South Park woman’s anti-scooter crusade South Park resident Marie, who stands about five feet tall, likes to stroll her neighborhood carrying a big stick. “I yell at them motorized scooter and bike riders to get off the sidewalk,” she said, “I have been known to stand in the middle of the sidewalk, hook my cane […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Comic-hoarder collection now in Poway Recently, a Poway thrift-store owner made what’s being called the biggest score in local comics trading history when he bought the collection of a deceased L.A.-area hoarder. “The house is an extreme case [of a] hoarder’s scenario,” Rene Nezhoda said. “Whatever you think of as much a house can be […]
Kaaboo sound system should keep Del Martians quiet “I can’t hear them,” said Del Mar Circle K worker Robert at about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 15. “There is a lot of traffic, though.” The opening night of the three-day Kaaboo music festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds featured the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, […]
Sand One bursts into San Diego and gets crowd to North Park dental office “[Do] you guys know the Reader?” Sand One asked. The crowd then cheered. One girl from her entourage said “that’s the one I was telling you about.” On July 1, Sand One, an East Los Angeles based graffiti artist, busted out […]