; I could imagine him feeling sick and feverish with nobody to comfort him. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
