July 2003

Features

Weekend Getaways

Here are three driving-distance resorts—all brand-new—worth checking into.

Net Appeal

The Acura Classic serves up major talent year after year. How does this women’s tennis tournament bring the premier players to the net? Off-court hustle by a pair of players turned entrepreneurs.

By Barry Lorge

Close Call: A Memoir of Madness

A few years ago, William Murray suffered a mental breakdown that caused fear, rage and paranoia. He was institutionalized—and has since recovered. A book author and longtime writer for The New...

By William Murray

Who Owns Downtown

The buildings go up, and so do the prices. Block by block, downtown property changes hands as if in a giant Monopoly game. Who owns Park Place and Boardwalk?

By Thomas K. Arnold

Departments
City Files: Front Pages Archive »

A Navy destroyer honors a San Diego legacy. Plus: Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart fly into the Aerospace Museum; Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson come back to the future at SeaWorld.

By Edited by Thomas K. Arnold
The Native: The Native Goes Yoga Archive »

The Native checks out yoga, in all its contorted variations.

By Tom Gable
Profile: Still on Track Archive »

Joe Harper is a self-professed “broken-down cowboy” who has prospected gold as general manager of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
Politics: The Summer of Our Uninformed Discontent Archive »

The city shouldn’t twist in the wind while the feds target three city councilmen. Isn’t there a more expedient way to investigate corruption?

By Ron Donoho

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