Five questions with Joey Harris: The Beat Farmers are back at the Belly Up for another Hootenanny

San Diego country-punk pioneers The Beat Farmers gears up for their annual Hootenanny at the Belly Up in Solana Beach.

The American Economy Isn’t as Bad as You Might Think

Despite all its problems, the U.S. economy is actually outperforming its competitors, China and the European Union, two ...

The battle over the Bell hotel: how a year of asylum protests tore apart a pretty, prosperous Essex town

Last summer, a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an asylum seeker in Epping and this small community was engulfed in protest. Can it recover?
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Projecting the 2026 San Diego Padres’ Draft (Rounds 1-10)

With the MLB Draft just on the horizon, the Padres are set to add talent. EVT examines who the Padres could take in the 1st ...

The Iran War threatened a food crisis. The next Gulf conflict could do the same.

Modern farming depends on cheap fertilizer. The war made fertilizer more expensive, with ships trapped, fertilizer plants ...

'Muppet Treasure Island' at 30: An oral history of the wild adaptation

In 1996, Kermit the Frog donned the captain's hat as Captain Abraham Smollett in Muppet Treasure Island, hopping through the ...