San Diego Reader

3 days ago | sandiegoreader.com | Ian Anderson

Pacific Beach mobile kitchen NY style offers lox, schmears, and everything It's kind of amazing that, five years later, we're still seeing Covid baking hobbies turn into new food businesses. It's even more amazing when the concept meets a need. Sure, I love sourdough as much as the next guy, but this latest bready endeavor truly speaks to my heart: it's all about bagels.

1 week ago | sandiegoreader.com | Matthew Lickona

Mostly winsome, mostly winning, always assured Near the end of Jocelyn Bioh’s mostly winsome, mostly winning play set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, a woman who came in near the beginning and ordered microbraids says to the staff, “Thank you for this; I feel like I moved in for the day.” Comes the quick reply, “You did.” And just as a house is not the same as a home, simply being in a place is not the same as moving in.

1 week ago | sandiegoreader.com | Dryw Keltz

Superlative screamos mark 25 years of their own On any given weekend 20 years ago, you could find me running around Downtown, usually armed with a pack of Marb Milds, a fake ID, and a head full of confetti ice cream where my brains should have been. Some of my go-to hangout spots were Hennessey’s Tavern (now boarded up), and Horton Plaza, now a site full of eerie, old ghosts. A sign of the times. But the House of Blues? They've endured. Hey hey, my my...

1 week ago | sandiegoreader.com | Dryw Keltz

Her Bar None booking business lives on Former Brick By Brick, Kadan, and Radio Room owner Chris Heaney (and two of his ice-hockey buddies) purchased the old Second Wind bar in San Carlos circa 2015. Their new venue, Navajo Live, focused on local bands and artists in a cozy bar space not too far removed from venues such as Soda Bar and The Casbah. Emily Bartell, who would play a pivotal role in the venue's operations, first visited Navajo Live in March 2016.

1 week ago | sandiegoreader.com | Sheila Pell

Almost every community in San Diego has seen an increase in tree canopy over the last decade, officials say. The latest analysis of the city’s urban forest has found that as of fall 2021, overall coverage is 15 percent — up two percent compared to 2014. It's still a long way away from the city's goal of 35 percent canopy by 2035, but the trend is going in the right direction.