Escrito por Mike Madriaga para la revista Car Culture en 2016. Scroll down to view the article in English. Hace poco más de dos años presentamos un Hot Wheels, escala 1:1 que era una reproducción del casco de Darth Vader. Este vehículo causó sensación en la Comic Con, celebrada en San Diego. El 22 de […]
“Four Corners of Death” popped up when a City College alumna posted a photograph on Instagram hamming it up with Rosario Dawson. On May 27, at 4:30 p.m., approximately 60 to 70 people converged on the corner of the Imperial and Euclid avenues in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Many of his supporters were holding […]
On June 4 Rodney-O & Joe Cooley performed for the hundreds of Gen X-ers at the Qualcomm Practice Field . The Compton based duo opened up their set with their 1988 hit “Let’s Have Some Fun.” Their act was true to the old-school with one disc jockey, Joe, and one master of the ceremony, […]
Escrito por Mike Madriaga para la revista Vochomania Click here to view the story in English. Si tú no has escuchado o visto el video del vocho “Shark Attack” equipado con un motor V8 que realizó un intrépido paseo por las calles de San Diego, California con Blake Wilkey al volante; entonces es muy recomendable que HAGAS CLICK […]
“A great showman” and an artist who “reinvented himself in each decade.” That’s how City College’s artistic community described Prince, who was found dead at the age of 57 at his home in Minnesota on Thursday morning. As of 1:45 p.m., there was no confirmation on how he died. Prince, whose full name was Prince […]
By Mike Madriaga “I started as a cha-cha at a tattoo shop in Ensenada, Mexico,” joked April Hernandez, as she traces the art on her client’s shoulders at the 3er Expo Tattoo in Mexicali. “And little by little by watching, I learned the art of tattooing.” April may be small in stature, but her unique […]
By Mike Madriaga Rahma Hassan is a 20-year-old City College student who not only adores the color scheme of the Student Commons building on the corner of 16th and C streets, she finds peace from within. This was only Hassan’s second visit. “I felt like it was restricted and thought it was (exclusively) for events,” […]
Just up the street from the City College resides “The Haunted Trail,” located in Balboa Park. The text on its website warns people with heart conditions and prone to seizures to refrain from entering the premises. “True to form, the Haunted Trail is not for children under 10 or the faint of heart. Experience an […]
The children in Tijuana could hear the loud motorcycles from across the border coming in. On the morn of On Dec. 14, over 300 toys, bikes, and soccerballs were loaded into a truck at the San Diego Harley Davidson shop on Morena Boulevard. Approximately 200 bikers from all groups escorted the truck down Interstate 5. […]
On Oct. 10, the ticket was labeled as the Mary Jane Girls (MJG), but there was only one original member singing — Candice “Candi” Ghant. Ghant played the supermodel role of the foursome in 1983. Val Young and Farah Melanson were the other singers performing, with Young being the lead singer of the new lineup. […]
On June 23, Fifth Harmony performed at the San Diego Fair. The group of five won third place on Simon Cowell’s “X-Factor” television show in 2012. The majority of the crowd screaming this warm night were children ranging from elementary school all the way to high school. Many parents chaperoned their kids in because of the “free entrance” […]