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Tiki Time
Published Aug. 13, 2008
“A tiki party is different than a luau,” says Otto von Stroheim, publisher of Tiki News magazine. “Luaus have hula dancers and Hawaiian-style music and a roasted pig. At a tiki party there’s bongo music, surfer ...
Charity Checkers
Published Aug. 6, 2008
“Some people will flat out tell you, ‘I don’t want anything too hard,’” says Kathryn Smith. “With most people, you can just kind of tell what games they’d be good at. I had one crowd ...
Women in Summer
Published July 30, 2008
“In the past, if we had a French exhibition, we’d show French films,” says Golda Akhgarnia, public relations coordinator for the San Diego Museum of Art. “This year we’re celebrating a ‘summer of women’ theme ...
Thrashers Published July 23, 2008
“I grew up on a farm in Cole Camp, Missouri. I enjoyed watching amateur rodeos, but my family wasn’t a rodeo family,” says professional bull ... More Post a comment
Bugs in My Brew Published July 16, 2008
“Before brewers became cognizant of microbiology and sanitation, I imagine there were a lot more sour beers,” says Mitch Steele, head brewer for Stone Brewing ... More Post a comment
Peek at a Penguin Published July 9, 2008
“For the full-moon paddle, sometimes there’s phosphorescence in the water,” says Julie Hocking, office manager of the education department for the San Diego Natural History ... More Post a comment
How Not to Hit Each Other Published July 2, 2008
“There are a couple of shoals in the bay — one at the south end of Shelter Island — that people run aground on,” says ... More Post a comment
Armadillo for Dinner Published June 25, 2008
“Once I ran out of dry underwear I started hitchhiking, which is something you can do easily on a bike,” says author Jim Malusa. “A ... More Post a comment
Trail Doggies Published June 18, 2008
“If your dog cannot be commanded with ‘come’ and ‘stay’ 100 percent of the time, you should probably not have your dog on a trail,” ... More Post a comment
Dying Ocean, Dying Bay Published June 11, 2008
“In the mid to late 1990s, we saw a lot of contamination — from places like the shipyards in particular — flowing freely off those ... More Post a comment
Local Films, Local Responsibility Published June 4, 2008
“Cottonwood Creek is the watershed in Encinitas that flows out into Moonlight Beach,” says Carris Rhodes, program assistant for the Cottonwood Creek Environmental Film Festival. ... More Post a comment
America's Own Instrument Published May 28, 2008
“On the banjo, as on a guitar, there are pieces of metal — on ours they’re made of nickel silver — called frets,” says Carolina ... More Post a comment
Fallbrook, the Beautiful Published May 21, 2008
“I believe that in the history of the Fallbrook Music Society you would find a group of people who moved here, who enjoyed music and ... More Post a comment
True Lagoon Published May 14, 2008
“In June 2000, the highly invasive Caulerpa taxifolia — the aggressive algae which has destroyed thousands of acres of the Mediterranean Sea — was discovered ... More Post a comment
Not the Same Old Brunch for Mother’s Day! Published May 8, 2008
Brunch is nothing more than breakfast with a markup. The mother in your life can get eggs and French toast any time she wants, so ... More Post a comment
Zydeco Is Like Oysters Published May 7, 2008
“The word ‘zydeco’ comes from the Cajun-French song ‘Les haricots san pa sale,’” says Peter Oliver, musician and co-promoter of the Gator by the Bay ... More Post a comment
Livable Landscapes Published April 30, 2008
“This neighborhood [Olivenhain] is what we call an ‘urban-wildland interface,’” says Nan Sterman, author of California Gardener’s Guide. “You have to be careful that what ... More Post a comment
Intimate Opera Published April 23, 2008
“Operetta is a lighter genre; it’s somewhat bubbly and occasionally frivolous and comedic in nature,” says Tom Oberjat, coordinator and tenor for the Solana Intimate ... More Post a comment
Fruit Rare and Tasty Published April 16, 2008
“The jaboticaba comes from Brazil; in South America they call it the black cherry,” says José Gallego, San Diego chapter chair for the California Rare ... More Post a comment
Pre and Post Prom Published April 11, 2008
PROM TIPS AS SEEN ON NBC'S STREETSIDE SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION: Warm up your dance moves on the way to the prom in a party bus! ... More Post a comment
Bound by Fear Published April 9, 2008
“Gated communities are created for different reasons, but the reasons are all about fear,” says president of the American Anthropological Association Setha M. Low. “In ... More Post a comment
Eight Oars in the Water Published April 2, 2008
“Rowing isn’t a huge thing for most high schools, so we mainly get kids with no experience at all,” says head coach of the University ... More Post a comment
Watch the Birdie Published March 26, 2008
“There is a kind of goofy stereotype of birdwatchers, that birders always have that funny hat and something like a fishing vest with all those ... More Post a comment
The 8000 B.C. Deerhunter Published March 19, 2008
“Only one other fluted point has ever been found in San Diego,” says George Kline, graduate student in archaeology at San Diego State University. Kline ... More Post a comment
We Know We're Not White Published March 12, 2008
“Scientifically, there is nothing meaningfully different about people in different racial groups,” says Laura E. Gómez, professor of law at the University of New Mexico. ... More Post a comment
Rancho Romance Published March 5, 2008
“We chose these movies because this particular branch has an 80 percent Hispanic-of-Mexican-descent population,” says Catherine Greene, librarian for the Mountain View/Beckwourth branch library. “They ... More Post a comment
Get a Natural Clean Published Feb. 27, 2008
“I see people all the time spraying Windex on their countertop and then slapping down a sandwich — they don’t realize all the chemicals that ... More Post a comment
Poway Mint Under Threat Published Feb. 20, 2008
“People who camp out there are not wilderness people, they’re more like transients and drug addicts,” says city ranger John Garwood. “We’ve found needles and ... More Post a comment
Arnold Understands Published Feb. 13, 2008
“The reason it’s a bloodier sport than boxing is that you’re allowed to use elbows and knees,” says Eric Del Fierro, chief operating officer for ... More Post a comment
Hot, Miserable, Amazing Published Feb. 6, 2008
“The first thing I learned was that the man who has water on the mountain is king,” says hiking enthusiast Dana Law. “Water is absolutely ... More Post a comment
Desert Maneuvers Published Jan. 30, 2008
“How do you establish camps, find water, and fight long-distance when it’s 110 degrees? If you’re not acclimatized, you’re fighting your environment and not your ... More Post a comment
To the Editor: Published Jan. 23, 2008
“The North County Times has a unique policy of printing virtually any letter they get, as long as it is 200 words or less and ... More Post a comment
The Vanishing Bees Published Jan. 16, 2008
“Colony collapse disorder is an immune system disorder. The bees’ immune system is compromised, which might be due to the stress [commercial beekeepers] are putting ... More Post a comment
Global Warming in a Nutshell Published Jan. 9, 2008
“It’s like trying to talk to someone who has a drinking problem: They don’t want to hear what you have to say. Americans are kind ... More Post a comment
The Fence Grows Published Jan. 2, 2008
“The Mexican fan palm is obviously from Mexico, but those plants don’t really know boundaries,” says landscape architect Steve Wichmann. “The Mexican palm is fast-growing, ... More Post a comment
The Blue Barrel Published Dec. 27, 2007
"The Miramar landfill is set to reach capacity by 2013," says Steve South, president of Edco Disposal, a waste-collection and recycling company headquartered in Lemon ... More Comments (2)
A Night on Mars Published Dec. 20, 2007
"Mars has a lot of lava tubes from when it was geologically active. You can go in there, spray plastic on the walls to make ... More Post a comment
Action Adjustment Published Dec. 13, 2007
"One of the reasons I've been able to pay my rent is a procedure called 'neck-angle reset,'" says Bill Meyer. "That's removing the neck from ... More Post a comment
Strange Revival Published Dec. 6, 2007
"The Salton City 500 began in 1961 and ran for ten years," says Scott B. Davis. The 500-mile boat race was held on a triangular ... More Post a comment
Splat! You're Dead Published Nov. 29, 2007
"The Marines got into it just recently," says Ryan Greenspan, founding member of the professional paintball team San Diego Dynasty. "They see it as a ... More Post a comment
Union Thugs and Warren Buffett Published Nov. 21, 2007
"According to government legislation, people aren't responsible enough to survive doing anything," says Frank H. Steensnaes. "What if footwear was determined to be a crucially ... More Post a comment
Patterns, Poems Published Nov. 15, 2007
"Poetry is somewhere between singing and speaking," says neurologist Ani Patel. "It's using the voice in a regulated way, with pitch and time. The Iliad ... More Post a comment
Defensible Landscape Published Nov. 8, 2007
"With the fires, we saw just how dry it is," says Marty Eberhardt, executive director for the Water Conservation Garden. "We only get 10 percent ... More Post a comment
Save the Sea Published Nov. 1, 2007
"The main thing we have to worry about is how to get phosphorous out of the water coming in," says Sherrie Nuyen, special project coordinator ... More Post a comment
Design Trumps Function Published Oct. 25, 2007
"Weavers are more at ease, more laid back maybe, and very patient -- warping a loom can take four to six hours," says Palomar Handweavers' ... More Post a comment
Bourbon Laws Published Oct. 18, 2007
"Before bourbon goes into the barrel, they char the inside by literally lighting the barrel on fire," says Sheri Haupt, Southern California area manager for ... More Post a comment
Arts without Agenda Published Oct. 11, 2007
'The Salvation Army insisted on seeing a purely cultural event with political eyes and then complained that the event was political," says Manal Swairjo, co-organizer ... More Post a comment
Ssssssssssss Published Oct. 4, 2007
'There are so many people that seem to fear snakes. They think they're all venomous or dangerous," says Shawn Silva, president of the San Diego ... More Post a comment
Real Hawaii Published Sept. 27, 2007
'The Portuguese people in Hawaii are like Polacks," says comedian Augie Tulba. "The Chinese are like Jewish people on the mainland. They buy everything under ... More Post a comment
Shufflers and Mufflers Published Sept. 20, 2007
'We have a 10,000-acre ranch an hour and 20 minutes away from Ensenada," says Ernie Preciado of the San Antonio Ranch in Ojos Negros, Baja ... More Post a comment
Arias and Appetizers Published Sept. 13, 2007
'When I structure my classes, they're usually themed," says Elizabeth Podsiadlo, known as the Opera-Singing Chef. "If I'm doing Italian, I'll be singing Italian. If ... More Post a comment
Go, Go Brazil! Published Sept. 6, 2007
I don't want to compare to any other group of people, but Brazilians are not pushovers," says Jaro Pribyl. "They want to do something for ... More Post a comment
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