By Mike Madriaga In the last couple of weeks, the elusive “double rainbows” have been spotted throughout San Diego County. “It was surreal,” said Chris Mannerino, “On February 5, I saw it out of my new office and raced up the hill just in time for the picture.” Mannerino is a Point Loma-based realtor that […]
By Mike Madriaga On February 12, Leslie Monroy went to the north side of Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach with a stick and a rake — to create art. “The closest name that I can come up with is a ‘sand mandala’, but it’s not really a mandala,” she said. “I’m not sure what it […]
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Nikki from Lemon Grove makes money in not-so-orthodox methods. “I’ve had a few people come to me that have giant fetishes,” she says, “which is basically the idea of a giant woman stepping on, eating, or messing with very tiny people. Think the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Folks have contacted me to make […]
By Mike Madriaga El Cajon residents Felipe Mojica and his 15-year-old son Gabriel agreed to speak with me before and throughout the six days (November 19-24) they worked on the annual Baja 1000 off-road race. “The race was postponed 24 hours,” Mojica said at 6 pm on Thursday, November 21. “Instead of it starting tomorrow […]
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By Mike Madriaga On December 9, Andreas Stevens cruised his forest green 1972 Chevy “boogie van” out to Perry’s Cafe in San Diego, for “Vans and Coffee,” a monthly (every second Sunday) vintage van gathering organized by Stevens and his buddy Mik. “‘Boogie van’ is a way to describe a custom van done in […]
There is a section of Carlsbad Boulevard which crosses over the Batiquitos Lagoon, north of Ponte State Beach. Here, people “waterline”, walking suspended lengths of flat webbing above water. “We’ve had incidences when lifeguards come up on jet skis or from the beach and say, ‘Hey, you aren’t allowed to be here, this is not […]
Dan Mann of Coronado handcrafts high caliber surfboards— some are made from another man’s trash. “I have two ‘trash boards’ on order and I am working to try and refine the process.” The last trash board he posted on his Instagram account in August sold for “a lot.” He explains, “it’s made from a broken […]
About two weeks ago I was driving eastbound on University Avenue in Cherokee Point. I noticed two teens riding Bird scooters on the sidewalk traveling in the same direction and as they passed Noelia’s Party Boutique by 37th, one teen punched the hanging piñatas sending one crashing down. “They knock down my piñatas once a […]
On December 10, Marisol Castillo’s Christmas gift package was swiped from the porch of her Imperial Beach home; this was her last straw. “We’ve had this situation happen way too many times,” she said on a December 13 interview, “I can’t even count them. My husband Waylon runs an Amazon business so we always have […]
By Mike Madriaga On October 13, as we neared The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, next door to Horton Plaza, the chants of the strikers in red shirts became louder. At the glass door entrances by the hotel loop, there were stanchions separating us from two protestors. “We are on strike and we ask you […]
Running sideways a good way to stay inside the circle On September 23, I saw eight alien-looking plastic balls with legs running around at east Mission Bay. “Think basketball without the dribbling, and you wear a flag that can be pulled.” “This game is called Sumo Ball,” said Carlos Rendon. “The object is to knock […]
By Mike Madriaga On October 11 at about 1:45 p.m., I saw a lady by the I-15 exit on Adams Avenue carrying yellow signs. I wasn’t sure if the lady just pulled the yellow and red Wild ‘n Out promo signs that were there (and now gone) hours before: I quickly flipped a U-turn and […]
On October 11, El Vigía, an Ensenada based news outlet posted a story that was headlined “Suspenden carrera Baja 1000; multan a Score International,” which translates to: “The Baja 1000 race is suspended; Score International is fined.” The story went viral and offroad fans from both sides of the border were up in arms. “Let […]