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An ocean of Konnichiwa Sushi

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Hard times, happy hours at Taste & Thirst

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Slammed down by the bullring

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MetlBar Creamery & Café not just ice cream for breakfast

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Feast! Restaurant Reviews La Mesa

An ocean of Konnichiwa Sushi

It’s not a huge place by any means. The pandemic sidewalk parklet probably holds as many customers as the dining room, if not more. We’ve grabbed our seats out there, ...

Downtown San Diego Gaslamp Tin Fork

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 ...

Imperial Beach Surf Diego

Slammed down by the bullring

At about sunset, I spotted AF at the end of Date Avenue in IB loading his 7’8″ Electric Duck surfboard into his van. “It’s shaped by Mike Richardson,” he said. ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews North Park

MetlBar Creamery & Café not just ice cream for breakfast

One of the saving graces of pandemic summer 2020 was the emergence of Metl Bar: specifically, its talent for creating small batches of boozy ice cream. Often, they’re inspired by ...

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Kearny Mesa Neighborhood News

Spider Mans lifted from Kearny Mesa store in quick attack

On July 15, two burglars broke into Southern California Comics while a getaway driver stood by outside, less than a mile northwest of the Clairemont Mesa Boulevard/I-163 exit. "They used one of those firemen pry ...

July 20, 2021

Escondido Neighborhood News

A plan for Escondido's crime motels

Some Escondido motels have become crime magnets, and the pandemic didn't help. At one motel, police found there was a 420 percent increase in calls for service last year. Hoping to give some of those ...

July 20, 2021

Del Mar Neighborhood News

July 19, 2021

Del Mar races crowd happy, but down two-thirds

“The horse was named after the doctor that did my wife’s breast implants,” said Erik, the owner of Dr. Troutman, the odds-on favored horse in the first race, on the first day of the 82nd ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Hillcrest

July 16, 2021

Go crazy for Salad To-go-go

In my years covering local restaurants, I’ve witnessed San Diego foodies get excited about restaurants specializing in cheeseburgers, tacos, carne asada fries, ramen, sushi burritos, Neapolitan pizza, fried chicken, cupcakes, bone marrow, vegan brunch, and ...

Kensington San Diego Beer USD

July 16, 2021

Kensington Brewing Torero Blue and Bold

When students move back into University of San Diego dorms this fall, the home of the Toreros will feature a new set of official school beers. Torero Blue and Torero Bold are now the products ...

Carlsbad Neighborhood News Oceanside

July 15, 2021

Doug Applegate to run for Desmond seat on county board of supervisors

When San Marcos city councilman Jim Desmond was elected to represent North County on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors three years ago, there was a five percent GOP majority in his District 5. ...

Downtown San Diego Drink Recipes

July 15, 2021

Give the Smith ‘n Wesson a shot at The Smoking Gun

Alex Ramos The Smoking Gun 555 Market Street Downtown On a bustling corner of the Gaslamp Quarter, I’m chatting with The Smoking Gun’s bartender Alex Ramos, who tells me to give the Smith ‘n Wesson ...

Mira Mesa Poway Tin Fork

July 15, 2021

Poway’s Baba Kabob never slows down

Oh man. I do this every time: show up at my wannabe favorite place, Chennai Tiffins, just as it’s closing for the afternoon. This is in Little India, up by Miramar. I sit down in ...

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Coronado’s Crown Manor mansion: designed by Marston House architects Irving Gill and William S. Hebbard

Crown Manor, the palatial 24,000-square-foot mansion at 1015 Ocean Boulevard in Coronado, is billed in its Zillow listing as “the most iconic estate in Southern California.” Originally built in 1902, the home was designed by ...

July 14, 2021

Neighborhood News Oceanside

Oceanside school named after Pablo Tac

On June 8, 2021, the Oceanside Unified School District Board of Education announced that it will consider renaming San Luis Rey and Garrison Elementary Schools (combined during the 2019/2020 school year due to sinkholes at ...

July 13, 2021

Chula Vista Imperial Beach Surf Diego

July 13, 2021

“You get the one or two hotheads that show up”

Chula Vista native Zachary O’Hara, an 18-year-old surf instructor at the San Diego Surf School, talks about nearby Ocean Beach as well as his local break in Imperial Beach. While his go to spot since ...

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An ocean of Konnichiwa Sushi

Hard times, happy hours at Taste & Thirst

Slammed down by the bullring

MetlBar Creamery & Café not just ice cream for breakfast

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