Guitarist Rick Froberg of the Band Drive Like Jehu Dies at 55 in Encinitas
Rick Froberg performing in 2005. Photo by Eliot Shepard via Wikimedia CommonsVeteran San Diego musician and visual artist Eric “Rick” Froberg, known for his work as guitarist and lead vocalist with the band Drive Like Jehu, has died, according to a band mate. He was 55.“Rick passed away suddenly las
Release the Stink – Rare Corpse Flower Blooms Again at San Diego Botanic Garden
Brandy Eide, deputy CEO at the San Diego Botanic Garden, measures the corpse plant in 2021. Photo credit: Courtesy, SDBGThe San Diego Botanic Garden expects a rare and rancid bloom of an Amorphophallus titanum to appear soon. Not familiar? Perhaps you’ve heard of its nickname – the corpse flower. Th
Alan Arkin of ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Fame Dies at 89 at His Home in Carlsbad
Actor Alan Arkin in 2015. REUTERS/Steve MarcusAlan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died at 89, his family said.“Our father was a uniquely t
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