Twilight in the Park concert series in Balboa Park starts this week, hits big milestone
Musical acts perform for the public for free at Twilight in the Park. (Photo by Chuck Dullum) The 45th annual Twilight in the Park summer concert series kicks off this week at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. The concert series is free and will showcase over 30 musical acts from now unti
Five questions with Quino McWhinney: With Big Mountain back in San Diego, he reflects on their legacy
Not many San Diego musical acts have reached the Top 10 of the pop charts, but reggae band Big Mountain pulled it off in 1994, when their sweet-groove cover of Peter Frampton’s 1970s smash “Baby, I Love Your Way” got onto the “Reality Bites” soundtrack and hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. That co
Fifth Avenue to Kearny Mesa: How San Diego Hardware Co. outlasted a downtown era
Four men in front of the first San Diego Hardware Company at 658 5th Avenue. The men are identified from left to right as Hugh McKie, Clarence McNeilly, unknown, and Fred Gasley. Ladders, wheelbarrows, and other items are on the boardwalk in front of the business c. 1895. (Photo and caption info cou
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