Out & About
Last night my dryer called it quits. We saw it coming. It had been making an alarming sound for weeks, a noise akin to a toddler shrieking. When I went to change out my clothes, …
A walk to the Hodges Dam and back through coastal sage scrub habitat.
On the Rocks in Chula Vista -- a good place to find out if your date is a bedwetter or cheapskate.
Once a mecca for the Hollywood set; includes trails connected to the City of Carlsbad
Hike up to 4927 feet for Glen’s View, with panoramic views that include North Peak, Julian, and the desert.
Friday night I ran into dozens of Marines at the Manchester Grand Hyatt downtown. They were attending the second installment of the Marine Corp Birthday Ball. The first was held October 13th, 2012 in celebration …
Paved and dirt trails encourage all visitors (including those in wheelchairs) to experience the desert
Montana is not the only state that can boast being “Big Sky Country.” We have the same bragging rights in our own backyard: the Laguna Mountains (locals call it “the Lagunas”). Tucked in the Cleveland …
Taking their name from a twist on the drawn-out folk song (the 99th bottle presumably being the one in your hand), 98 Bottles lends its own flourishes to the bottle-shop/beer-lounge arrangement that is on the …
Caravaggio and His Legacy, on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art until February 10. 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. 323-857-6000; lacma.org In his 20s, in Rome, in the first decade of the …
Explore the wild side of this much-loved neighborhood park with beautiful views and a wide array of native and exotic plants.
An urban park opens to a natural, semi-wild area with a creek and a dense riparian forest. No virgin forest, but there's shade in Buena Vista Park.
Charcoal House Restaurant in La Mesa offers the Wrinkle Room, full of cougars and saber-toothed tigers.
Discover Indian rock art and grinding areas on this desert hike.
If you’re not ready for Tijuana, try El Uno Bar in City Heights.