Talking beer with author John Holl
As the senior editor of Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine and the former editor of All About Beer Magazine, John Holl covers much more than diversity in the craft beer scene in his latest book Drink...
View Article#47: Big, bold displays at Rendezvous
Big, bold displays make me happy. Then again, big bold displays make most people happy. It’s not just the large red feather garnish or the tri-colored ice or the cerebral name, Le Coq.
View ArticleHidden Fish’s top sushi
Hidden Fish (4764 Convoy St.) describes itself as “San Diego’s first omakase-only sushi restaurant.”
View ArticleLumerians return from the void
In Call of the Void, the third full-length album from Lumerians, the band doesn’t completely distance themselves from who they were.
View ArticlePost Tropic, Fishbone and more San Diego concerts
PLAN A: ‘Exile on Kettner Blvd’ @ The Casbah. Another Casbah tradition, this Rolling Stones tribute night on Christmas Eve was started more than 20 years ago for all the local rockers who didn’t go...
View ArticleI got got!
When I was recently scammed out of $30 from an internet con artist named “Amanda Cesario,” I wanted blood.
View ArticleShelter from the storm
I admit right here and now that until N and K came into my life this year, I did not understand homelessness. Not a bit.
View ArticleFamily is relative in ‘Shoplifters’
The surrogate family at the center of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters live in a constant state of financial insecurity.
View Article‘Vice’ and the absolute power of American subterfuge
With Vice, McKay thoroughly deconstructs biopic storytelling techniques to examine Cheney’s personal life and ideological awakening.
View ArticleLast-minute holiday events, Posada! Community Festival and Melissa Walter
Luckily, there’s a few more events left that are in the spirit of the season, whether readers are looking for a festively themed performance or a place to purchase last-minute gifts.
View ArticleLubed… for her (dis)pleasure
I had been waiting for the right time to try Foria Pleasure, a THC-infused lube that can be found at Apothekary, Urbn Leaf and Torrey Holistics.
View ArticleThe coming storm: the city budget and housing
Last week, I used this space to discuss some of the more high-profile battles that were likely to be waged between the mayor and the newly sworn-in city council in the coming year.
View ArticleLetters: CHARGERS SUCK! CITYBEAT SUCKS!
The comments we received on social media and our website in response to “It’s OK to root for the Chargers” [Dec. 5] were about as passionate as they come.
View ArticleContrarian carols for testy times
So, your stocks took it in the shorts and you’re not-so-hot on the cranky orange guy tweeting from the White House. Cheer up, holidaysters! It’s time to torque some tunes and kick 2018 to the curb…
View ArticlePatsy Cline and (another) ‘Christmas Carol’
Beneath the sentiment of his A Christmas Carol was Charles Dickens’ commentary about the responsibility of taking care of each other, including the poor and destitute.
View ArticleConcert resolutions to live by in 2019
Below is a list of resolutions for local concertgoers. Please note that the list is merely suggestive. However, if it touches a nerve, it might be because it’s hitting too close to home.
View ArticleNew Year’s Day parties offer nice alternative to night before
New Year’s Eve is the worst holiday for nightlife. It’s overpriced, overhyped, overdressed and underwhelming. New Year’s Day, however, is a considerable upgrade.
View ArticleAstrologically Unsound: Hope you're happy, spider killer
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21): I once read that successful trees have to have roots as deep as their branches. But I read a lot of things. Once I read that Batboy was seen in a jacuzzi with...
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