Breakdance with Olympic prospectsKearny Mesa/Old TownBreakdancing will be an official sport at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and local b-girls and b-boys have been practicing breakdance maneuvers in hopes of repping Team USA. Throughout the …
High on fitnessPatrick HendersonPyles PeakCorner of Golfcrest and Navajo DrivesMission TrailsCowles Mountain is a very popular, very crowded hike — especially if you’re taking it from the Golfcrest/Navajo staging area. However, it’s easy to get …
You don’t have to do anything this holiday season. Despite what the song says, you don’t have to deck the halls, join the chorus, or don any sort of gay apparel. You don’t have to …
Drums, giants, and Mother GooseStargazing in Anza-Borrego652 Palm Canyon DriveBorrego SpringsWinter FunIllustration by Ted SkirvanThis year, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park was officially designated an International Dark Sky Community, thanks to years of concerted effort to …
The most complicated of sandwichesThe Friendly, Born and Raised, Balboa Bar, Viewpoint, Mishmash, Currant, Bleu BohemeBy Mary Beth AbateMishmashPhoto by Matthew SuárezWe’re burger rich, y’allCraft House, Gourmet Sandwiches, Salud, Ty's, Bunz, Hamilton's. Chinatown Bar and …
At its essence, it’s a beef patty ensconced in a simple white bread bun, perhaps a smear of ketchup atop. But Americans, in our never ending quest for new flavors and combinations, love to think …
El Jardin. Yucatan-style Castacan, crispy pork bookended by two Mayan condiments.Photo by Matthew Suárez Dija Mara — Indonesian food in San DiegoPhoto by Matthew SuárezWhen dinner is a giftEl Jardin, Cowboy Star, Coasterra, Born & Raised, …
It was an easy decision, the day my husband John and I resolved that, instead of giving each other more stuff on special occasions, we’d prefer to spend the money and time enjoying a meal …
One of my favorite taco shops is El Rey Del Taco in Loreto, B.C.S., a charming little town about two thirds of the way down the Gulf of California coast. It has no posted hours, …
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