Kemp Powers will share his ‘purest voice’ in Old Globe world premiere ‘The...
Fifty-five years ago, African American track athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists in the air and bowed their heads during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on...
View ArticleRosin Box Project pays tribute to Women’s History Month
The Rosin Box Project is a boundary-breaking band of dance professionals who have quit the best of the big ballet companies. This tight-knit troupe prefers to apply its mastery of traditional classical...
View ArticleLegendary Hawaiian surfers recognized by Oceanside museum
OCEANSIDE — Four men who were selected by the father of modern surfing to “spread Aloha” around the world will be recognized for their contribution to the sport by the California Surf Museum. The...
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‘Refugee’ in the U.S. is circumstance, not identity, El Cajon center dir....
From her advocacy work with political prisoners in the West Bank, to Syrian refugees in Turkey, to related work in South Africa, Greece, and Switzerland, Ramah Awad has long been committed to the work...
View ArticleTop weekend events in San Diego for March 23-26: Taste of Third Avenue,...
This weekend falls right in the middle of the men’s college basketball tournament known as “March Madness,” and San Diego State fever continues with Friday’s game. It’s also San Diego Theatre Month,...
View ArticleSublime Ale House founder launches Southeast Asian street food concept: Mak...
For 13 years, Carlsbad restaurateur James Limjoco was the chef-owner of Sublime Ale House, a beer-centric restaurant company that was famed for his secret-recipe lineup of 12 varieties of mac ‘n’...
View ArticleCamp Pendleton Marine wins war of words on quiz show ‘Lingo’
“When my daughter calls me to do fun and exciting things, I usually don’t have an option to say ‘no,'” Annmarie Tejcek says. The Indianapolis mom had gotten a call from her adult daughter, Riley...
View ArticleWant to see a Lego Petco Park? Legoland unveils San Diego made from 5 million...
SAN DIEGO — Kids were running from San Diego State University’s Hepner Hall to Hall H of the downtown convention center in a matter of seconds. The stands at Petco Park were packed with fans cheering...
View ArticleLa Jolla Playhouse unveils full lineup for free Without Walls Festival at...
La Jolla Playhouse has unveiled the full lineup for its 2023 Without Walls Festival, which will take place April 27 through 30 at the waterfront Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and will feature 21 acts,...
View ArticleOceanside museum invites public to watch artist create one painting over four...
For nearly 18 years, Robert Xavier Burden has dedicated his life to creating what he calls the world’s most ambitious paintings of the past 150 years. Some of Burden’s large-format oils have taken more...
View ArticleBun & Patti, Kaiseki Sushi and CooCoo’s Nest lead list of new restaurant...
Bun & Patti, a gourmet “fine casual” burger restaurant, opened last week in Little Italy. Founded by 20-year Las Vegas restaurateur Elion Prodani and his wife, Amy, the restaurant serves burgers...
View ArticleRincon Reservation Road Brewery expands into fruity and low-ABV beers
Rik Mazzetti has met skeptics who believe the Rincon Reservation Road Brewery carries some unwelcome baggage. “There’s this stigma about Indians and firewater,” said Mazzetti, head of the Rincon...
View ArticleBaja Beach Fest announces 2023 lineup, including Grupo Firme, Ozuna, Wisin y...
Baja Beach Fest, the outdoor Rosarito Beach reggaeton and Latin trap music festival that debuted in 2018, will celebrate its fifth anniversary Aug. 11-13 in a star-studded but streamlined manner. The...
View ArticleDrone light show planned for Fourth of July in Ocean Beach
OCEAN BEACH — A display of hundreds of synchronized drones is scheduled to light the sky just north of the Ocean Beach Municipal Pier this Fourth of July as part of the planned Luminosity Festival of...
View ArticleTop weekend events in San Diego for March 30 to April 2: Restaurant Week,...
As we reach the final weekend in March, spring activities are in bloom all over San Diego County. Baseball is back with Padres opening day on Thursday. “March Madness” continues with the San Diego...
View ArticleLa Jolla SummerFest will rock you with musical twists and a cello-driven take...
Inon Barnatan has more than a few surprises and treats up his sleeve as he begins his fifth year as the music director of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, which will celebrate its 37th anniversary...
View ArticleNovelist brings a queen and a commoner together in ‘Coronation Year’
Author Jennifer Robson will be watching King Charles’ coronation on May 6, along with millions of others around the world. Her new historical fiction book, “Coronation Year,” is her second novel about...
View ArticleListen closely. Retired UC San Diego prof. researches the power of language
Ana Celia Zentella is well-known and regarded in linguistics for an extensive body of work researching language, its varieties (especially within Spanish among Latino communities in the United States),...
View ArticleTop weekend events in San Diego for April 6-9: Egg hunts, Disney on Ice and more
It’s Easter weekend in San Diego, which brings egg hunts, festivals and religious events. Here’s a guide to brunch options across the county: 23 brunch options for Easter 2023 in San DiegoHere’s our...
View ArticleFern Street Circus schedules free shows throughout San Diego
The Fern Street Circus is starting its 2023 Neighborhood Tour of 10 free public performances with a show at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park in Barrio Logan. The other shows will take place in parks...
View ArticleFringe fest returns to Balboa Park in May
The San Diego International Fringe Festival will return to Balboa Park May 18 through 28 with at least 20 acts, officials announced last week. Like last year, the Fringe will be focused mostly within...
View ArticleMoxie’s new artistic chief is Desiree Clarke
Desireé Clarke, a prolific actor, director and educator who moved to San Diego during the pandemic, has been named the new executive artistic director of Moxie Theatre. Following a national search, the...
View ArticleAuthor Laura Cathcart Robbins recounts life as a tough pill to swallow
Everyone has their own ideas of what drug addiction looks like. If we were to close our eyes to envision someone who is dependent on drugs, we may see any number of people and things, most of them...
View ArticleLadies Love Outlaws opened by Heritage Barbecue & Beer Co.
Heritage Barbecue & Beer Co. in Oceanside has opened a new honky-tonk bar on the property called the Ladies Love Outlaws cocktail lounge. The Country & Western-style bar has opened in the...
View ArticleNew daytime cafe opening in Mission Beach
Molly’s a new daytime café specializing in gourmet coffees and house-baked pastries, will open next week in Mission Beach. Owned by San Diego’s OMG Hospitality Group, Molly’s will serve brunch, lunch,...
View ArticleTop weekend events in San Diego for April 13-16: Out at the Park, Marine...
If you’re not headed to Coachella this weekend, there’s plenty to do in San Diego County. Consider these spring guides to help you make a plan: 11 of the most vibrant flower and plant gardens in San...
View ArticleSan Diego photographer opening ‘Secret Doors’ in her art and her life in...
The title image in Nathaly Alvizures’s first solo exhibition, “Secret Doors,” illustrates both the discomfort of the unknown and her readiness to step onto a new path for her life. There are more than...
View ArticleFirst Mexican-born woman in space becomes a space activist
At age 27, Katya Echazarreta already has appeared on the cover of Vogue Mexico, was a woman of the year for Glamour magazine’s Mexican edition, co-hosted the YouTube series “Netflix IRL” and has a...
View ArticleSwitchfoot’s Bro-Am and two other San Diego concerts you won’t want to miss
20th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am There are few annual events more quintessentially Southern Californian than Switchfoot’s annual Bro-Am, a combination free beach concert and surfing contest that benefits...
View Article13 ways to honor and celebrate Juneteenth in San Diego County in 2024
San Diegans can listen to live music, learn about Black history and support Black businesses and organizations over 11 days to commemorate Juneteenth. This year, there are events planned across San...
View ArticleMovie Review: Andrew McCarthy hunts the ‘Brat Pack’ blowback in the...
He’s 61 now, well-off and trim. He has many accomplishments as an actor but there’s this one thing he finds hard to shake: Back in 1985, he got called something. During the Reagan administration,...
View ArticleEndless Sunsets one of five 2024 music festivals that will be held at San...
The award-winning San Diego band Thee Sacred Souls will headline the debut edition of the Endless Sunsets music festival at downtown’s Waterfront Park on Aug. 3. The lineup for the seven-hour event...
View ArticleBestselling author V.E. Schwab agrees to 7-figure book deal. Her next novel...
NEW YORK — Bestselling author V.E. Schwab has a 7-figure book deal. Tor Books, a Macmillan imprint, announced Wednesday that it has agreed to terms on a $2 million contract for a new work from the...
View ArticleMovie Review: Peace (and pieces) of mind ‘Inside Out 2’
Sequels have been a touchy subject when it comes to Pixar, but it’s hard to deny the natural premise of “Inside Out 2.” It’s been nine years since “Inside Out,” yet in the span between that film and...
View ArticleThe best things to do this weekend in San Diego: June 14-16
Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, June 14 to Sunday, June 16. Friday Roller Rink opens at Hotel Del Coronado: Opening near the main entrance, the Hotel del...
View ArticleSan Diego County Fair starts its 20-day run in Del Mar
By noon Wednesday, the June gloom had burned off and a long line had already formed for midway ride tickets at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. More than a few were likely digesting corn dogs and funnel cakes...
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San Diego chef Stefani De Palma leads Team USA to victory at Bocuse d’Or...
Longtime San Diegan Stefani De Palma, who worked her way up from pastry chef to chef de cuisine at Michelin three-star Addison restaurant, won first place Thursday at the prestigious Bocuse d’Or...
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Five new San Diego restaurant openings and reopenings
Five San Diego restaurants have opened, or reopened in recent days. Here’s a look: XOXO brunch diner opens in North Park XOXO by Breakfast & Bubbles has opened in the North Park space formerly...
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L.A.’s Finney’s Crafthouse opening first San Diego County restaurant Monday...
Over the past eight years, family-owned Finney’s Crafthouse has grown from one restaurant in L.A.’s Westlake Village to a dozen throughout Southern California, with the latest opening Monday in...
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Atkins, Simpson elected to RSF Association board
The votes were counted in this spring’s Rancho Santa Fe Association election, with Mark Simpson and Skip Atkins coming out on top. The pair will join the board next month to begin their three-year...
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12 events celebrating Pride in July in San Diego
Community-building events, children’s storytime, a scholarship reception, a drag show and the San Diego Pride Parade are just a few of the events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in July. June is...
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4 ways to go camping in San Diego County — including options for glamping and...
Across San Diego County there are various ways to go camping, not only in the summer, but throughout the year. Camps can set up their tents at local beaches and parks, and they can even camp at RV...
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Our best Comic-Con tips for transportation, parking, food and more
I have been attending Comic-Con for more than 20 years. I remember my mom taking my cousins and me on the trolley down to the San Diego Convention Center on Sundays for free kids day in the late 1990s...
View ArticleTV, movie stars and other celebrities to expect in San Diego for Comic-Con
Stars of some of the biggest TV shows and films will arrive in San Diego this month for the annual return of Comic-Con International. From July 24 to July 28, the San Diego Convention Center will play...
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45 free or really cheap things to do in San Diego County
Stargazing at Mission Trails: On the first Friday of each month, the San Diego Astronomy Association hosts a star party at Mission Trails Regional Park. Weather permitting, guests can view the night...
View ArticleHow locals and visitors can get discounted arts and attraction tickets during...
Visitors and locals staying in San Diego for the Labor Day weekend can get discounts on shows and tourist attractions thanks to the San Diego Performing Arts League and ArtsTix San Diego. The Summer of...
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How San Diego County certifies farmers markets, and where to find them
In San Diego County, there are 37 certified farmers markets. “The county’s high population density generates significant foot traffic, which is crucial for sustaining farmers markets,” Deputy...
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8 rooftop bars with some of the best ocean views in San Diego County
Rooftop bars are all built in different ways in San Diego. Some have fine dining options and others have a party atmosphere with live DJs and pools, but all have picturesque views and signature drinks....
View ArticlePumpkin patches, s’mores and scarecrows: Your guide to fall festivals in San...
Campfires, pumpkin spice drinks and Halloween-themed events are all part of the fall season, even in San Diego. Around the county, there are a variety of ways to spend time outdoors and enjoy the...
View ArticleImportant dates and deadlines to know before the general election on Nov. 5.
Tuesday was National Registration Day and many organizations and individuals were campaigning for eligible citizens to make sure to register to vote. San Diego County voters should be aware that many...
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