Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes. It’s named after Brigantia, the Celtic female deity of light, because the sun is halfway along …
January 27, 2025
Articles by Various Authors
Saint Brigid's Day, Groundhog Day origins, good time to plant
Love Your Wetlands Day, Rickie Lee Jones
Saturday | 1Love Your Wetlands DayLocated in the densely populated urban area, Kendall-Frost Marsh is a laboratory and component of the University of California’s Natural Reserve System, a library of ecosystems throughout California representing most …
January 26, 2025
Albert Lin: In Search of Lost Cities, San Diego Restaurant Week, The Home Improvement Expo
Thursday | 30Albert Lin: In Search Of Lost CitiesAlbert Lin is a modern-day high-tech explorer whose expeditions have been brought to a global audience in adventure-driven factual TV series, including “Lost Treasures of the Maya,” …
January 25, 2025
Downtown San Diego grit not what it was in 1993
I live on the streetsI just read the article entitled (“Balboa Park – fewer rules than homeless shelters”, Cover Stories, June 3, 1993) and I have to say, I can’t tell if it’s supposed to …
January 22, 2025
Frosted sumac, Ripening palm fruit, Aligning bright planets
The Frost-Nipped Legacies Of Last November’s And December’s Cold Spells aren’t hard to spot. Brown lawns, half-dead-looking avocado trees, and wilted ornamental plants like poinsettias in certain areas of San Diego County tell the story …
January 21, 2025
Star Party in the Desert, Lunar New Year AXIS Event
Saturday | 25Star Party in the DesertExperience stargazing at the Borrego Palm Canyon Campfire Center. Learn about constellations, astronomy, and witness a truly dark sky where the full spectrum of stars and celestial objects are …
January 20, 2025
Fleet After Dark, Marleyfest, Migratory Bird Hike
Thursday | 23Fleet After DarkImagine having the entire place to yourselves, no kids getting in your way as you dive into the ball pit!Enjoy hands-on, minds-on science interactives with an evening just for the 18+ …
January 19, 2025
Real ranch hands don’t ride bulls
Dating mix-up detectedThis concerns the Outdoors section on p. 18 in this week’s issue (“Earliest to bloom trees in San Diego, latest sunrise of the year, moon and mars occult”, Outdoors, Jan. 6, 2025). The …
January 15, 2025
Gray whale migration, California Brown Pelican, Red flag warnings
Gray Whale Migration Off San Diego County’s Coast peaks this month. The best view spots from land are high points close to the surf. Aside from the whale-watching overlook at Cabrillo National Monument, try Sunset …
January 13, 2025