San Diego · Mar 31, 2010
Thanks, Obama
The old Hotel San Diego was demolished four years ago to make room for a new federal court building, an annex to the existing federal court building across the street on Broadway. Construction of the new courthouse was delayed for a while until funds w…
San Diego · Mar 31, 2010
Seagull Management
I feel this warmth in the palm of my hand. Oh, great. It-Bit “Washtub” Boots McGee has just peed into my hand. He’s a couple of months old, max. Golden Lab pup. Looks like a wind-up velveteen toy. Belongs to Stinky Pete and his band, who are whac…
San Diego · Mar 31, 2010
Early Report: High Dive
The menu calls Quality Social “a bar with food.” It’d be more accurate to say “a serious casual eating place with a bar.” You could call the menu “pub grub,” but that’d be like calling foie gras terrine “chopped liver.” It’s mainl…
San Diego · Mar 30, 2010
Boardwalk Taxi Driver
In the early morning hours following a Saturday night in Mission Beach, pedestrians were startled by the presence of a vehicle rapidly approaching behind them on the boardwalk. At 2:24 a.m. on March 28, Yellow Cab number 1210 was seen driving along Oce…
San Diego · Mar 30, 2010
Posts Most Contentious
A tan, middle-aged man in board shorts dug a sizable hole in the sand on Mission Beach (just north of Toulon Court) on the afternoon of March 28. A tall, wooden 4″X4″ post lay in the sand beside him. “What do you hope to find down there?” I asked l…
San Diego · Mar 27, 2010
Dragon’s Drool
On the evening of March 24, a group of 30 people enjoyed the antics of two flame-juggling acrobats on the sand adjacent to the Pacific Beach boardwalk. The flame-throwers, John and Anton, met eight months ago at a nearby pizza place. They’ve been per…