Wet Stone Wine Bar and Café in Bankers Hill introduces “small bites, big glasses,” from 5-10 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays. The menu features about 24 wines served in fine Riedel stemware along with such choices as mango salad with goat cheese, a hummus-olive plate with Medjool dates and flatbread pizza topped with Spanish chorizo and chicken. Glass prices range from $7-$14 per pour. In addition, the wine bar has also added new dinner specials that rotate daily. 1927 Fourth Ave., 619-255-2856.

Lisa Redwine, the vivacious sommelier with a coincidental surname who bestowed her vast knowledge of boutique wines to patrons at Molly’s, has moved to The Marine Room as general manager. Located at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, Redwine will also serve as wine director for the hotel.

After a short-lived stint in North Park, The Commonwealth Café has closed. Rumor on the street is that a new owner might buy the retro diner and reopen under the same name later this year. In the meantime, we’ll miss the café’s homemade limeade and those authentic Western burgers topped with scrambled eggs.

The Better Half in Hillcrest recently introduced Sunday brunch, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring the latest and greatest creations from whiz chef John Robert Kennedy. His menu includes crawfish scramble, crepes with crab and langostinos, blood orange mimosas and complimentary beignets. And if any of those don’t grab you, swing by during regular dinner hours and Kennedy will swoon you with his new alligator potpie with preserved lemons that he just added to the supper menu. 127 University Ave., 619-543-9340.

The delis at Ralph’s grocery stores remain chaotic during peak business hours, as the company still hasn’t installed a number system to keep customers in fair semblance. After writing two letters of complaint to corporate headquarters and discussing the matter with a store manager at the Mission Valley location, the problem persists and I continue witnessing customers walking away in surrender.

McDonalds on University Avenue in Hillcrest has become something of a public showering facility for the homeless. For the second time in six months, I’ve walked into the restroom to find backpacks strewn on the floor as their shirtless owners maneuver baths in the sink basin.

Flies, flies and more flies! Pest control experts say their numbers are up in Southern California this summer, which means that if you’re eating al fresco or dining in restaurants that are partially open to the outdoors, you’re gonna need that swatter and a very swift hand.