Jan 6th, 2009 · The brewer has stopped giving free samples in hospitality centers at its SeaWorld theme parks in Orlando, Fla., San Antonio and San Diego and its Busch Gardens parks in Tampa, Fla., and Williamsburg, Va. The company says the samples had a narrow appeal. The brewer plans to build more restaurants and other family-friendly venues.
Dec 24th, 2008 · Alex Cohen talks to Scott Svobada, a San Diego man whose condo is being sold at a foreclosure auction on Christmas Eve. Svobada has been out of work since 2005, and could no longer make the mortgage payments.
Dec 12th, 2008 · The much-observed brain of amnesiac "H.M." will be sectioned and preserved for scientists to study. Jacopo Annese, director of The Brain Observatory at University of California, San Diego and the neuroscientist in charge of the procedure, explains what researchers hope to learn.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Happiness is contagious, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. James Fowler, political scientist at University of California, San Diego, explains how happiness spreads through social networks and how to make the holidays a little brighter.
Dec 4th, 2008 · A San Diego teacher didn't get a sufficient budget to print the quizzes and tests he needed for his high school math class. So he decided to get creative. We talk to Tom Farber about his idea and what kind of response he's gotten from the community.
Dec 1st, 2008 · Controlling immigration at the border between Mexico and the U.S. is proving challenging as drug cartels, money, gang violence and politics clash with a potentially idyllic and green city just south of San Diego. Tijuana is suffering as a result of the violence, officials say.
Oct 10th, 2008 · There's a new way to relieve the stress of these times. There's a new business in San Diego called Sarah's Smash Shack. Say you just lost half your retirement account in the stock market. Or you just had a bad day. You go to Sarah's and pay to throw plates and glass against a wall. A sign says "Break More Stuff." One couple came after the credit crisis kept their from getting a home mortgage. The husband calls it the best $50 he ever spent.
Sep 18th, 2008 · Based in San Diego, Delta Spirit has made its musical home somewhere between indie-rock and alt-country, with a foundation built on battle-cry vocals and unconventional instrumentation, even including trash-can lids. The band performs from its debut CD in a session on WXPN.