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Review: Digger, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s most divisive film yet↗

"Digger," a film starring Tom Cruise, tells a story that explores the narratives people build to justify their own behavior. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Mixar López • Special to Times of San Diego · Arts

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Meet The New Mr. Tempo? Mr. Cabrón Sports Cantina Taking Over Troubled Gaslamp Space With Familiar Skull Logo, Same Ownership Connections And New Liquor License Following Revocation, Murder And Lawsuits↗

Mr. Cabrón replaces Mr. Tempo at San Diego's troubled Theatre Box as familiar ownership figures secure a new liquor license following years of controversy. One of downtown San Diego's most troubled nightlife properties is preparing for yet… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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The new Elizabeth Holmes film blends fact, fiction and fraud↗

Nathan Fielder's new film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes blurs the lines between reality and fiction. The film can be genuinely gripping — but the truth might not be so ambiguous. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Linda Holmes · Arts & Culture

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San Diego-Based TV Host Matt Gaetz Hit With Federal Sex Trafficking Lawsuit As Former Congressman's Local Sightings Continue To Stir Controversy↗

San Diego-based OAN host Matt Gaetz faces a federal sex trafficking lawsuit as local sightings and his post-congressional media career draw renewed scrutiny. Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who reinvented himself as a television… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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San Diego's First Native American-Owned Craft Brewery Announces Closure After Nearly A Decade As Rincon Reservation Road Brewery Shuts Down↗

Native American-owned Rincon Reservation Road Brewery, a pioneering San Diego County craft beer producer, will close at the end of October after nearly a decade amid industry challenges. After nearly a decade of producing craft beer rooted… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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San Diego Cannabis Chain Wellgreens Faces Viral Wage Theft Allegations As Past Federal Hazardous Waste Convictions Resurface↗

An alleged previous Wellgreens employee alleges nearly $4,600 in unpaid wages as viral Reddit posts revive the San Diego cannabis company's past federal hazardous-waste convictions. A former employee of San Diego cannabis dispensary chain… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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'Breaking Bad' Star Dean Norris' Historic Temecula Restaurant Files For Bankruptcy With Nearly $1.8 Million In Debt As Actor Continues Promoting Business↗

Breaking Bad star Dean Norris' historic Swing Inn Cafe in Temecula has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with nearly $1.8 million in debt, even as the actor continues promoting the restaurant on Instagram. The nearly century-old Swing Inn… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in U.K. after support for pro-Palestinian group↗

The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Kate Bartlett · Arts & Culture

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Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in U.K. after Palestinian Action support↗

The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Kate Bartlett · Arts & Culture

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Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder are both master manipulators in this documentary↗

Fielder's film offers a portrait of the disgraced entrepreneur shortly before she began an 11-year prison sentence in 2023. You Can See Everything is full of surprises and strange rabbit holes. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Justin Chang · Arts & Culture

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Oaxacan festival postponed second year in a row because of immigration crackdown↗

There are an estimated 40,000 Oaxacans living in San Diego County, mostly in North County. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Alexander Nguyen · Arts & Culture

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Guía de fin de semana en San Diego (16 al 18 de octubre): el norte del condado roba protagonismo↗

Con Halloween a solo dos semanas de distancia, los eventos de temporada siguen multiplicándose en toda la región. Sin embargo, este fin de semana el foco está puesto especialmente en el norte del condado, con actividades que van desde… · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Arturo Garcia • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Monstra Coffee climbs three.

1. Climbs Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 46 No.43
2. Slips Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 43 No.46
3. Slips Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 44 No.47

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The Salted Table Brings Ingredient-First Cooking Classes to Encinitas↗

The family behind Salt Culture launched a culinary-focused workshop and specialty market to celebrate simplicity and community · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings at San Diego Magazine ↗

Lili Kim · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings

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Horror fun happening at 2 San Diego events this weekend↗

It's October, so enjoy a karaoke ghost story at the San Diego Filipino Film Festival and Halloween horror convention Scream Diego this Saturday. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Beth Accomando · Arts & Culture

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First Look: Heritage Steakhouse↗

Santee’s first premier steakhouse promises contemporary twists on old school favorites · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings at San Diego Magazine ↗

Lili Kim · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings

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U.S. historic preservation law faces the most serious threat in its 60-year history↗

Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Rachel Treisman · Arts & Culture

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America's historic preservation law is in peril, advocates say. Here's what's at stake↗

Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Rachel Treisman · Arts & Culture

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Claudia Russell’s path – from ‘What the heck, we’ll see’ to first radio DJ to join SD Music Hall of Fame↗

Russell, aka "Jazz Kitty," applied for a job in San Diego during a cold winter in Indiana. She got it, then turned into a mainstay at Jazz 88.3. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Mark Nero • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Former FLUXX Nightclub In San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter To Reopen As The Quin, An Upscale Event Venue With Weekend Nightlife↗

One of San Diego's most recognizable former nightclubs is finally preparing for a comeback. The long-shuttered FLUXX nightclub space in the Gaslamp Quarter is being transformed into The Quin, an approximately 11,000-square-foot event venue… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Top 10 weekend arts picks in San Diego: Migrations, Other Places Art Fair and Indigenous metal↗

Sylvia Fernández, OPAF South, San Diego Zine Fest, CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance, "JOB," The Band Cope and Jordan Krimston, San Diego International Film Festival, Warpath meets "Buffalo Hunter Hunter" and more. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Julia Dixon Evans · Arts & Culture

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Inside a Chicago home, a photographer documents the life her family built↗

For eight years, photographer Jennifer Teresa Villanueva has documented her Mexican American family's everyday life in Chicago, capturing intimate moments of love, labor and sacrifice. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Jennifer Teresa Villanueva · Arts & Culture

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10 things you may not know about Julian that have nothing to do with gold↗

Julian is known for its Gold Rush past, but its history also includes Black pioneers, town halls and a bid to become the county seat. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Encinitas Sushi Hotspot Temaki Bar Announces Reopening Following Two-Alarm Fire, Debuts Special Roll To Honor Firefighters↗

After a two-alarm fire forced one of downtown Encinitas' popular sushi restaurants to shut its doors for nearly seven weeks, Temaki Bar: Handroll, Sushi, Sake is preparing to welcome customers back. The Coast Highway 101 restaurant will… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'↗

As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Dave Davies · Arts & Culture

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Lean into ‘spooky aesthetic’ at HalloWomen Spook-tacular, where women rule and costumes are a must↗

HalloWomen Spooktacular, the brainchild of musician Sara Jade, features an all-female slate of performers Saturday at Winston's in Ocean Beach. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Mark Nero • Times of San Diego · Arts

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'New Yorker' cartoonists admit to having 'The Two Saddest Kitchens'↗

The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Maureen Corrigan · Arts & Culture

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Stone Brewing’s Founders Sold Out for $165 Million, Then Sold Their Distribution Empire. Now They’re Coming Back to Save Their Escondido Landmark↗

After cashing out of the craft beer company they built and watching its iconic Escondido headquarters face closure under corporate ownership, Stone Brewing founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner are returning to the sprawling restaurant and… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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The Stone Guys Just Took Back Their Famed Bistro↗

Days from closing, the dream of Escondido’s Stone World Bistro is back with founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings at San Diego Magazine ↗

Nicolle Monico · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings

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What makes a great dive bar? 5 San Diego favorites↗

For Jakob McWhinney, a great diver is about more than cheap drinks. The Voice of San Diego reporter shares five local spots where regulars feel at home. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Anthony Wallace, Julia Dixon Evans · Arts & Culture

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Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made↗

We got to play the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

James Perkins Mastromarino · Arts & Culture

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San Diego's Historic Til-Two Club Changes Hands Amid Bitter Legal Feud, Unpaid Judgment And Explosive Accusations↗

One of San Diego's most storied rock-and-roll bars has a new operator, but the transition is anything but ordinary. After years of lawsuits, a six-figure court judgment, accusations of theft and an increasingly vicious social media feud,… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Il Fornaio, With Two Restaurants In San Diego County, To Pay $3 Million Over Widespread Sexual Harassment Allegations Involving Teen Employees↗

Popular Italian restaurant chain Il Fornaio, which operates two San Diego County waterfront dining destinations, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit involving allegations that female… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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San Diego's 'King Of ADUs' Faces Growing Legal Avalanche As New Lawsuits Expose Millions In Alleged Unpaid Debts And Failed Housing Deals↗

San Diego's once-celebrated "King of ADUs" is watching his real estate empire unravel in spectacular fashion. Developer Christian Spicer, who capitalized on the city's controversial housing incentives to propose hundreds of apartments… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Historic San Diego Mexican Restaurant Demands Retraction Of Health Closure Report Despite County Records Showing Major Vermin Violations↗

As La Mesa's landmark Casa de Pico prepares to celebrate its 55th anniversary, the restaurant is demanding an apology and retraction from SanDiegoVille over coverage of its recent health department closure. But publicly available San Diego… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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'Dyin' for Dracula' serves up bloody fun — very bloody↗

Southwestern College stages a new comedy of terrors and invited KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando to its "blood rehearsal." · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Beth Accomando · Arts & Culture

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Where to celebrate Day of the Dead in San Diego 2026↗

It’s that time of year again, and with it come many ways to celebrate Día de Muertos. Here’s a list of places you can visit this year in San Diego County. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Leslie Gonzalez · Arts & Culture

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San Diego Chef Who Allegedly Hid In Plain Sight For 14 Years Waives Extradition To Iowa In Kidnapping, Shooting And Arson Case↗

The longtime head chef of a popular San Diego restaurant who allegedly spent nearly 14 years evading prosecution for a violent kidnapping, shooting and arson plot in Iowa has waived extradition following his arrest by U.S. Marshals in… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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San Diego legends, punk icons, pop mainstays – Live music this week↗

San Diego Music Hall inducts its 2026 class, a must-see for fans of garage rock and an opportunity to catch a free show by jazz all-stars. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Bart Mendoza • Special to Times of San Diego · Arts

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Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to music↗

Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Terry Gross · Arts & Culture

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When Pacific Beach grew lemons instead of houses↗

Pacific Beach was once home to sprawling lemon ranches, with young citrus trees shaping its early economy in the late 1890s. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Two Popular San Diego Restaurants Remain Closed Nearly Two Months After Pipe Rupture As Owners Describe Financial Hardship And Uncertain Future↗

Two Pacific Beach restaurants remain closed after an August pipe rupture, with Sushi Kuchi's owners describing financial hardship and pleading for repairs. A pair of longtime Pacific Beach restaurants have been shuttered for nearly two… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34↗

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

The Associated Press · Arts & Culture

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San Diego's Former Sheraton Hotel To Become The Goldfinch With Speakeasy, Restaurant, Golf Course & Massive Makeover↗

A nearly 40-year-old Kearny Mesa hotel is undergoing a dramatic transformation into The Goldfinch, a boutique-style Marriott property featuring a cocktail speakeasy, signature restaurant, redesigned swimming pool and nine-hole golf course.… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Five questions with Jefferson Jay: San Diego Music Hall of Fame founder set to welcome 2026 inductees↗

"I think we need people who are community builders and supporters ..." San Diego Music Hall of Fame founder Jefferson Jay said of hall inductees. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Peter Blackstock • Special to Times of San Diego · Arts

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La Jolla museum changes its name, but not its mission↗

It had been known as the La Jolla Historical Society since its founding. But now it’s got a new name to better reflect its mission. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

John Carroll · Arts & Culture

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Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation↗

Authorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New York. A Blair representative said she had a medical emergency aboard the plane. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

The Associated Press · Arts & Culture

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Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it'↗

Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After decades in the business and two Oscars, he says he has less fear as an actor. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Tonya Mosley · Arts & Culture

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San Diego's Farm To Smash Burger Restaurant Expands With New North Park Location↗

San Diego's growing smash burger scene has a new contender in North Park, as locally founded Farm To Smash has officially opened its newest restaurant at 2810 El Cajon Boulevard, bringing its signature grass-fed burgers, beef tallow fries,… · at SanDiegoVille ↗