By Mike Madriaga North County athletes are sendin’ it from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — including Bryce Wettstein, Jordyn Barratt, Cory Juneau, and Heimana Reynolds. Per their Olympic Games’ profiles, Bryce Wettstein, who is 17, was born and still resides in Encinitas; Barratt is 22 and dwells in Oceanside; Juneau, 22, was born in […]
By Mike Madriaga On May 29, wellsready2fish, a local eBay seller, sold a concrete chunk from the recently demolished SDCCU stadium — for $15. The online seller sold a different concrete chunk a week prior titled “San Diego Jack Murphy Qualcomm Stadium …. Souvenir Authentic” for $10. “So happy to have this little chunk representing […]
By Mike Madriaga A sense of elation followed by pride broke out among San Diego hip-hoppers and sneakerheads last month when Lincoln High alumnus, Norman Powell, signed a sneaker deal with AND1. “Powell is currently the only San Diego-born player with his own shoe,” said local hip-hop head and sneaker dealer Dante Rowley. “Powell signing […]
By Mike Madriaga On February 2, there’s a handful of San Diegans that will be on the Hard Rock Stadium field in Miami for Super Bowl LIV. “As a lifelong 49ers fan here in North County, I know we have three members of the team from here,” said Richard J., “Dan Brunskill, Fred Warner, and […]
By Mike Madriaga When Lincoln High alumnus Norman Powell and SDSU alumnus Kawhi Leonard helped bring the Toronto Raptors the 4-2 “W” over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals (May 30 through June 13), San Diego sports fans and hip-hoppers rejoiced. Lemon Grove rap-artist Rob Stone posted on his Instagram: “NBA CHAMPION !!! DAYGO PROUD OF YOU BRO @normanpowell4.” […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
Parked outside of the House of Boxing venue on September 30 was a 1935 San Diego police paddywagon with two guys holding faux tommy guns. One guy was wearing a classic zoot suit, the other, Lester Gutierrez, was decked out in 1940s attire. “We did have an incident with a gentleman [at 7:30 p.m.],” Gutierrez […]
“We gave Snoop Dogg some Tokyo OG [a marijuana strain] and he enjoyed it,” says Heidi Rising, the general manager of the Point Loma Patient Consumer Co-Op. On August 27, the Grammy-nominated rap star dropped by the pot dispensary to sign autographs for the hundred or so fans who had lined up in the parking […]
By: Mike Madriaga Printed in the San Diego Reader magazine in August 2014. Soon after exiting the 8 freeway off Hotel Circle on August 23, you could hear a “Raaaiiiiiiiders, Raaaiiiiiiiders.” As I pulled in, I noticed Oakland Raiders flags, banners, and decals plastered over the majority of the cars in the lot. The day […]
On Aug. 18, Los Angeles Clippers’ Matt Barnes teamed up rapper Snoop Dogg (also known as Snoop Lion) to host their Athletes vs. Cancer Celebrity Flag Football Game at the Pacific Palisades Charter School. Team Snoop won against Team Barnes: 63-56. Their website states: “In honor of his mother who passed away with cancer in […]