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Downtown San Diego Events

Bay Faction
Tuesday, November 12, 7:30 p.m.
House of Blues
Tell a Tale Tuesday: Adult Read Aloud
Tuesday, November 12, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Twilight at Rooftop Cinema Club
Tuesday, November 12, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Downtown San Diego News & Stories

When Rafael Payare met with Irwin Jacobs

After decades of limping along with concert venues based on old movie theaters and whatever the Civic Theatre is based on, San Diego now has a world-class classical music hall. For the past three years, …

Why San Diego sports fans have gotten physical

On September 9, a confrontation at the Henderson Sports Complex in the Mountain View neighborhood turned violent when a 37-year-old man was shot in the head, according to the San Diego Police. Though the victim …

South of Balboa Park, east of Little Italy

Cortez Hill is tucked away east of Little Italy and south of Balboa Park. Interstate 5 is its northern boundary and Front Street to the South. It’s named after the El Cortez building, which is …

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 or drink — a ‘tipple.’” …

September 5, 2024
Gonzo Report: Love and Rockets blasts fan into past

It was 6:45 in the evening, overcast. A couple of sprinkles nicked me while I was on the ferry from Coronado to the Convention Center, but it wasn’t a bad way to travel, and just …

Downtown San Diego Places

240 Broadway, San Diego
The Westbean Coffee Roasters

The Westbean serves a short roster of its own beans via cold brew, espresso, and …

Downtown San Diego
756 Fifth Avenue, San Diego
Bailiwick

Downtown cocktail bar is a mixture of shabby chic and Edwardian cool with a few …

Downtown San Diego
756 Fifth Avenue, San Diego
Tequila 100
Downtown San Diego
2445 Fifth Avenue, San Diego
Avalon Laser

Board-certified California plastic surgeon Dr. Reza Tirgari offers a range of laser procedures to rejuvenate …

Downtown San Diego
333 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego
Marina Kitchen

In the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina’s South Tower/lobby level.

Downtown San Diego
762 Fifth Avenue, San Diego
The Stage Rock Bar & Grill

Erik Stage, owner of the Stage in the heart of the Gaslamp, calls the venue …

Downtown San Diego
762 Fifth Avenue, San Diego
Atomic
Downtown San Diego
611 B Street, San Diego
La Gran Tapa

The first dedicated Spanish bar in San Diego (established in 1984 by a retired bullfighter), …

Downtown San Diego
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U.S. Federal Courthouse, downtown San Diego
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