April 2004

Features
Sink or Swim

Sink or Swim

This summer, a downtown aircraft carrier museum finally opens for business. Supporters are sure the Midway will float as a tourist attraction. But to some, the numbers don’t reach the water line.

By Nicole Sours Larson

An End of Innocence

Before he was an anti-war activist, before he was a U.S. Senator, before he was the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, John Kerry was a Vietnam-bound young naval officer who had a love...

By Jamie Reno
In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

A photo essay by Tim Mantoani.

Departments
From Our Readers: Letters Archive »

City Files: Front Pages Archive »

By Thomas K. Arnold
Restaurant Reviews: Le Fontainebleau Archive »

Thirty-something chef Fabrice Hardel, Normandy born and bred, prepares a menu at Le Fountainbleu that smoothly marries classic and contemporary.

By David Nelson
Foodie Gossip: Dish Archive »

By Patricia Walsh
Agenda: Mischievous Mark Archive »

In the vocabulary of modern dance, Mark Morris has added several hundred new words to the lexicon.

By David Gregson
Agenda: The Local Books of the Year Winners Archive »

Among the many great books we covered in 2003, these are the best—worthy of local and national attention.

By Eilene Zimmerman
Stage: Chewing on the Food Chain Archive »

In April, the Old Globe will produce a play by Nicky Silver—and hardly anyone will raise an eyebrow.

By Don Braunagel
Sound: Katya: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Archive »

This month’s staging of Katya Kabanova marks SDO’s first foray into any of the works of Janácek.

By David Gregson
Inside: Magazine Times Two Archive »

There’s twice as much to savor with April’s twin issues of San Diego Magazine and Home Design Quarterly. Double your pleasure.

By Tom Blair
Journal: The Not-So-Dry Art of Politics Archive »

The author recounts a foray into the sweaty world of televised mayoral debates.

By Ron Donoho
Business: Now Picture This Archive »

Local companies are cashing in on the camera-phone craze, but privacy advocates have very public concerns about these spy-like devices.b

By Larry M. Edwards
Profile: Mark Grant Archive »

Gregarious Padres TV voice Mark Grant is ready to have some fun at Petco Park.

By Ron Donoho
Dialogue with Tom Blair: Dick Freeman Archive »

Dick Freeman has been with the Padres through thick, thin and thinner.

By David Nelson
Tom Blair's I on San Diego: Time Marches... Archive »

A desert diet and a convention to drink to.

By Tom Blair
Stuff Archive »

Top 10 san diego magazine’s picks for products that deliver.

By Heather Eubanks

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