San Diego Reader

11/21/2025

Albums are an art form, but you need to build your base

Alt-folk singer-songwriter Anna May moved to San Diego at the tail end of 2024. Her roots are in the northeast, but she has also called Durango, the Bay area, and Nashville her home. Small surprise, then, that the shifting scenery seems to be a catalyst for her songwriting. “A lot of my travel is ...

11/20/2025

La Gran Terraza, a bistro and gastropub in Linda Vista, invites you to celebrate the holidays!

Enjoy Prime Rib Buffets with Carolers, Holiday Teas, a Champagne Dinner, Brunch with Santa and more!

La Gran Terraza, University of San Diego's premiere dining experience, is a California-Inspired Mediterranean restaurant that features fresh, local and sustainable food.

11/19/2025

The last 1953 Oklahoma town left along the San Diego County Interstate 8 corridor

The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which was once large enough to hold whole oceans of print. These stories will feature all the original ...

11/19/2025

How many times can rivals try the orange cone trick?

Uber and Lyft drivers knew this day would come. Now it’s here: Waymo’s driverless cars are rolling through San Diego, and human gig workers say the robo-taxis are slicing into their livelihoods.

11/19/2025

First rains of late fall brighten up our skies

“Rainbow Season” Arrives With The First Rains Of Late Fall. Scattered showers are best for rainbow watching: sunlight refracting and reflecting through the raindrops causes two bows to appear — an intense circular arc at 42˚ and a bigger but weaker arc at 51˚ from the antisolar point (the po...

11/19/2025

Move over, Mariah—the true Queen of the Holidays is coming to town! Join RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10 winner Ginger Minj for a festive extravaganza that’s sure to get your bells jingling.

Ginger Minj’s Holiday Spectacular Move over, Mariah—the true Queen of the Holidays is coming to town! Join RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10 winner Ginger Minj for a festive extravaganza that’s sure to get your bells jingling. Known for her quick wit, powerhouse vocals, and undeniable Southern...

11/18/2025

Can the city coordinate with Solana Beach?

To build a long-imagined South Coast Highway 101 pedestrian crosswalk, Encinitas officials are leaning towards a road diet and median, while not ruling out options that include two travel lanes in each direction.

11/17/2025

Unlike most of North America, we share a crust with the Pacific Ocean

The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which was once large enough to hold whole oceans of print. These stories will feature all the original ...

11/17/2025

Following director Robert Eggers' statement that he couldn't envision Cage in one of his movies, the actor assigned his agent to search for the script that most closely resembled an Eggers film

THE CARPENTER’S SON (2025) Written and Directed by Lofty Nathan / Cinematographer: Simon Beaufils (2.35: 1) / Design: Jean-Vincent Puzos / Editors: Sophie Corra, Guillaume Fusil, & Monika Willi / Composer: Lorenz Dangel / Acted by: Nicolas Cage, Noah Jupe, FKA twigs, Isla Johnston, Souheila Yacoub...

11/15/2025

We broke $10,000, San Diego! We’re raising a glass to you. 🍸

Your generosity is helping us keep the San Diego Reader alive while we explore a partnership that could bring us back to print and strengthen our digital future.

Today’s blog post features a delightful piece from longtime contributor Joseph O’Brien, who looks back on his days writing Set ’Em Up, Joe — a cocktail column born in a “country mouse meets city mouse” spirit of exploration, experimentation, and more than a few Kitchen Proof tests.

It’s the kind of warm, character-rich storytelling the Reader has always offered… and the kind we want to keep offering for decades to come.

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11/14/2025

Amy Tan's agent leads an exciting life

The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical edition, which was once large enough to hold whole oceans of print. These stories will feature all the original ...

11/14/2025

Searching for signs along the Santa Margarita River

“Bike bells,” reads the sign in the trees. “Borrow a bell and return it at the end of your ride. Remember to warn horses and hikers as you approach.” Blue metal balls hang off the edge of the sign, ready for borrowing. This is the kind of place the Santa Margarita Preserve is: super casual, ...