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Pannikin Founder Bob Sinclair Dies in NM Crash
SD premier coffee man victim of injuries in motorcycle accident. Bob Sinclair, founder of Pannikin Coffee & Tea and later of Cafe Moto, died on August 6 after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle crash in New Mexico on July 28. The crash occurred around 4.30 p.m. as Sinclair travelled east on NM 502 and attempted [...]
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Colt’s .45 Automatic: Iconic Design Marks Centennial
On March 29, the centennial of one of the longest-lived designs in US industrial production occurred. That was the date in 1911 that the US government adopted a new “automatic” pistol for the armed forces of the United States. The Colt “Government Model” was the result of nearly a decade of experimentation and testing by [...]
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1960 Manual on How to Run a Coffeehouse In San Diego Illustrates Half Century of Changes in the Trade
In 1960, a successful coffeehouse didn’t need an espresso machine, but it did need entertainment that was live and original and a “clean-up man” to handle the dishes filled with the residue of chocolate covered caterpillars, caviar and smoked octopus. There have been a lot of changes in fifty years of San Diego coffeehouses and [...]
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SOHO Looks Out For the Ladies: Save Our Heritage Organization in forefront to preserve local history
Save Our Heritage Organization works to save SD's architectural history with rear guard action against those seeking to manipulate the past for their own gain.
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A Tale of One Who Came Back From the Dead
It was just as well that he didn't see the near collision of the helicopter and the other boat.
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Jazz Roots: Lou Curtiss Rocks Rare Music
Posted on 08 June 2010
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SD Weather Records of January 1911 and January 2011 Show Subtle Changes—In Data Keeping
Posted on 24 February 2011
Climate & Weather, Jan., 1911
mean temp.: 56.2 deg.
mean hi: 63.5
mean lo: 48.9
daily change: 3
daily range: 15
greatest daily range: 26
absolute hi: 77
absoulute lo: 41
range; 36
Rainfall
night (5 p.m. - 5 a.m.) 1.59 inches
day (5 a.m. - 5 p.m.) 1.76"
departure from norm.: 1.35" excess.
greatest in 24 hrs.: 2.17". on 1/9 - 10/ 1911.
No. of days w/.01" or more: 9.
w/.04" or more: 8.
w/.25" or more: 4.
w/1" or more: 1.
WIND
prevailing direction: NE.
Avg. hourly velocity: 4.9 mph.
Max. velocity: 21 mph, S. wind on 1/10/1911.
SUNSHINE
No. of days clear: 15.
partly cloudy: 5.
cloudy: 11.
fog: 4.
hail: 0.
frost: 0.
thunderstorms: 0. Continue Reading
Heard In The Houses
Posted on 24 February 2011
Carnitas Spec is the name of the pot-bellied pig hanging out with its people at Lestat’s on Park. The elegant little animal that is very friendly and will even eat leather camera straps if you’re not quick enough to prevent it. A sign of the greater fractiousness of the USA was evident on the morning [...] Continue Reading
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A Century of Flight at North Island Marks Another Kind of Commemoration: How Coronado’s Earliest Aviators Paid Their Towing Charges
Posted on 17 February 2011
“Here comes the king of the fools again,” muttered Agostino Zolezzi, an Italian fisherman who, like the rest of his kind, struggled to make a living fishing in the waters around San Diego. Zolezzi watched as yet another hated airplane went silent and fluttered down onto the water near his boat; its engine dead, its [...] Continue Reading
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Reconsidering Water Flouridation in San Diego: A Thirst for Clarity
Posted on 07 December 2010
Commentary by Gabriel Shaputnic Water fluoridation, the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water at a concentration of about 1 part per million (ppm), is scheduled to begin in San Diego City in November. While proponents argue the practice is for dental health, the outcomes of water fluoridation leave that conclusion in doubt. All developed [...] Continue Reading
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My Pressi Espresso Goes Anywhere
Posted on 21 September 2010
Talk about brilliant. The My Pressi is a portable espresso machine that can pull a credible shot—once you know how to finesse the machine—and can go anywhere. Imagine finishing off a fine picnic lunch with a double, or perhaps offering a credible espresso to your friends at a concert. This little jewel can make it [...] Continue Reading
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CD: Enrique Domas–Fire with a Gypsy Heart & Flamenco Soul
Posted on 21 September 2010
Enrique Domás isn’t really Spanish, but he should be. He’s an accomplished guitarist with an operatic background that brings a whole new take on ancient Flamenco music. For one, his lyrics are in English of all things, and this is a pleasant surprise, though on first listen it’s a bit disconcerting. As if that weren’t [...] Continue Reading
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