For Audrey Jacobsen, University of Wisconsin’s belly dancing club has not just improved her dancing ability, it’s boosted her personal confidence as well. “I think it’s kind of empowering to start off ...

SOLANA BEACH — When the news broke in April that Dave Hodgeswas selling the Belly Up Tavern, shock waves pulsed throughout thecity and the national music scene. Could it be true? Could Hodges ...

I didn’t expect a cultural explosion, or an immersion into the raucous waters of the Mediterranean, but that’s what I got. When I pulled up to the tall white building on Northwest Highway, wrapped in ...