Gaslamp Quarter San Diego
Duo's 'Ghostbusters’ car has bumpy road
Published 07/29/2010 - 11:03 a.m. For the past five years, Bryan Fear and Eric Eseke have been building a replica of an Ectomobile, the souped-up ambulance featured in the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters.”
HUNNEMAN: Balboa Park revisited
Sea World, the San Diego Zoo and other attractions are great places to visit, which I'm guessing most of us do only when we've got visitors in from out of town.
Watt Commercial Closes 28 Retail Lease Deals Totaling $5 Million
SANTA MONICA, Calif.----Watt Commercial Properties, a leader in developing, redeveloping and managing community shopping centers in urban markets, executed seven new leases and renewed 21 existing lease contracts with retailers in the first half of 2010.
Comic-Con’s Production Takes Precedence Over Naming Host City
As the 2010 Comic-Con International drew to its scheduled July 25 close, San Diego convention and business leaders still had no answer on whether the massive pop culture gathering would stay in its longtime home beyond 2012.
Comic-Con International: Scott Pilgrim is ready to put up a fight
The graphic novel character hits the big screen with 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World.' Michael Cera stars as Pilgrim, who must do battle with his the seven evil exes of his heart's desire. If a geek-chic lifestyle came with a primer, it might read something like Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novels. A six-part series influenced equally by rock 'n' roll and old Nintendo games, O ...
Downtown Bridge Worth the Wait, Officials Say
A pedestrian bridge next to Petco Park that cost more than double its original estimate will take nearly double the time to complete construction, but project officials say it will be well worth the wait.
Arrest Made in 1975 Gaslamp Murder
Body was found inside a massage parlor in the then seedy Gaslamp District.
Arrest Made In 1975 Massage Parlor Slaying
Authorities announced an arrest Friday in connection with a 1975 killing at a massage parlor in a then-seedy downtown area now known as the Gaslamp Quarter.
How to speak Klingon: Aliens at Comic-Con
With San Diego Comic-Con little more than a day away, a group of Klingons gathered at the Gaslamp Quarter trolley stop at 6 a.m. They watched as English signs were replaced with placards written with the Klingon language.
Diary of a Comic-Con Virgin, or How I learned to stop judging and love the geeks
Every year, the Zap2it team heads to San Diego Comic-Con to bring you the minute-by-minute TV news and buzz you love. Though many of us journos are veterans who know the Convention Center inside and out and have figured out exactly which lines are worth standing in and which hot dogs carts should be avoided, but as Zap2it's newest Staff Editor, "we" as in "me" -- Carina Adly MacKenzie -- have ...
