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Zama’s Zama-Tini: a pomegranate martini mixed with tamarind memories

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No DUI deaths in San Diego Thanksgiving weekend

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Gaslamp ugly sweater pub crawl, Coronado ice skating, Nutcracker tea party, Del Mar Red Nose Run

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Chiefy Café now serves yogurt waffles all over town

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Zama’s Zama-Tini: a pomegranate martini mixed with tamarind memories

“Bienvenida a la selva,” reads a neon green sign inside one of Gaslamp’s newest restaurants, Zama. Greeting me with an exuberant smile, Bar Manager Gerry Bedolla explains, “That’s our theme ...

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No DUI deaths in San Diego Thanksgiving weekend

On the recent Thanksgiving weekend, 44 driving under the influence (DUI) arrests were made and reported within San Diego County, per CrimeMapping.com. However, as this article went to print, no ...

Gaslamp ugly sweater pub crawl, Coronado ice skating, Nutcracker tea party, Del Mar Red Nose Run

December Nights Balboa Park Join your fellow citizens on December 2 and 3 for the City of San Diego’s largest free holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park. The family friendly ...

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Chiefy Café now serves yogurt waffles all over town

A favorite, dog-friendly coffeeshop that emerged during the pandemic has quickly grown into a three-location dog-friendly family of coffeeshops. Chiefy Café — named after its owners’ dog — opened just ...

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2022 Comic-Con goings-on: visit Toro, House of Blues, American Junkie, and other nightclubs for theme parties

Four-day Comic-Con passes run over $200 and are harder to find than a Vulcan jokebook, but several more accessible Con-themed events are happening off-site. Wednesday, July 20 will feature the Superheroes and Villains theme party ...

July 14, 2022

Downtown San Diego Gaslamp Gonzo Report Of Note

Gonzo Report: Westgate bar is sonically sweet, inspired by Versailles

It’s hard not to be overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the Westgate Hotel, which takes up the bulk of a downtown city block at the corner of Broadway and Second Avenue. Opened in 1970, ...

July 14, 2022

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May 26, 2022

A drink named for Valentina Ramírez, a soldier in the Mexican revolution

Bare brick walls, faux fur bear skin rugs, green velvet booths, copper-painted bar top... I’m stealing glances at the scenery of soon-to-be-opened Madam Bonnie’s while I chat with all-smiles bar manager Dakota Godden. “Madam Bonnie ...

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May 4, 2022

Karaoke love for Taylor Swift at Werewolf

The Lamplighter in Mission Hills is, in its own estimation, “San Diego’s Favorite Dive & Karaoke Bar.” This may be true, and I’ve had a good time there myself, but for the purposes of this ...

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March 15, 2022

City re-opens door to electric pedicabs

An eco-friendly way to tour San Diego. An advertising machine. A ride to the airport. Pedicabs have long had their niche in the city, but many of the businesses have been swept off the streets ...

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March 9, 2022

Jaywalking, freeway speeding, dogs off leash, out of the bike lane, illegal trash

We’re all lawbreakers. Each of us. Every one of us. Ever go over the speed limit on the freeway? Then you broke the law. Walk your dog on the Oceanside Pier, or let your puppy ...

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March 8, 2022

Maybe Gaslamp should only allow deaf people to live there

It was slated to be the loudest live music venue in the Gaslamp Quarter, residents said. So loud, the rooftop bar proposed for the Sugar Factory on 5th Avenue would have violated San Diego's noise ...

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February 20, 2022

Toughest block in the Gaslamp, Horton-Grand teeters

Eight Ball in the Corner Pocket You could smoke a joint so long as you kept it at a respectable distance from Mrs. Yamada. You could do most anything you wanted except fight, which brought ...

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STK Steakhouse: serious San Diego steaks

Tuesday, 4 pm. Sixth Avenue is not exactly busy. The Hustler Hollywood store has a couple of old geezers staring at open bras on plastic models. I came here thinking more about my stomach. Hmm. ...

February 10, 2022

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The internet writers gang up on San Diego

The Marina District is one of San Diego’s more prestigious addresses. Once consisting mostly of warehouses and vacant lots, the 343-acre area on the west side of Downtown is now a cluster of apartments, high-rise ...

January 19, 2022

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Bucking the breakfast norm at Café 222

Hot chocolate and Oreo pancakes might not be what my wife had in mind when she sent me off with the children in search of breakfast. But it’s a chilly morning, and we’re dining outside, ...

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Zama’s Zama-Tini: a pomegranate martini mixed with tamarind memories

No DUI deaths in San Diego Thanksgiving weekend

Gaslamp ugly sweater pub crawl, Coronado ice skating, Nutcracker tea party, Del Mar Red Nose Run

Chiefy Café now serves yogurt waffles all over town

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