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Feeding San Diego volunteers
Play
45+ volunteer opportunities in San Diego
This list of volunteer opportunities in America’s Finest City includes everything from helping the hungry to cleaning up local beaches.
September 05, 2025 04:40 PM
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Monica Garske
San Diego Bay Parade of Lights SD
Culture
How to Watch the 2024 San Diego Bay Parade of Lights
The 54-year tradition returns to downtown San Diego’s waterfront on Sunday, Dec. 8 + Sunday, Dec. 15.
December 5, 2024
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Monica Garske
Starlight Circle 2022 SD
Culture
Where to see holiday lights in San Diego County in 2024
We’ve mapped out 12 jolly, local displays that truly dazzle.
December 4, 2024
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Monica Garske
SD Over the Top Lounge Hyatt San Diego
Food
Fa-la-la-libations: Holiday pop-up bars in San Diego
We’ve rounded up fun, festive places to drink and be merry.
November 29, 2024
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Monica Garske
SD Sea Hive Station
Small Business
Shopping small in San Diego
San Diego is made up of so many wonderful small businesses, here are a few our readers love in honor of Small Business Saturday.
November 26, 2024
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Staff
an overhead view of AMC Theatres' newly renovated recliner seats
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Catch a new release at this swanky, newly-renovated theatre
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an overhead view of AMC Theatres' newly renovated recliner seats
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Going to the movies is about to be even more exciting
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A wintry background with snowflakes that reads "SDtoday's 2024 Gift Guide."
Culture
SDtoday’s 2024 holiday gift guide: 90+ gifts for everyone on your list
Including gifts for neighbors, foodies, significant others, homebodies, students, and gifts under $20.
November 13, 2024
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Sarah Leonhardt
Ice skating rink at Hotel del Coronado in San Diego
Entertainment
Where to ice skate in San Diego County this season
From Coronado Island and Liberty Station to East County and downtown San Diego, the cool options roll deep in SD.
November 8, 2024
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Monica Garske
SD Hotel Del Coronado Beach Yoga
Live
Find your flow: A guide to yoga in San Diego
Check out these 24 yoga options around America’s Finest City.
November 4, 2024
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Monica Garske
The Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station
Culture
Pumpkin patches to visit this fall in San Diego County
Gourd big or go home, right?
October 23, 2024
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Monica Garske
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Lion dancers at the San Diego Tet Festival celebrate the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
Events
Lunar New Year celebrations in San Diego
From downtown San Diego and Balboa Park to City Heights and Mira Mesa — there are many fun community celebrations of the Lunar New Year in 2025.
January 24, 2025
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Monica Garske
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Where to eat pizza in San Diego
Dig into San Diego’s must-try pizza shops including unexpected combos, fancy offerings, and gluten-free options.
January 24, 2025
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HOB Coffee Mural in North Park San Diego
Work
Your guide to San Diego’s coffee shops
If you don’t have coffee already in hand, consider this your sign to grab some.
January 17, 2025
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Michael Beausoleil
A man holds his hands up in the air in the shape of a heart during sunset golden hour. The sun is peeking through the heart.
Nonprofits
How San Diegans can help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires
To LA, with love — here’s how SD can help victims of the devastating January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles.
January 10, 2025
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Monica Garske
A view of the San Diego Air and Space Museum with an airplane flying above in Balboa Park
Play
Live and learn: Museums in San Diego
Whether you’re a history buff, art aficionado, or science fan, these 27 museums in San Diego have it all.
January 9, 2025
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Monica Garske
Local Author Books section at the San Diego Central Library
Arts
Books written by San Diego authors
All of these writers have ties to America’s Finest City.
January 3, 2025
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Michael Beausoleil
SD Mission Trails Regional Park San Diego
Culture
Meet your New Year’s resolutions in San Diego
The biggest step in completing your New Year’s resolution? Show up.
January 2, 2025
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Monica Garske
Kate Sessions statue in Balboa Park
Culture
Unwrap these 3 gifts given to the city of San Diego
These city gifts are way better than a Jelly of the Month Club membership.
December 17, 2024
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Staff
Ocean Beach Christmas Tree 2022
Culture
“A Coastal Christmas Romance": A San Diego Hallmark-style movie, as told by ChatGPT
December Nights, the OB Christmas tree, holiday lights, and ice skating? We’d watch the heck out of this fictional, AI-generated holiday movie set in America’s Finest City.
December 16, 2024
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Monica Garske
SD Restored Botanical Building Balboa Park
City
See it: Balboa Park’s restored Botanical Building reopens
The iconic, highly-photographed structure closed in January 2022 for a $26.45 million renovation project, but reopened to the public in December 2024.
December 13, 2024
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Monica Garske