SAN DIEGO – Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Cher, Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart all have one thing in common: People like to impersonate them. While many fail miserably, there are a select few, including California-born identical twin brothers Anthony and Eddie Edwards, who have become famous in their own right by portraying legendary celebrities so well.
Read: Twins’ Performance
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In the Spotlight: ‘Nutcracker’ Performances Galore Usher in Holidays
SAN DIEGO – ‘Tis the season to overeat and get your annual “Nutcracker” fix. Four venues will play host to this holiday classic.
See: ‘Nutcracker’ Performances
Close-Up: David and Lesley Cohn of the Cohn Restaurant Group
SAN DIEGO — Restaurateurs David and Lesley Cohn know that for food lovers, Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter has become one stop on a journey to gustatory bliss. That’s why the husband-and-wife team that heads the Cohn Restaurant Group has invested so much into downtown’s celebrated strip.
Read: Cohn Restaurant Group Diversifies Dining Market While Adapting to Change
Close-Up: Richard Heckmann of K2 Inc.
CARLSBAD — A habit of reading the sports page every morning and a love for skiing and fishing are what make Richard Heckmann a self-proclaimed sports nut. More than 20 years of pursuing a career devoted to business is what affords him a living.
Read: K2 Chief Executive Clambers Up the Slippery Slope of Sporting Goods Manufacturing
Close-Up: Criminal defense lawyer Thomas J. Warwick Jr.
SAN DIEGO — When Thomas J. Warwick Jr. reflects on his career as one of San Diego County’s leading criminal defense lawyers, a particular emotion weaves its way through the conversation: reserved passion.
Read: Cream of the Defense Crop
Close-Up: Sami Ladeki of the Ladeki Restaurant Group
SAN DIEGO — Walking alongside Sami Ladeki is akin to sharing space with a local celebrity. The moment the restaurateur enters the patio of Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza on a Monday afternoon, a table of four greet him. Minutes later a woman walks by, pats his shoulder and exclaims she knew “this guy” before the first Sammy’s opened on Draper Avenue and Pearl Street in La Jolla 16 years ago.
Read: Pizza, High-End Dining Guru Reveals What It Takes to Stay on Top
Close-Up: Andy Laats and Chad DiNenna of Nixon
ENCINITAS — For the masterminds behind watch retailer Nixon, time is — literally — money. But nine years ago when Chief Executive/President Andy Laats and Marketing Director Chad DiNenna began formulating their business plan, profit wasn’t necessarily the primary objective.
Read: Two Stoked Minds, One Successful Enterprise
West Indian Girl Sings About Life
SAN DIEGO — ‘Bliss, joy and revelation.” That’s how vocalist-guitarist Rob James describes his band, West Indian Girl.
Those words may not divulge much about how the Los Angeles-based group – named after a strain of LSD that has been known to elicit some wacky hallucinations – actually sounds. All it takes is one metaphorical dose of the band’s self-titled 2004 debut album. Songs like “What Are You Afraid Of,” “Hollywood” and “Miles From Monterrey” fuse ambient electronic rhythms with drums, guitar, bass, keyboard and siren-like backup vocals.
Read: The Emphasis is on the Positive
Close-Up: Susan Nowakowski of AMN Healthcare Services Inc.
LA JOLLA — On a typical morning when Susan Nowakowski isn’t jetting across the globe to conduct business for AMN Healthcare Services Inc., the president and chief executive officer wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and begins her day running or pumping iron.
Read: AMN’s New CEO Tackles Opportunities in Health Care Industry
Close-Up: George Hauer of George’s at the Cove
SAN DIEGO — Nearly 40 years ago, George Hauer was a senior at San Diego State University, waiting tables to pay the bills. Today he is the principal and founder of a prominent restaurant nestled atop the cliffs of La Jolla Cove that has satiated the appetites of political bigwigs, famous entertainers and ordinary people.
Read: The Business of Happiness
