The Second Annual Coffee Fest ran last weekend at the Broadway Pier and hosted dozens of vendors that showed off their wares and likely directions of specialty coffee trades here. There were some surprises both in direction and in the participants.Cafe Moto and Ryan Brothers, both with decades of historyContinue Reading
by John Rippo I got to Senses Bistro a few minutes past six, expecting the show to be underway. As it turned out, I was early. The bistro interior was clothed in blue light shading the uprights; visions of the street outside contrasted with the calm within. The room filledContinue Reading
MARK JAMISON DANIELS was found guilty on 12 counts of sexual abuse and molestation against his eldest daughter in Superior Court in East County on September 15. The jury in the case deliberated less than nine hours before finding Daniels guilty as charged on all 12 counts. The conclusion ofContinue Reading
Benefit for Katya Mezhova May 30 at il Sogno Italiano by John Rippo at ESPRESSO KATYA MEZHOVA realized she was an artist by the age of 12, when her drawings made a splash among her family and her school instructors. Born in Moscow on September 29, 1970 to a mixed RussianContinue Reading