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Opposing outsourcing isn't incoherent
Why does the U-T fail to understand both sides of a debate?
By CityBeat Staff 11/03/2009
Men of the future
They’ve been local darlings for years, but with their new album, Transfer is finally taking a shot at the big time
By AnnaMaria Stephens 11/03/2009
Bilbray billing Bilbray
North County Congress member pays his wife from campaign coffers
By Dave Maass 11/03/2009
Power of the dark side
From staged readings to original plays about Jeffrey Dahmer, three drama geeks are exposing the hidden underbelly of San Diego’s cultural scene
By Sarah Nardi 11/03/2009
Mind games
Even with its stellar cast, The Men Who Stare at Goats isn’t the movie you’re looking for
By Anders Wright 11/03/2009
NEWS & OPINION
Editorial
Opposing outsourcing isn't incoherent
Why does the U-T fail to understand both sides of a debate?
By CityBeat Staff 11/03/2009
News
Bilbray billing Bilbray
North County Congress member pays his wife from campaign coffers
By Dave Maass 11/03/2009
Post-Mortem
Leapin' library
Half-million bucks wasn't just for your average-everyday cost estimate
By Kelly Davis 11/03/2009
Spin Cycle
See you in January
But feel free to call, SDPD tells medi-pot task force
By John R. Lamb 11/03/2009
Presently Tense
Flight of the flightless
A story about getting to the other side
By D.A. Kolodenko 11/03/2009
FOOD & DRINK
City Eat
Where there's smoke
The Wrangler Family Barbecue in El Cajon fires up the inner carnivore
By Candice Woo 11/03/2009
Nibbles
Foodie news
Oh, just a few details about a little thing called Beer Week
By Candice Woo 11/03/2009
Wine on a Dime
Rush to judgment
Faulty cork was not a sign of things to come with Vista Verde's 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
By Martin Jones Westlin 11/03/2009
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE
Music
Men of the future
They’ve been local darlings for years, but with their new album, Transfer is finally taking a shot at the big time
By AnnaMaria Stephens 11/03/2009
Music
So long, 'Canes
As the beachside venue closes its doors for good, some local music insiders remember the good times
By Seth Combs 11/03/2009
If I Were U
In the clubs
Dinosaur Jr. plays a club not called The Casbah, Battlefield Band teaches Celtic Music 101 and Matthew Dear is hard guy to pin down
By Todd Kroviak 11/03/2009
Soundwaves
CD reviews
Our takes on new records by Lou Barlow, The Chinese Stars and Panther
By Ian M Rick , Nathan Dinsdale , Scott McDonald 11/03/2009
Nightgeist
Reports from the scene
Drummer Andy Robillard is going home, Enrique experiences dodgeball, The Creepy Creeps bask in their special night and Miss Lady D lays down the Sweet Beats
By Enrique Limon , Ryan Bradford , Seth Combs 11/03/2009
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art & Culture
Power of the dark side
From staged readings to original plays about Jeffrey Dahmer, three drama geeks are exposing the hidden underbelly of San Diego’s cultural scene
By Sarah Nardi 11/03/2009
City Week
The to-do list
Thursday Night Thing is back, Subtext Gallery gets cartoony, Dave Stewart displays yet another talent and Sister Helen Prejean helps launch 'The Big Read'
By CityBeat Staff 11/03/2009
Film
Mind games
Even with its stellar cast, The Men Who Stare at Goats isn’t the movie you’re looking for
By Anders Wright 11/03/2009
On Screen
The rest of the fests
Just when you thought the film festivals were gone—plus all the local movie happenings
By Anders Wright 11/03/2009
Theater
Idle worship
Nazi despotism sold short in well-acted but underdeveloped Bent
By Martin Jones Westlin 11/03/2009
On Stage
Curtain call
North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Talley’s Folly highlights a sparse week in local theater
By Martin Jones Westlin 11/03/2009
THE GREAT BOOK EXCHANGE
San Diego Writers, Ink asks attendees to bring three or more of their favorite books for donation and buy used books at highly discounted prices.
MORE>>ULTIMATE BEER & CHOCOLATE
Sample four courses of gourmet chocolate paired with two craft beers per course. Part of San Diego Beer Week. From 2 to 4 p.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. See website for tickets.
MORE>>JAERYOUNG LEE
Lee and her jazz piano trio perform a free lunchtime concert as part of the Athenaeum's Mini-Concerts series.
MORE>>OB RESTAURANT WALK
3 FOR $300 POETRY SLAM
Local writers, artists and performers are invited to compete in this "combination slam," with the winner taking home $300. Hosted by Michael Chung Klam. See website for entry details.
MORE>>Where there's smoke
The Wrangler Family Barbecue in El Cajon fires up the inner carnivoreEdible remedies
Curing a cold from the inside out at Barrio Logan's Siete MaresSushi on steroids
At Solana Beach's Station, think big or don't comeIn the clubs
Dinosaur Jr. plays a club not called The Casbah, Battlefield Band teaches Celtic Music 101 and Matthew Dear is hard guy to pin downIn the clubs
Been dying to see Art Brut, The Donkeys or Melt Banana? Well, your ship has come inIn the clubs
Wherein we provide you with news you can use when it comes to heading out into the nightThe rest of the fests
Just when you thought the film festivals were gone—plus all the local movie happeningsMake a run for the border
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