1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (916+ words) The seed of what would become playwright Mat Smart’s new play “A Black-billed Cuckoo” was a birding class through the Brooklyn Botanical Garden that he joined during the COVID years. He discovered beneath the trees of Prospect Park “the wonder…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (115+ words) The filmmaking bug bit Justin Burquist right after high school. His brother brought a video camera to their El Centro home, from the audio/visual department of their high school. Burquist, his brother, and their three cousins decided to make…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1651+ words) When it comes to their favorite guitar solos, our reader are — no pun intended — a picky bunch. What are the greatest guitar solos of all time? Here are some of our picks. What are yours? In my Aug. 9 article, “What…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (438+ words) But over the past few years, several businesses have arrived on the scene, filling in gaps, finding success, and offering hope for members of the craft-beer industry. Not surprisingly, Jensen is behind one of those businesses, a South Park beer…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (580+ words) Members of the San Diego State football strength staff will be joined early Friday morning by 22 freshmen players, a variety of first responders and some members of the naval special forces community to honor the victims of 9/11. They will push…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (529+ words) The San Diego-based Qdoba chain, at one time owned by Jack in the Box, has announced it will be bringing 17 new restaurants to the county, with the help of a new franchising partner. The company expects that the additional locations…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (640+ words) The mariners who offered their ships to help evacuate lower Manhattan. The rescue dogs who looked for survivors among the debris. The staff and residents of a homeless shelter who served food and water to fleeing New Yorkers. These stories…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (512+ words) Five years after relocating from Los Angeles to La Jolla, the Le Salon de Musiques concert series continues to deliver a different and more intimate kind of chamber music experience. This year’s season — which consists of nine Sunday afternoon shows…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (982+ words) By JOSEPH FREDERICK, DAVID R. MARTIN and LEAH WILLINGHAM Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north tower of the World Trade Center, smoke billowing from the building just blocks from her…...

4+ day, 35+ min ago   (315+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Seacrest Foundation hosted The 211 Club Patron Recognition Party on Aug. 23. The annual celebration recognizes the generous contributors whose commitment helps ensure compassionate care and support for older adults in the community, according to a news release. Patrons…...