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A year for tacos and fights

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The day Chuck Norris came to town

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New Year's Eve itself was quiet at San Diego hot spots

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Prohibition looks to soda jerks for inspiration

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A year for tacos and fights

San Diego County taco shops are more than just a place to grab a California burrito or carne asada taco — they’re a late-night tradition, a go-to spot for partygoers …

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The day Chuck Norris came to town

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New Year's Eve itself was quiet at San Diego hot spots

On New Year’s Eve in San Diego County, the night brought a grim start to 2025 with two boys shot in Escondido, while across the border in Tijuana, a family …

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Prohibition looks to soda jerks for inspiration

The Kentucky Tippler, says Ryan Andrews, lead bartender for the underground speakeasy Prohibition, is “a whiskey sour variation, named after a term that was used during Prohibition for a cocktail …

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Cerveza Jack’s Chai Spiced & Everything Nice: a rich-yet-refreshing drink that tastes like vanilla Coke

Taylor Giangola“I haven’t got an official name yet,” says Cerveza Jack’s Bar Lead & Manager Taylor Giangola, giving me an advance tasting of this month’s newest cocktail creation. “It’ll probably be ‘Chai Spiced and Everything …

November 2, 2023

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How will the Padres fix Gallagher Square?

Daniel Hendy, in his book Noise: A Human History of Sound and Listening, writes of the aural confusion in an airport terminal, “its burbled announcements, the steady tread of feet on linoleum floors, the squeak …

August 23, 2023

Gaslamp History

August 4, 2023

Confessions of a 70s/80s San Diego grindhouse theater projectionist

The pre-Gaslamp, premultiplex downtown of 1979 exists today only in the fond memories of cinemaniacs old enough to recall a time when Jaws made you afraid of the water, Friday the 13th made you afraid …

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January 12, 2023

Zama’s Zama-Tini: a pomegranate martini mixed with tamarind memories

“Bienvenida a la selva,” reads a neon green sign inside one of Gaslamp’s newest restaurants, Zama. Greeting me with an exuberant smile, Bar Manager Gerry Bedolla explains, “That’s our theme here, our vibe. Our concept …

Gaslamp Neighborhood News

December 12, 2022

No DUI deaths in San Diego Thanksgiving weekend

On the recent Thanksgiving weekend, 44 driving under the influence (DUI) arrests were made and reported within San Diego County, per CrimeMapping.com. However, as this article went to print, no DUI fatality reports were made …

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November 30, 2022

Gaslamp ugly sweater pub crawl, Coronado ice skating, Nutcracker tea party, Del Mar Red Nose Run

December Nights Balboa Park Join your fellow citizens on December 2 and 3 for the City of San Diego’s largest free holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park. The family friendly event brings San Diegans together …

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October 27, 2022

Chiefy Café now serves yogurt waffles all over town

A favorite, dog-friendly coffeeshop that emerged during the pandemic has quickly grown into a three-location dog-friendly family of coffeeshops. Chiefy Café — named after its owners’ dog — opened just shy of two years ago …

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July 14, 2022

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 Superheroes and Villains theme party …

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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 Second Avenue. Opened in 1970, …

July 14, 2022

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 manager Dakota Godden. “Madam Bonnie …

May 26, 2022

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May 4, 2022

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 for the purposes of this …

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A year for tacos and fights

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Prohibition looks to soda jerks for inspiration

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