Downtown San Diego archive for July, 2011

Summer Brings New Life to the Menu at Downtown’s Jsix

As seasonal edibles harvested from SoCal farms becomes more and more the staple in San Diego, perusing menus gets more ...

Nathan Fletcher Picks Up Big Money from Big Tobacco, Says Lung Association

GOP Assemblyman and San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher has received a total of $25,100 in campaign contributions from the ...

Late-Night Chef Spotting at Quality Social

I knew these guys could cook...that's their job! But who knew their interest in alcohol went beyond deglazing and consumption. ...

Tivoli: Poutine, Anybody?

Yes, the Tivoli Bar (505 6th Avenue, at Island) is as frontier American as it gets, but the food here ...

Tivoli Bar: Older than Waterfront?

So which is the oldest pub town? Down here in the Stingaree, they don’t doubt it. The Tivoli (505 6th ...

Cabrillo's Flagship to Rise Again

The San Diego Maritime Museum will open its latest exhibit to the public tomorrow – a construction project to recreate ...

Downtown Quiet Zone About To Get Really Loud

Downtown residents looking forward to hearing less noise once downtown's quiet zone project is complete may need some earplugs on ...

Bourbon

I used to think bourbon was a man's drink. But after David and I went on that underground bar tour ...

Wine: Drink Corkage-Free at Fleming's Downtown This Summer!

This just in: from Friday, July 1-Wednesday, August 31st, you can bring your wine into the K Street location of ...

Stingaree as a restaurant is Stingarooed

Stingaree nightclub is still open, but they've closed the attached restaurant. Basically, nobody went there. (The food was good, but ...

Molto Bene Espresso

In such a vibrant, culturally rich neighborhood as Hillcrest, it’s comforting to find an alternative to corporate chain coffeehouses. Open ...