Happy 710 Day, metro Phoenix. For those who aren’t in the know, the date July 10 or 7/10 is a holiday for cannabis consumers, especially those who consume cannabis concentrate, a.k.a. wax, dab — or “OIL.” “Some folks may not know that 710 backward reads “OIL,” says Erika McKendree, a local cannabis brand ambassador and […]
By Mike Madriaga Baja Beach Fest, known to many Gen-Z San Diegans simply as “BBF,” is an annual music festival held just north of the Muelle De Rosarito fishing pier. The festival, which started in 2018, is a showcase for reggaetón — a meld of Spanish rap, hip-hop, Caribbean, and Latin music — and has […]
By: Mike Madriaga On February 3, a neighbor’s camera caught Brody wandering away from his San Lorenzo, Northern California home. The next day and 500-plus miles south, Brody mysteriously crossed into Tijuana. Brody is a four-year-old French bulldog, the same breed as Lady Gaga’s two pets, the ones that were recently “dognapped.” For two weeks, […]
By: Mike Madriaga Breakin’ with Olympic prospects @ Kearny Mesa/Old Town Breakdancing will be an official sport at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and local b-girls and b-boys have been practicing breakdance maneuvers in hopes of repping Team USA. Throughout the county, breakers are “spontaneously” linking up via “social media,” according to b-girl Melissa Adao, […]
By Mike Madriaga Every year about this time, Vinnie Wood wonders if he’ll be able to attend Comic-Con International: San Diego. He’s been attending since 1980. “I never met another homeless comic book fan,” he said on June 10, “until I met one of my best friends, [Peter S.], who took me in his home […]
By Mike Madriaga On March 18, Tom Summers posted a Facebook photo of himself and his 1962 Volkswagen Bus at a crossroad more than 1161 kilometers south of his Imperial Beach homebase. Summers is a 72-year-old retired marine engineer who lives out of one of his buses for much of the year. He owns two […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]