For a holiday weekend, there really isn’t all that much going on around the county to celebrate Labor Day. Of course, that means that you’ll have more time for the beach and our other wonderful attractions (SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, LegoLand, Balboa Park, Old Town). With the heat, I suggest heading out later in the day though.
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That’s right. While excavating the site of the old St. Vincent de Paul thrift store, the crew from Roel Construction discovered an 8-foot-long tusk of a Columbian mammoth!
The fossil was found 30 feet down at 16th and Market streets, where a 14-story housing project will be built.
According to Tom Deméré, Ph.D., curator of paleontology at the San Diego Natural History Museum, the tusk could be as much as 500,000 years old. Similar fossils have previously been found in Oceanside, but this is the first mammoth unearthed in San Diego in the 27 years that excavation has been going on in the area.
St. …read more
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There’s a peace movement growing across the nation, and last night San Diegans came together to join in.
Members of MoveOn.org planned war protests in Vista, Cardiff, Escondido and Rancho Bernardo, joining over 500 vigils across the country for National Take a Stand Day.
The purpose of the protests was:
“to remember the human cost of the war and urge members of Congress to stand up in September and end this endless war.”
To learn more about MoveOn.org, click here.
If you’d like to demonstrate your own hope for peace, there are more vigils being planned for September, and you can enter your zip code here to find one near …read more
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Joan Armatrading has been in the music business for 35 years, covering styles ranging from folk to pop, rock to jazz, and now, mastering the many styles of the blues. At 56, Joan writes about all she’s been through, but mostly about love and obsession.
If you’re not familiar with Armatrading’s music, you’re probably from the States. The rest of the world has been listening to and honoring her for decades.
She sang for Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday, by special request. She has been honored by Queen Elizabeth. Joan has received the Key to Sydney and was a guest of honor at her …read more
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Fans of the Kiefer Sutherland TV series, 24, were excited to hear from Director Jon Cassar, and Executive Producers Evan Katz, Manny Coto and David Fury at Comic-Con in San Diego. We not only learned a little about Season 7, but also got to ask questions about the upcoming 24 movie.
Have you made plans for the weekend? In addition to the usual attractions (SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, LegoLand, Balboa Park, Old Town, the beach), here’s a sampling of what you’ll find around San Diego county this weekend:
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UB40 has been playing beautiful music together since 1980, yet last Sunday night was the first time that I ever fully experienced them.
I love reggae. In fact, my hubby and I spent our honeymoon in Jamaica, making UB40 a sentimental favorite of both of ours, so this concert was much anticipated and LONG overdue. I purchased the concert tickets as a surprise back in June, and for the next two months the excitement built.
Bottom line: UB40 did not disappoint. In fact, they were flawless. Here’s a little taste, although this was actually shot at a different concert.
The 5th annual Summergrass bluegrass festival is coming back to Vista this weekend. This event, hosted by the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum (AGSEM), brings together musicians and music lovers from far and wide for three days of music, food, and fun.
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When Joel Silver came to Comic-Con this year, he had more than one project to promote. This busy producer is involved in projects all over the convention, including Speed Racer, Masters of the Universe, Logan’s Run and Wonder Woman. But the preview that I attended was for his upcoming film, Whiteout, starring Kate Beckinsale. (Love her.)
Whiteout is based on the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series, Whiteout, by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. It’s directed by Dominic Sena, best known for his films Gone in Sixty Seconds, Swordfish, and Kalifornia. Rucka has both producer and writer credits on this film.
Welcome to the August 20, 2007 edition of The San Diego Special Edition. If this is your first time here, I should explain that the “Special Edition” is special because it includes the voices of so many other San Diego bloggers.
An invitation goes out once each month, asking San Diego bloggers and travel writers who write about San Diego to submit links to one of their latest articles about anything in San Diego county. Links to those articles are compiled here, and an article is posted showcasing all of our local talent.
This month we have some new contributors, as well as …read more
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