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Skateboarder Neil Heddings talks to Reader writer from jail
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (1925+ words) Heddings told police that Marty had been sick and was vomiting. The night before, he had fallen during a bath and hit his head. The autopsy showed that the toddler had died of head trauma, and on March 3, 2003, Heddings and…...
In the ashes of Kate Sessions' heart
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1865+ words) Kate wrote that in her diary, mourning for her 19-year-old friend, Willie Clayton, who died of a gruesome, unnamed disease. Doctors finally had to amputate his leg. "After the operation the Dr. came back & took away blood & sewed it completely…...
Fashion Week San Diego Spring Showcase
1+ week, 1+ day ago (221+ words) Meet the Fashion Week San Diego 2026 Designers Now in its 19th year, Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD) is returning to the spotlight, bringing a global array of design talent to our city. Our Spring Showcase serves as the official curtain-raiser, offering…...
Laurel & Hardy Convention: Sons of the Desert
1+ week, 3+ day ago (432+ words) The Saps at Sea, the San Diego Laurel and Hardy club, is hosting the 24th International convention of the Sons of the Desert, the International Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society. The theme is the centennial of Stan and Ollie working as…...
Dizzy's Celebrates International Jazz Day on April 30
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (141+ words) San Diego Reader Conceived by jazz legend and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock, the day highlights jazz as a symbol of unity, fostering freedom of expression and fostering dialogue among cultures. As part of the celebration, thousands of events occur…...
San Diego " blonds and blondes everywhere
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1856+ words) I'm allowed to write this article only because I'm a 7. I don't mean that I'm a 7 the way Bo Derek was supposedly a 10. I mean that I'm a 7 on the Natural Color Scale for hair, which indicates that I'm officially…...
UCSD experiments on blood of those south of Interstate 8
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1758+ words) "Initially a project of the United States Army following the Vietnam War," Northfield's website says, "the objective was to develop a preparation that could be infused rapidly and in massive quantities to injured battlefield combatants in far-forward areas and mobile…...
Easter in Bloom: Waterfront Dining, Spring Sips & Family Fun
3+ week, 2+ day ago (262+ words) Celebrate Easter weekend by the waterfront with a festive lineup of family-friendly activities, seasonal dining, and springtime cheer. On Easter Sunday, little ones can take part in the Easter Egg Hunt at Promenade Plaza (ages 16 at 9 AM; ages 712 at 9: 30 AM),…...
The Nancy Hoover-Dominelli scam sucked most of San Diego in
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1730+ words) Dominelli, the officer-in-charge, even had an officer's title: "Captain Money." Hoover's children named him that because he lavished so much money on them. Fantasizing about spit and polish and brute force, he would frequently chide Hoover, "You'd never make it…...
A sea of thorns " San Diego, Texas
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1690+ words) Their boast runs deeper than it seems. This land is not inhuman. When Mexicans first settled this place, they found what they called "a sea of grass." Hundreds of square miles of deep, rustling grass. but settlers' cattle and sheep…...