FEATURED STORIES
It came from the sky
Bear in Heaven sounds like nothing else—except maybe Bear in Heaven
By Peter Holslin 3/16/2010
Whistle blower
Daniel Ellsberg’s story is just as relevant today as it was 40 years ago
By Anders Wright 3/16/2010
Joshua Krause
The guy behind the mysterious layered art on the front page of this week's CityBeat
By Lorena Nava Ruggero 3/16/2010
NEWS & OPINION
Editorial
GOP, don't accept Zapf's apology
Sanders and DeMaio were too quick to downplay candidate's anti-gay statements
By CityBeat Staff 3/16/2010
News
House of ill repute
Abandoned Golden Hill property is in need of salvation
By Kelly Davis 3/16/2010
Turds & Blossoms
Grading the campaign trail
How the local Republicans, Francine Busby and the District 6 candidates fared this week
By CityBeat Staff 3/16/2010
Sordid Tales
'Sticks and Stones'
Why the world's most renowned children's rhyme is still the shit
By Edwin Decker 3/16/2010
Backwards & in High Heels
Love games
A radio prank makes a sympathizer out of me
By Aaryn Belfer 3/16/2010
FOOD & DRINK
City Eat
Spice summit
Mira Mesa's Annapurna provides a tasty challenge for adventurous food trekkers
By Candice Woo 3/16/2010
Nibbles
Foodie news
SOHO opens in North Park—and other dispatches from the land of eat and drink
By Candice Woo 3/16/2010
Wine on a Dime
What's in a name?
2009 Chardonnay from Chile's Vina la Fortuna recalls—Malibu?
By Martin Jones Westlin 3/16/2010
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE
Music
It came from the sky
Bear in Heaven sounds like nothing else—except maybe Bear in Heaven
By Peter Holslin 3/16/2010
Everybody's Happy Nowadays
Walking contradiction
A brief tutorial in picking apart the patterns of pop-music writers
By Todd Kroviak 3/16/2010
If I Were U
In the clubs
Local punk return at the Whistle Stop, Japanese psychedelia at The Casbah and tons of bands coming from or going to South by Southwest make a San Diego stop
By Seth Combs 3/16/2010
Soundwaves
CD reviews
Our takes on new records by Freelance Whales, Gonjasufi and Xiu Xiu
By Dryw Keltz , Peter Holslin , Todd Kroviak 3/16/2010
Nightgeist
Reports from the scene
The M-Theory dude's gonna book bands at Fluxx, Enrique asks a Mexican and we chronicle the new 'dive' bar, Quality Social
By Enrique Limon , Seth Combs 3/16/2010
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art & Culture
Scanners
Balboa Park's museums warm up the lamps for mass digitization
By Dave Maass 3/16/2010
City Week
The to-do list
Your agenda includes beer-soaked benefits for art education and third-world literacy, dance in the buff, a day of civil rights, chamber music in an art museum and more awesomeness
By CityBeat Staff 3/16/2010
Film
Whistle blower
Daniel Ellsberg’s story is just as relevant today as it was 40 years ago
By Anders Wright 3/16/2010
On Screen
Obi-what-now?
'Turkish Star Wars' in a strip club—plus, all the other movies showing around town
By Anders Wright 3/16/2010
Theater
Picture it
Downtown’s The Theatre, Inc. figures prominently in a Werner Herzog film
By Martin Jones Westlin 3/16/2010
Cover artist
Joshua Krause
The guy behind the mysterious layered art on the front page of this week's CityBeat
By Lorena Nava Ruggero 3/16/2010
HEART STRINGS
This one-of-a-kind performance features spoken-word artist April Mahoney, drummer Nana Yaw Aseidu, and saxophonist Earl Vaults. Ticket price includes appetizers and wine tastings. $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
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This documentary about the state of farming in America will make you want to start eating organic. Free.
MORE>>THE LATENT PRINT
This party hosted by the online art mag features live music from The Greg Gibson Band and Brenda Xu, live readings by Tria Andrews, Liz Huerta and Joseph Voth and the premiere of Tape Deck Mountain's and Rodney Hubbard's music videos.
MORE>>Spice summit
Mira Mesa's Annapurna provides a tasty challenge for adventurous food trekkersFor the greener good
Claire's on Cedros serves tasty food in an eco-minded environmentStill shining
Starlite's attention to craft illuminates both food and drinkIn the clubs
Local punk return at the Whistle Stop, Japanese psychedelia at The Casbah and tons of bands coming from or going to South by Southwest make a San Diego stopIn the clubs
Sleepy Sun, The Ruby Suns and A Sunny Day in Glasgow are all on our radar this week—plus, 45 other musical acts that have nothing to do with G2V yellow dwarf starsIn the clubs
Grand Tarantula and True Widow, plus Birds & Batteries and The Wooden Birds—oh, and 44 other bands that won't conjure fears of insects and winged creaturesObi-what-now?
'Turkish Star Wars' in a strip club—plus, all the other movies showing around town¡Viva SDLFF!
The Latino Film Fest is back—plus, our weekly rundown of all the movies showing around townFenway's
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