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We are excited to announce that the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog (that’s us!) has teamed up with Committed Comics again this year to bring you a whole new series of Adventures of Prize Mule trading cards!. These collectible cards feature series two of the Prize Mules, as well...

SAN DIEGO — Police are seeing a spike in car thefts in San Diego targeting Jeep Wranglers and Dodge Rams. Janne Robinson's 2012 Jeep Sahara was stolen two weeks ago from her home in Cardiff. “It was parked outside of my house, and I'm pretty sure it was stolen...

The first official video of two giant pandas who now call the San Diego Zoo home has been released by zoo officials, just ahead of their public debut.

The City Council will decide Monday whether to proceed with Mayor Todd Gloria’s plan to convert a Middletown warehouse into a 1,000-bed homeless shelter campus – and it will have to wade through big disagreements over the city’s plans. Gloria wants to deliver the city’s largest-ever long-term...

Sip and Play the Day Away at This Epic Competition!. It’s shaping up to be a very Volo summer in San Diego, with their adult recreation leagues lighting up the city every day of the week! Volo Sports is known for its wide array of sports leagues offered at every level—whether it’s laid-back volleyball on the beach, competitive soccer matches or kickball under the Friday night lights.

A local San Diego company dubbed HUB Analytics launched a new accounting and financial tool for businesses powered by artificial intelligence. Launched by parent company TGG Accounting, HUB Analytics is an all-in-one platform for business finances. According to the company, the software combines “a CFO, accounting manager and controller in your pocket.”

San Diego State transfer Micah Parrish talked on Thursday about how he hopes to bring some winning ways to his new team at Ohio State. Ohio State basketball fans are well familiar with returning guard Meechie Johnson, a native Ohioan who spent his first two college seasons with the Buckeyes. They have probably also heard about Duke transfer Sean Stewart and Kentucky transfer Aaron Bradshaw, who were both McDonald's All-Americans coming out of high school in 2023.

New Frontier Funding, a company that uses generative AI to assist small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in securing credit and debt funding, has closed a substantial round of growth capital from the Homsher Family Office. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This investment underscores the transformative potential...

SAN DIEGO — The Dinerstein Cos. has completed the disposition of Millennium PQ, a 331-unit property located in San Diego’s Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood, to GID Real Estate Investments. The garden-style community traded hands for $167 million. Hunter Combs led the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team that represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

Catch up on all the Padres headlines you might have missed, including the good news for Fernando Tatis Jr., a big promotion for a Padres prospect, and several new draft picks who agreed to contracts.

Four people were killed Friday in an apparent drunk driving crash on Route 163 in Kearny Mesa according to reports from the scene. The deadly collision occurred just before 1:30 a.m. on southbound Route 163 at the interchange with Interstate 805. A videographer with OnScene.TV reported that one vehicle had...

SAN DIEGO — Developers for the East Otay Mesa landfill and recycle project say they are close to finalizing their application to submit for permits. But there is already pushback and efforts to stop it. There’s no question there is a sewage crisis from cross-border contamination in the South...

The short URL of the present article is: https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/81qg. Novo Brazil Brewery in Mission Valley hosted SDSU’s EA Sports 2025 Launch Event on Thursday evening. The occasion marked another milestone that the college football season is around the corner. “It’s awesome,” head coach Sean Lewis said about the release...

Improvisation and sketch comedy theatre group The Groundlings have been entertaining audiences for 50 years, and to celebrate, they’re heading to San Diego Comic-Con. The group’s alumni includes some of the biggest names ever in comedy, with countless Saturday Night Live and MadTV cast members among its roster.

Two new Tony Gwynn murals just went up outside Bottle Rocket Bar and Grill in East Village and Mandarin House in La Jolla. Why it matters: Local artists Paul Jimenez and Signe Ditona with Ground Floor Murals painted the tributes to the late San Diego Padres legend for an upcoming beer release with AleSmith Brewing Company.

Nostalgia is a powerful thing, particularly when it comes to beer and the companies that produce it. While many are drawn to the shiny new toys of the ale-and-lager world, even those who seek out the latest and greatest harbor affection for the brands and venues they share a personal history with. For many locals, that includes 30-year-old Mission Valley brewpub, San Diego Brewing Co. (SDBC). It was one of the first full-time, enduring entrants into the local “microbrew” sect back in the nineties. Over the years, San Diego’s suds scene grew and evolved around it, but not a lot changed within its four walls. Beers that had been innovative years ago remained set-in-stone staples, but not many new creations found their way onto a beer board that came to be mostly known for its many high-quality guest offerings. So last year, when a new ownership group led by entrepreneurs deeply ingrained in the craft community took over SDBC, local beer fans were excited about the prospect of new brews. It’s taken longer than most had hoped, but the ownership group was tied down with a laborious remodel and the many adjustments that come with a venue takeover. Now that they have their footing, SDBC has a new house brew. It’s this week’s featured beer, a West Coast IPA called Gimme Sim’ Mo’. “Sim’” is short for workhorse hop varietal, Simcoe, the dank, catty, orangey character of which is fully on display along with tropical notes (mango, pineapple, passionfruit) from various incarnations of Mosaic (AKA: “Mo'”). It’s a straight-up hop bomb that goes a long way to modernizing a spot that, while delightfully nostalgic, desperately needed to be pulled into the here and now.

Dancing. Prancing. With pride, perhaps? Make a move this San Diego weekend, by the sea or down by the border, to celebrate art, community, culture and sport. San Diego Dance Theater’s Live Arts Fest, a festival curated by Executive Artistic Director Terry Wilson, at 7:30 p.m. Friday features “La Silla Danza,” with a world-premiere duet. The fest continues Saturday with a 4 p.m. showcase; at 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday the SDDT company performs. Tickets range from a $10 suggested donation to $30 at the Light Box at Liberty Station.

Last year, more hate crimes were reported in the city of San Diego than in any other year since 2016 – and one neighborhood has stood out for the most reports of hate crimes motivated by race, sexual orientation and religion. San Diego’s Hillcrest, an historic LGBTQ neighborhood, which...

San Diego congressman Juan Vargas says he’s feeling hopeful about the cross-border sewage problem. In other news, after numerous delays and repairs, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer has resumed its deployment. Plus, the San Diego Pride Parade marks its 50th anniversary on Saturday. It’s one of the largest and oldest Pride celebrations in the U.S., and San Diego is also home to one of the oldest gay bars in the country, which turns 100 this year.

San Diego Councilmember Joe LaCava said the City Council’s Environment Committee would look into the alleged deaths of seabirds following Fourth of July fireworks in Mission Bay. “We’ll talk with subject matter experts to better understand what was so different about this year,” said LaCava, the chair of the...