San Diego · Dec 23, 2009
Dangerous Skate-Rats
Three San Diego police units responded to a report of an assault at the Santa Fe train depot on Monday, December 21, at about 5:15 p.m. The incident happened at the north end of the Coaster platform on track one. An Amtrak employee who was loading baggage on an adjacent …
San Diego · Dec 23, 2009
Hey, Cowboy
Move over, Matthew McConaughey, and make room for 60-year-old Jamie Trivisonno, whom I discovered on my way to the gym on Monday afternoon, December 21. Shirtless and with a cigar in his mouth, Trivisonno danced in the middle of traffic on Garnet Avenu…
San Diego · Dec 23, 2009
Fabiani Talks
The young son of a prominent government official boasted to his father that he had saved 25 cents by walking home instead of taking the bus. “Tomorrow, save $10 by not taking a taxi,” cracked his father. Beware of such mathematical legerdemain as t…
San Diego · Dec 23, 2009
Lofty, Bizarre
A woman named Cynthia was having a birthday party downtown. I was told we were supposed to bring something, so I bought cupcakes at the store. When I arrived downtown, I parked far away from the building, which wouldn’t have been a problem except for the fact that I parked …
San Diego · Dec 23, 2009
Milan Modern
Bice (pronounced “BEE-chay”) had been open only five weeks when I ate there, because I didn’t have the patience to wait the standard, tactful three more weeks before trying it — not just because the menu offered so many dishes I wanted to sample, but also because it’s a sophisticated …
San Diego · Dec 21, 2009
Claim Jumper
On Friday, December 18, my girlfriend and I went out for dinner to Nick's at the Beach on the corner of Mission Boulevard and Thomas Avenue. When we arrived, there weren’t any parking spaces available in Nick's small lot, but we noticed peopl…