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Best events in San Diego: June 20-26

Thursday | 20 INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY The Surfrider Foundation’s San Diego County chapter hosts this celebration of surf culture. The ...

Happy hour at Cafe 21

North Park restaurant excels with happy hour tapas deals.

It’s really a shame that I didn’t get to include Cafe 21’s “happiest hour” in the Reader happy hour issue. ...

Stanley Cup fever: cheers, chews, boos, booze

At downtown's Stout, $2 sliders and hockey finals have fans coming in droves

“YESS!” Andrea and Alli scream it out with the rest of the pub. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/18/47673/ They're backing Boston and the Bruins ...

Downtown donut: hole lotta gourmet going on

New place sells out so quick, you've got to get there by daylight, practically

“Sold out.” Whack? It’s written clear across the window of this new donut place I’ve run across on B Street ...

Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Doriot Lair (The Dinettes), Joel Kmak (The Farmers, The Hitmakers), Michael Halloran (91X) and more...

Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Michael Halloran (91X), Doriot Lair (The Dinettes), Joel Kmak (The Hitmakers, The Farmers), Louis Brazier (Lestat's soundman) and Jack Butler (Glory, Private Domain) relate odd and interesting moments that have happened while performing...

Michael Halloran / San Diego radio mainstay: “Matisyahu. Belly Up Tavern. Goldberg the wrestler. He and his brother are part ...

Thai Island: Leaping shrimp!

Tom Yum Kung means yummy shrimp in a soup that should bristle with both kinds of heat

I’m always in search of the Perfect Tom Yum Kung. Last I had of this spicy sour lemony soup was ...

Big Bay Boom prepares to try again

New Jersey company that oversaw last year's debacle once again has contract for massive fireworks display

The Port of San Diego and Garden State Fireworks, the same company behind last year’s catastrophically failed Fourth of July ...

The Warriors' Duet at the San Diego Fringe Festival

A stage production based on the work of Laura Jeanne Morefield debuts Downtown at the first annual Fringe Festival

As part of the first annual San Diego Fringe Festival, community-based theatre troupe Circle Circle dot dot presents The Warriors' ...

San Diego Rock 'n' Roll HALF

The Rock 'n' Roll marathon is now a half with 2 half runners for every full.

The results are in for what should be called the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon. This event used to be ...

First Look: Magnolia Tap & Kitchen

Southern comfort installed in former Bare Back space downtown

Chris Reid knew he wanted his own bar and restaurant. He considered a number of potential locations, but when the ...

David Copley's downtown condo sold for $3.4 million

He bought it when John Moores needed tenants in ballpark-related building

On May 30, the late David Copley's downtown condo was sold to software whiz Steve G. Bjorg for $3.4 million, ...

Ballpark: Bye El Vitral, hi Southpaw

Is Good Time Design taking over the neighborhood?

So. El Vitral really has closed. For months the bar-eatery with 220 tequilas to choose from and the fabulous view ...

Heroic enough: San Diego Symphony (2 of 2)

The symphony that started it all ends it for the symphony this year.

The absolute last piece of music for the San Diego Symphony season was Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3: Eroica. This may ...

Mussels Wednesday at Saltbox

The mussels stand up to the rest of the menu at this downtown restaurant.

Much has been written about Saltbox (1047 Fifth Avenue, Downtown San Diego, 619-515-3003) since it opened up late-2011 on the ...

Passengers perform Parameters at Space 4 Art

Vibraphonist Nathan Hubbard enlists an ensemble from San Diego and Tijuana to perform conceptual series

For the last several years, vibraphonist Nathan Hubbard has been presenting concerts under the moniker Passengers, usually as a five ...

Downtown San Diego Partnership to spend $110,000 of PBID funds on Director of Homeless Outreach

Position will be the eighth salaried position for the PBID.

The Downtown San Diego Partnership is willing to spend any amount of money, taxpayer money that is, to cut down ...

Best events in San Diego: May 30-June 5

Thursday | 30 CULTURE AND COCKTAILS: PIRANESI Take a 3-D or holographic photo, have your portrait etched by the etch-a-sketch ...

Street Style: 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp

Mickey Mouse tattoos and chunky boots

I am continually amazed over the stillness of the Gaslamp Quarter during daytime hours. It’s an eerie sight to find ...

Season finale at San Diego Symphony (1 of 2)

The Masterworks Season came to a conclusion last weekend at San Diego Symphony.

The final concert of the Masterworks Series at The San Diego Symphony started with Smetana’s overture to The Bartered Bride. ...

Downtown: Sliders in Salvation Alley

B.B. Blues Bar H.H. delivers musiculture, cheap booze, and pulled pork to die for

“This joint is dedicated to the memory of Jake Blues.” It’s a gold-lettered sign above this bar, the B.B. Blues ...

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