Buddhist Mother’s Day
In early June, while taking pictures of the southbound bike lane on Clairemont Drive for a previous column, a car pulled to the curb and parked. A woman carrying flowers stepped out of the...
Heavenly Views from Clairemont
If you have a predilection for adventure and a full tank of gas, you should know the "Joyride Guru."
Jack Brandais is an old friend of mine. His "Weekend Driver" column has appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune for 17 years. He...
Making a Father Proud
Longtime Bay Ho resident Chuck Abdelnour served 28-1/2 years as San Diego City Clerk under a multifarious variety of mayors: Pete Wilson, Roger Hedgecock, Maureen O'Connor, Susan Golding, Dick Murphy and Jerry Sanders.
Perhaps his...
Mysterious 8888 Balboa Avenue
It is known as "The Washington pizza index." The bigger the government crisis, the more after-hours Domino's pizza deliveries that are made to top-level government offices.
I was invited on a tour at 8888 Balboa...
House Arrest in Clairemont (2020)
These are perilous times. Although the younger generation is physically and financially threatened by the corona virus, they still have to venture into the world to carry on with their lives and to help...
It’s Back to School in Clairemont
A history lesson on our local school names
How many are old enough to remember that Clairemont High School was originally supposed to be James Madison High School? Angry residents demanded the school be named...
Old Aches and Pains
by Bill Swank
My father was from the Southside of Chicago. His favorite baseball player was Luke Appling who frustrated the penurious Comiskey family by hitting foul balls into the stands. The team determined Appling...
“The Best of the Best. Of the Best.”
The Breeder's Cup has been described as, "The Best of the Best. Of the Best."
Think about that...
Even bashful Muhammed Ali never made such a boast.
Try this: "(the) Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup and...
“This is Your Life, Beth Navarro”
When former Clairemont Sentinel reporter Chuck Buck read the "Squaremont" story about himself in last month's Clairemont Times, he asked if a visit could be arranged with the Navarro family.
Chuck was only 23 when he wrote for The...
Charles Cass: Bay Park’s Fearless G-Man
During the Roaring Twenties, Chicago had Eliot Ness and his "Untouchables." San Diego had Charles Cass and his "Drys."
They were not as dull as the name implies.
The National Prohibition Act, known as the Volstead...