The San Diego Traveler

If you haven’t been to a symphony in recent years, you may be surprised to see how it’s changed.  Unlike the stuffy, high-falutin” settings of yesteryear, the San Diego Symphony is vibrant and exciting, with something special to offer all members of the family. 
To illustrate what this looks like, you can download a video from their site about the life of Tschaikowsky entitled “Pateticheskaya, Pathetique, A Compassionate Sorrow.”  This video is narrated by Nuvi Mehta (and yes, he is related to famed conductor Zubin Mehta, his father’s cousin).  Mehta walks us through Tschaikowsky’s life and music, bringing him to life, through stories and photographs.  This multimedia …read more

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I’ve added a San Diego Calendar of Events to The San Diego Beat!  Please check it out.
You can find the calendar near the top of the page, right below the page header.
I will add events that I think will be of interest to you.  If you have an event that you’d like to share, please let me know.

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Now that San Diego has resigned itself to the fact that the Chargers won’t be in playing the Super Bowl in 2007, and rumors of Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer’s dismissal have been put to rest, there’s one more pressing issue that affects the Chargers’ future here in San Diego. Where will they play?
Qualcomm Stadium
The Chargers have been playing in Qualcomm Stadium (originally named San Diego Stadium, and later Jack Murphy Stadium) since it was built for them by the City of San Diego in 1967. 
In 1984, the Stadium was expanded to nearly 61,000 seats and 50 suites were added …read more

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Political Actions
 There’s a demonstration to Bring the Troops Home, scheduled for Saturday, at 2pm at Horton Plaza.  This demonstration is in coordination with demonstrations in Washington DC, San Francisco, and elsewhere across the US.

If you’d like to remember our war veterans, a memorial service will be held on Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Balboa Park, at the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center.

Another Postcards for Peace Project will be completed when Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom meets at 11 a.m., in the community room at La Jolla Village Square.
Concerts
In the mood for a little music?  There’s a free public …read more

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Are you looking for something fun to do this weekend, but don’t have much cash?  In addition to seventy miles of beautiful beaches, San Diego offers dozens of parks, the Anza-Borrego Desert, and the Cleveland National Forest.    
So maybe you’ve done all that and still want more?  Well, you’re in luck.  On this very weekend, you can join a guided nature walk, visit a farmers market, see a parade, take part in a political demonstration, celebrate the Chinese New Year, take in a little history, attend a memorial service, stroll through a museum, go to a concert, volunteer your time for a worthy cause, attend a class, enjoy a bike ride, become a philatelist, …read more

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There’s a chill in the San Diego air, but intermingled with the seabreeze is a bit of excitement and the sweet aroma of Girl scout cookies.  Cookie time has just started this week, and girl scouts are now trekking door-to-door, taking orders throughout San Diego neighborhoods for cookies that will be delivered at the end of February or beginning of March. 
My daughter is a 1st grade brownie, so we had no experience selling cookies, and I can tell you first-hand that it’s a very different experience than selling boy scout popcorn. 

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I just came across a blog that’s well worth a visit, especially to those interested in Scripps Ranch. 

Map pinpointing Scripps Ranch

The San Diego Home Blog, written by Kris & Steve Berg (an absolutely adorable couple of realtors), focuses on real estate in the Scripps Ranch area. 
What I’m really enjoying is their series entitled Better Know a Neighborhood, which provides the kinds of details you’d want to know about a community.  The best feature – the video they included today, highlighting the best parts of San Lucerna (a neighborhood within “Scripps Ranch Villages”). 

Map pinpointing San Lucerna
Kudos to The San Diego Home Blog for taking us all with you on a …read more

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The big newspapers in this region are the San Diego Union-Tribune and North County Times.  However, it may surprise you to learn how many newspapers actually are published here, or cover this region. 
(Please note that this list has been updated, and will continue to be updated as publications come and go.)
San Diego’s Main Newspapers

San Diego Union-Tribune
available online as SignOnSanDiego.com
Delivers throughout most of San Diego county
North County Times
available online as NCTimes.com
Delivers to Bonsall, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, La Costa, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, Oceanside, Pala, Pauma Valley, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Valley Center, Vista

Other San …read more

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I was planning on writing about Federal Prosecutor Carol Lam’s resignation today, so I started reading about her.  Frankly, she’s not all that flamboyant, so I didn’t know much about her. 
I had certainly heard about the prosecution of former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham for bribery and tax evasion last year.    It’s unusual to see a Republican good-ole-boy being brought down so effectively, especially during a Republican administration.  Although I followed the case with fascination, I didn’t remember the prosecutor, as she didn’t make herself the focus of the attention. 

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Frozen crops in San Diego? If you don’t live in San Diego county, you may find it hard to believe that we consider this a cold winter. I know – we’re just soft. We’re often blessed with summer days in the middle of what we laughingly refer to as winter, and we whine when we have to put on a sweater. Put us in Minnesota for a day, and we’d really know cold, right?
Well, you’re absolutely right, and I’ll acknowledge that it does take a certain brand of nerve to complain about temperatures dipping into the twenties or thirties …read more

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