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

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

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

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Karaoke love for Taylor Swift at Werewolf

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Blurt Music News Comic-Con Gaslamp

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 ...

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 ...

Drink Recipes Gaslamp

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 ...

Gaslamp Golden Dreams Mission Hills

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 ...

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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 ...

March 15, 2022

Carlsbad Cover Stories Encinitas Gaslamp Little Italy Mission Bay Mission Beach Ocean Beach Oceanside

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 ...

March 9, 2022

Downtown San Diego Gaslamp Neighborhood News

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 ...

From the archives Gaslamp

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 ...

Gaslamp Tin Fork Wine

February 10, 2022

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. ...

Balboa Park Comic-Con Cover Stories East Village Encinitas Gaslamp Kearny Mesa La Jolla Little Italy Mission Bay Mission Valley Skyline Torrey Pines

January 19, 2022

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 ...

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

December 21, 2021

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, ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

September 14, 2021

What Lefty’s Cheesesteaks gets right

All things being equal, I’m going to choose the local restaurant over the out-of-town chain — especially when a clash of brands or menu items are involved. But that doesn’t mean I can’t give a ...

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Hard times, happy hours at Taste & Thirst

So how has the Gaslamp fared through covid? Walking up Fourth around Market, got to say, not too well by the looks. Lot of doors closed, patios empty, and the ones that are open, not ...

July 22, 2021

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

The Field, with a view

In the Gaslamp, Fifth Avenue is still closed to traffic five evenings a week, including most of the day Saturday and Sunday. This has been happening since August, part of a bid to keep restaurants ...

May 7, 2021

Blurt Music News Gaslamp

February 4, 2021

Folk Uke’s own theory of relativity explained in “Small One”

“We like to huff on gas lamps. It’s addictive. No one talks about it.” Amy Nelson’s account of her love for the Gaslamp Quarter, might seem slightly suspicious. But it’s a splendid introduction to the ...

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

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

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

Karaoke love for Taylor Swift at Werewolf

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