October 2004

Features

Beating Breast Cancer

Beating Breast Cancer

There’s encouraging news in the battle against the most common cancer among women.

The Long Shadow of Salk

The Long Shadow of Salk

Making scientific discoveries and aiming to improve health.

Photographic Memories

Photographic Memories

Zoom in on these three local exhibits——from the lens of a Hollywood star to remembrances of lost loved ones to history-making shots.

Friends at 50

Friends at 50

The venerable Country Friends is celebrating a half-century of good works.

After the Fires

After the Fires

Julian was singed by the Cedar fire, but the rustic town —— where the “mountain life” is readily on display—— is still open for tourism business.

Departments

From Our Readers: Letters

A helping of thanks from a Zonie; bursting the housing-cost bubble; the flock continues to defend the Reverend Amanda May. And if our ConVis Bureau isn’t broken, why fix it?

City Files: Front Pages

San Diego’s archaeological history is all dug up with no place to go. Plus: Paris Hilton at the W Hotel; Pearl Jam dumps on George Bush; Francis Ford Coppola does MoPA; and building a better body...

San Diego Style: Seen

Party Pages: Magical music, big birthdays and a beautiful Bening.

Restaurant Reviews: Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge

The Gaslamp Quarter’s new Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge is pretty kicky.

Foodie Gossip: Dish

Wine times; food, football and the Food Bank.

Stage: Seasoned Stories

If you head to Jersey Boysat La Jolla Playhouse, don’t expect a Mamma Mia!This is real-life stuff about the storied Four Seasons pop quartet.

Stage: Hooked on Pan

Sound: Savior for the Symphony?

Will Jahja Ling live up to his promise as the savior of the San Diego Symphony?

Inside: The Doctors are In

Operating on this year’s “Top Doctors” list.

Journal: Tipping the Legal Scales

The race to become San Diego’s city attorney is the most fascinating in recent history. Both candidates say change is necessary. But will the activist or the insider be able to pull it off?

Business: Business Propositions

The financial muscle of the business community is behind the strong-mayor and TransNet proposals on the November ballot, but determined opponents hope to send both initiatives back to the drawing...

Profile: Benson Deng

Benson Deng is one of the found boys of the Sudan.

Tom Blair's I on San Diego: All in the Game...

The Chargers kick off with bloopers; our Governator doesn’t impress a murderer.

Tom Blair's I on San Diego: Derrick Cartwright

Derrick Cartwright, the new executive director of the San Diego Museum of Art, paints a rosy picture of the future.

Stuff: Techno Baby!

The latest and greatest gadgets in the new wave of technology.

Perspective: Winning and Losing

On the one-year anniversary of San Diego’s devastating firestorms, an NFL veteran remembers another historic San Diego inferno.

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