MANY PAY RESPECTS AT GWYNN STATUE
Flowers, baseballs and peanuts collected at the base of Tony Gwynn’s statue before Tuesday’s game at Petco Park, one year after the death of the most beloved Padre of all time. The Hall of Famer stands...
View ArticleGLOBE’S ‘BRIGHT STAR’ HEADED TO BROADWAY
San Diego The Old Globe-bred musical “Bright Star” is about to rise again — and this time the show, co-created by Steve Martin, will get a chance to shine on Broadway. Lead commercial producer Joey...
View Article1.4M VEHICLES ADDED TO RECALL
Toyota is adding nearly 1.4 million cars, trucks and SUVs to a growing recall for air bags that can explode with too much force. The company says it’s expanding a previous recall after Takata Corp. of...
View ArticlePANERA TO OPEN UP POP-UP SHOP FOR ONE DAY ONLY IN N.Y.
Panera Bread will open a “Panera Pantry Experience” pop-up shop today, giving diners a chance to peruse a version of its kitchens and sample new fare set to debut in the fall. The pop-up, housed in a...
View ArticleCARDINALS ALLEGEDLY HACKED ASTROS
Federal law enforcement authorities are investigating whether the St. Louis Cardinals illegally hacked into a computer database of the Houston Astros to obtain information on players, a person familiar...
View ArticleCHERRY SEASON IS SWEET BUT FLEETING
inline-left "> Asparagus Calif., Wash. $2.99-$3.99 per pound Refrigerate your asparagus in a mug partially filled with water. Zucchini squash Fresno, Oxnard, local 79¢-99¢ per pound With warmer...
View ArticleGARDEN SHOW A PRETTY, PEACEFUL RESPITE AT FAIR
del mar Eye-catching, yellow Mexican marigolds lure people over to garden designer Gigi LoPatriello’s display at the San Diego County Fair. The visitors linger and look longer when she starts telling...
View ArticleFACE-LIFT FOR OCEANSIDE BEACH FACILITIES
oceanside When visitors go to the beach south of Oceanside’s municipal pier, the view can be disappointing, with aging restroom buildings, a handful of dumpsters and a steep, narrow stairway leading to...
View ArticleSEMPRA WILL SELL STOCK IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
Sempra Energy will move forward with plans to sell stock in Sempra Partners LP, a newly formed unit that will own stakes in renewable energy facilities and terminals that can import and export natural...
View ArticleCHILD FOUND IN FREEZER A VICTIM OF ABUSE DEAD CHILD IN FREEZER WAS VICTIM OF ...
EAST COUNTY The 3-year-old boy whose body was found in a freezer in a home on the Barona Indian Reservation suffocated after being brutalized and bound in tape by his mother and her boyfriend in...
View ArticleELDER CARE FIRM TO PAY $17M TO SETTLE KICKBACKS CASE
A Florida operator of elder care facilities and its former president agreed to pay a record $17 million to settle claims the company illegally paid doctors for referrals of Medicare patients in need of...
View ArticleMalaysia's opposition alliance collapses over policy clash
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's three-party opposition alliance, once touted as an alternative to the country's long-ruling coalition, has collapsed over policy differences. The People's...
View ArticleFROZEN BERRIES WON’T LOOK LIKE FRESH ONES
Q: I make a strawberry pie in the spring or summer with fresh, whole berries on top. Is there a way I can freeze fresh strawberries and use my frozen berries to make a pie months later? A:...
View ArticleRomania's president cautious about pensions for Parliament
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's president says he needs to closely examine legislation approved by Parliament granting supplementary pensions to lawmakers, following criticism of the proposal....
View ArticleSUPERFOOD JUICES FROM THE AMAZON
The pick: Sambazon 100 Superfood Juices Why they rate: These Amazon superfood drinks are 100 percent juice, with fewer calories and at least 70 percent less sugar than...
View ArticleCABRILLO BRIDGE: NIGHTTIME GLOW
More information: Richard Amero’s account at sohosandiego.org - Comments Be relevant,...
View ArticleSTATE FARMERS ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY TAKING WATER
FRESNO A group of public water agencies that serves millions of Californians asked the state on Tuesday to order farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to stop irrigating their crops amid...
View ArticleWisconsin city bars use of kangaroos as service animals
BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — Officials have changed a southeastern Wisconsin city's rules on service animals after a woman took a baby kangaroo into a McDonald's restaurant. The Beaver Dam Daily Citizen...
View ArticleFAN HAS A BALL CATCHING HEDGES HR
Gary Williamson didn’t know Austin Hedges from Austin Powers before Tuesday’s Padres game. “I saw him warming up (Andrew) Cashner earlier, but I’d never heard of him,” said Williamson, who was in town...
View ArticleNO-MEDICINE CONTROL OF HIV NOTED IN NEW STUDY
A small number of HIV-positive people mysteriously control the infection without medication. They don’t progress to having AIDS and remain outwardly healthy. A new study has located what may be a...
View ArticleON DECK: DESPAIGNE GETS FIRST LOOK AT A’S
inline-left ">The series Game 1 Today at 7:05 p.m. Padres RHP Odrisamer Despaigne 3-4, 4.38 ERA Despaigne has quality starts in four of his last five outings (2.23 ERA). This is his first appearance...
View ArticleS.D. COUNCIL SIGNS OFF ON NEW RIVER PARK PACT
San Diego Plans for a 55-mile hiking and bicycling oasis between Del Mar and Julian got a boost on Tuesday when the San Diego City Council approved a new 50-year agreement to continue jointly funding...
View ArticleHIKE GOES THROUGH LAGOON’S RARE HABITAT
del mar A hike through rare California habitat is planned for Thursday as part of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy’s Exec Trek series. The 5.5-mile hike follows along the San Dieguito Lagoon...
View ArticleSAN DIEGO ART MUSEUM RESTRUCTURING
San Diego The San Diego Museum of Art on Tuesday announced a restructuring of its administrative staff, resulting in the elimination of five positions. Where the museum was previously structured...
View ArticleART MUSEUM RESTRUCTURING
San Diego The San Diego Museum of Art on Tuesday announced a restructuring of its administrative staff, resulting in the elimination of five positions. Where the museum was previously structured...
View ArticleLOCAL TEAMS HONORED BY CIF FOR TOP ACADEMICS
Three teams from the San Diego Section have been honored by the CIF for having the state’s best collective grade-point average in their sport during the 2014-15 school year. Escondido’s Calvin...
View ArticlePHOTO CLASS HELPS WITH RECOVERY
A group of injured Camp Pendleton Marines participated in a photography class aimed at helping wounded service members express themselves through art as part of the recovery process from battlefield...
View ArticleTech institute inks pact with Carlsbad
CARLSBAD Rochester Institute of Technology is working with Carlsbad on a proposal to open a graduate-level engineering program in the North County city. Carlsbad City Council members voted...
View ArticleTECH INSTITUTE INKS EXCLUSIVITY PACT WITH CARLSBAD CARLSBAD INKS DEAL WITH...
CARLSBAD Rochester Institute of Technology is working with Carlsbad on a proposal to open a graduate-level engineering program in the North County city. Carlsbad City Council members voted...
View ArticleINDIAN ARTIST CREATED POPULAR ROCK GARDEN
NEW DELHI Nek Chand, an Indian artist who rose to prominence by quietly building a sprawling kingdom of folk sculptures in northern India that became one of the country’s most popular tourist...
View ArticleLAWSUIT BY ROBERTS’ AIDE COULD CREATE LEGAL ETHICS DILEMMA
San Diego When Supervisor Dave Roberts’ staffer Harold Meza filed a lawsuit against two former employees, San Diego County was put on a legal collision course that could cost taxpayers. Meza says...
View ArticleENGLISH LEARNERS: PROPS FOR CTA POWER PLAY
There is always going to be cynicism about politics because of the awareness that the interests of the powerful often dictate how our elected leaders act, whatever pure motives they claim. But what’s...
View ArticleUNITED LEAVING NEW YORK’S KENNEDY AIRPORT
United Airlines said Tuesday that it would move out of Kennedy International Airport in October, after failing to make a profit there for seven years, and will shift all of its flights to Los Angeles...
View ArticleDISCOVER TO STOP ORIGINATING LOANS
Discover Financial Services, the credit card issuer that expanded into mortgages and student lending, is closing its home-loan origination business and will offer severance packages to about 460...
View ArticleTSIPRAS SLAMS CREDITORS
Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, on Tuesday blasted his country’s creditors for austerity measures that he said were humiliating and strangling his people as pressure mounted on Athens to...
View ArticleSTUDY: DADS ARE BIGGER SPENDERS
and spending more — than moms. That’s the gist of a study released this week on the buying habits of the modern North American dad, whose share of the household shopping responsibility has increased...
View ArticleNO SURPRISE AS COWBOYS STAR SKIPS MINICAMP
As expected, Dez Bryant was a no-show for the start of the Cowboys’ mandatory offseason minicamp. Coach Jason Garrett, however, doesn’t seem all that concerned about threats from Bryant’s camp that the...
View ArticleWOODS REMINDED HE’S GETTING OLDER
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. Tiger Woods says his first memory of major championship golf on television is Jack Nicklaus throwing both arms in the air after his 4-iron shot found the 15th green during his...
View ArticleFRESH IDEAS FOR MULBERRIES
Until a few years ago, the only connection I had with mulberries was to the nursery rhyme “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.” Although the song was never one of my favorites, fresh mulberries have...
View ArticleHORROR GENRE NICELY PREPPED ACTRESS FOR ‘DYING GIRL’
inline-left ">“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” Rating: PG-13 When: Opens Friday You can’t make a movie out of the tragicomic novel “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” without the perfect, terminally...
View ArticleASIAN CHICKEN BALANCES BOTH SWEET AND SOUR
inline-left "> Asian Chicken With Honeyed Peanuts Makes 4 servings 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips 2 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise 1 tablespoon...
View ArticleSPICY STIR FRY FROM SAFFRON CHEF
inline-left "> Su-Mei’s Go Green Stir-Fry With Organic Thai Red Rice Go Green Paste Makes about 1½ cups ½ cup organic carrot tops, chopped ¼ cup minced garlic 1 teaspoon salt ¼ cup chopped arugula ¼...
View ArticleGOLDEN STATE’S CROWN TO WEAR
inline-left "> Cavaliers 97 Warriors 105 Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Their 40-year NBA...
View ArticleBURLESQUE PERFORMER WAS LINKED TO GOVERNOR
Blaze Starr, the voluptuous stripper who became one of the most famous burlesque performers in America, and whose affair with a Louisiana governor was the basis of a movie, died on Monday in...
View ArticleCHARGERS LAUNCH MARKET-BASED TICKET-PRICING POLICY
Whether it was in newspaper classifieds, or more recently on StubHub or Craigslist, brokers and fans for years have nabbed extra cash by selling concert and sports tickets for above face value on the...
View ArticleHOW TO SKIP THE LINE AT STARBUCKS APP WILL LET YOU SKIP THE LINE AT STARBUCKS
Starbucks said Tuesday that it will allow its customers in San Diego and other regions in the U.S. to bypass the in-store line, and order ahead instead using its mobile application. The line-skipping...
View ArticleWAMBACH’S GOAL HELPS U.S. WOMEN WIN GROUP D
inline-left "> United States 1, Nigeria 0 Abby Wambach is used to scoring with her head. She’s not sure how she got her latest goal. “I think it was my shin guard, to be quite honest,” she said....
View ArticleEGYPTIAN COURT UPHOLDS MORSI DEATH SENTENCE
CAIRO An Egyptian court upheld a death sentence against former president Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday as it issued sweeping judgments against him and dozens of his Muslim Brotherhood allies. The court...
View ArticleOCEANSIDE COPS, OTHERS WILL RACE ACROSS AMERICA
Oceanside A team of Oceanside cops will ditch their badges and police cruisers for bicycles on Saturday to take part in one of the world’s most-grueling endurance races. The eight-member team will...
View ArticleFAMILIAR ISSUES HAUNT PADRES
Padres interim manager Pat Murphy’s arrival comes with the hope that a different voice might trigger change throughout the team’s clubhouse. The 56-year-old Murphy, of course, will need practical...
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