By Mike Madriaga Point Loma resident Chris Mannerino direct-messaged me on Instagram at 4 pm on October 5. “Do you want to shoot [the green flash] with me this evening at Sunset Cliffs at Froude Street, at around 5:45 pm?” We’ve been messaging back and forth since the previous week about capturing the elusive green […]
By Mike Madriaga On the week of September 6-9, Coronado’s Dan Mann and some of his buddies from Firewire Surfboards, trekked up to Lemoore to meet with World Surf League champion Kelly Slater, and their mutual friends. Pro-surfers from all over congregated here at the Surf Ranch, a 500-yard wave pool visualized by Slater. It’s […]
On August 26, former skateboard champion Tony Hawk busted out his 360-degree loop to give a few young skateboarders a chance to demo it by his headquarters in Vista. The loop resembles that of a roller coaster, but the difference is that the skateboarders fall straight down if they cannot make it around the 16-foot-tall […]
Claudia Chiossi plays beach tennis. The 35-year-old personal trainer used to play in her hometown of Garopaba, Brazil, but since she’s relocated to Pacific Beach, she’s found locals to play with by Tower 22, which is close to her home. “Beach tennis is played on a sand court and if the ball hits the ground, […]
Comic Con International: Lines “I will not spend a single moment in line at Comic-Con 2018” So said John Shand. “Never again.” It’s safe to say that most Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018 attendees will be stuck in long lines; some will sleep in 24-hour-plus lines. But not Shand. He has been attending the annual […]
Share bikes and scooters have been stolen and vandalized since day one; lately throughout San Diego it’s gotten worse. “Please, no pictures because they might attack me,” said Jane, “I’m scared and I just want to be anonymous.” Jane, who requested her real name changed for the story, works at the 7-Eleven on University Avenue […]
“I will not spend a single moment in line at Comic-Con 2018” So said John Shand. “Never again.” It’s safe to say that most Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018 attendees will be stuck in long lines; some will sleep in 24-hour-plus lines. But not Shand. He has been attending the annual pop-culture multimedia show at […]
On June 6 at about 8 p.m., some children and their parents that frequent the North Park Library, will be in for a big surprise if their television sets are tuned in to NBC 7. “My run will air on the Los Angeles qualifier episode of American Ninja Warrior,” said Bijan Nowroozian from El Cajon. […]
By Mike Madriaga On May 21, Paul Proctor pulled up four dockless bikes that were strewn off the Ocean Beach cliffs into the waters. “That’s a reef shelf at Sunset Cliffs and Hill Street,” Proctor said. “The area the bikes were in is inaccessible without a waist-deep wade around one of the points of the […]
Instagram — perfect medium for tattoos On Cinco de Mayo weekend, a handful of tattoo collectors from around the country received complimentary tattoos at the Golden Hall (inside the San Diego Concourse) on C Street downtown. “We had three winners,” said Andrew Ybarra, “I flew a gentleman and his brother out from Miami; a lady […]
Aggressive people and panhandlers move into Eastlake Eastlake was considered by some San Diego residents to be refuge from the criminal activity that occurs elsewhere in our county. But in the last year, the would-be suburban utopia, which is about 12 miles east of the Chula Vista Police Department, has not been immune to a string of crimes […]
“Downtown Chula Vista is developing right now,” Ruben Torres said, “you can see all of the breweries and cafes opening and finding their own identities.” Torres, the outreach director for the Light Church, is branding their congregation in a similar fashion to their hipster neighbors on Third Avenue just a block away. Every Sunday at 10:15 […]
El Día Del Niño came 4 days early to some of the Central American kids that were part of the caravan into Tijuana last Wednesday and Thursday. Ricardo, from Chula Vista, was outside of the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana, at about 5 p.m. on April 26. He was handing out toys to some of the […]
By Mike Madriaga “I’m burning one for George [Clayton Johnson],” said Storm, as she lit up her three-inch brass pipe filled with “Skywalker” weed. “Oh, snap,” I said, then motioned over to the security guard at the Frankenstein display next to the elevators. Storm snickered and exhaled a big cloud of smoke, simultaneously. “What are […]