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LITTLE ITALY: The Time to Taste
MAY 26, 2009 -- You ought to be able to hoof it 10 blocks from The Waterfront (chipotle sliders) to Karl Strauss (serving home-brewed beer), but don’t expect to get in a foot race with Sandi Cottrell....
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GAY MARRIAGE BAN PROTEST: Thousands Take To San Diego Streets
MAY 26, 2009 -- Tuesday evening, police estimate more than 3,000 protesters marched from Balboa Park along Sixth Avenue to City Hall to protest the California Supreme Court's upholding the ban on gay...
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CRIME: Girl Slain in Gaslamp Quarter Shooting is Memorialized
MAY 26, 2009 -- An innocent victim to gunplay in the Gaslamp Quarter on May 24 was memorialized last night at the corner of Fifth Avenue and E Street. LaKiesha Mason was killed by a gunman who wounded...
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LITTLE ITALY: Porto Vista Hotel Looks To Completely Shed Clarion Image
MAY 28, 2009 -- As participants in Taste of Little Italy scampered from eating station to eating station last night, they got to sample culinary offerings from the downtown area’s established outlets...
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NIGHT LIFE: Kin Lounge's Silent Disco is Too Quiet
MAY 29, 2009 -- We’ve all wondered if a tree falls where no one can hear it, if it makes a sound. Well, last night at Kin Lounge a Silent Disco was scheduled, and even though the sound was muted on...
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SPORTS: Rock n Roll Marathon—Painful Fun
MAY 31, 2009 -- The Rock n Roll Marathon kicked off today at 8 a.m. The event, which attracts tens of thousands to the city, is like a Slurpee headache. It’s delicious and fun, but occasionally it...
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TRAFFIC: Red-Light Cameras are a Fiscal Crutch, not a Safety Measure
JUNE 1, 2009 -- San Diego has tried to get it right with red-light traffic cameras in the past, to ill-effect. Now they’re back, and at three new intersections and the 30-day warning period is over....
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FOOD & DRINK: Karl Strauss celebrates 20th anniversary with beer-pairing dinners
JUNE 2, 2009 -- 1989 was a good year for beer. Homer Simpson first showed us his love for Duff, and Chris Cramer and Matt Rattner co-founded Karl Strauss Brewing Company. Their first restaurant opened...
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FOOD NEWS: The Grand Del Mar's Amaya Restaurant is an Unsung Hero
JUNE 3, 2009 -- Michael Jordan was arguably the greatest NBA basketball player ever. But the Chicago Bulls never could have pulled in six championships in eight years without the hard work of the...
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FOOD & DRINK: What If Your Job Was Sampling Liquors? Meet Beverage Director...
Adam Stemmler estimates he’s ingested as many as 5,000 different alcoholic beverages. He’s not some sort of experimental alcoholic—it’s all in the line of work. The 28-year-old Stemmler is beverage...
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FOOD NEWS: More S'mores for "Top Chef" Rich Sweeney's Soon-To-Be-Named Eatery
JUNE 4, 2009 -- Rich Sweeney, the latest San Diego chef to appear on the Bravo network’s “Top Chef” TV show, has officially departed from downtown’s Confidential Restaurant + Loft. He plans to begin...
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NETWORKING: 92101 Happy Hour Parties—First Wednesday of Every Month
JUNE 4, 2009 -- David Greeley and John Campbell are recalling the very first “92101 Happy Hour” networking party. “It was six and a half years ago, in Rock Bottom,” says Campbell, who operates an...
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BUSINESS: "San Diego Metropolitan" Magazine Sold To Veteran Newspaperman
JUNE 4, 2009 -- The troubled, monthly business magazine “San Diego Metropolitan” was sold this week by publisher Gary Shaw to Bob Page of Rancho Santa Fe. Page, a former newspaperman, also took over...
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EAST VILLAGE: Wine in the Wild West at Cowboy Star Restaurant and Butcher Shop
JUNE 5, 2009 -- I’ve never seen a horse hitched out front. But Cowboy Star Restaurant and Butcher Shop gets high marks for all-around authenticity. An outdoor patio holds iron chairs shaped like...
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GUEST BLOG: Cup By Cup, Frozen Yogurt is Taking Over
JUNE 6, 2009 -- A few months ago, I began to notice the exponential growth of frozen yogurt stores cropping up around San Diego. In time, it became a running joke among my friends: “Eeek. We’ve been...
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MOVIES: "The Hangover" is Top Dog To Will Ferrell's "Land of the Lost."
JUNE 8, 2009 -- I went to a weekend matinee at Horton Plaza to be amused by Will Ferrell in “Land of the Lost.” In the theater’s concession line, the guy in front of me ordered two hot dogs. Funny,...
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HOTELS: W Hotel San Diego Open for Business Despite Owner Defaulting on Mortgage
JUNE 7, 2009 -- Hurt by a slide in occupancy rates and revenue, the owner of downtown’s upscale W Hotel San Diego will default on the June mortgage payment. Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. will turn the...
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NETWORKING: Downtowners Invited for Free Food, NBA Finals and Padres/Dodgers...
JUNE 8, 2009 -- In anticipation of a Downtown Networking Party at Wings Pizza N Things (co-sponsored by SanDiegoDTOWN.com), I went to the East Village to check it out. The bartender, Allie, chatted...
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POLITICS: Did City Councilmember Carl DeMaio Insult Italians?
JUNE 9, 2009 -- Did San Diego city councilmember Carl DeMaio insult Italians? Anthony Napoli thinks so. Sunday night at the downtown University Club, the District 5 representative was guest speaker at...
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EVENTS: Inaugural Downtown Mixer at WPNT Produces Winners
JUNE 10, 2009 -- More than 100 downtowners turned out Tuesday evening for a night of neighborhood networking—and free food—at Wings Pizza N Things (315 Tenth Avenue; wingssandiego.com). The event was...
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