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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 17, 2025 02:00 PM

Monica Garske

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

Michael Beausoleil

SD San Diego skyline from Shelter Island

Events

Save the Dates: 25 big events coming to San Diego in 2025

Whew, 2025 is shaping up to be an eventful year in America’s Finest City.

January 9, 2025

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All you need to know about the San Diego International Airport

We hope our SAN guide makes your traveling process plane and simple.

December 9, 2024

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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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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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Play

A neat guide to happy hour deals in San Diego

We’ve gathered 30 spots to grab a great deal.

October 21, 2024

Monica Garske

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55+ great brunch restaurants to try in San Diego

Check out these brunch restaurants, cafes, and diners in San Diego, serving a variety of egg dishes, mimosas, bloody marys, and more.

September 9, 2024

Monica Garske

The interior of a Sonic the Hedgehog-themed pop-up cafe in San Diego; the walls are painted bright blue and feature characters from the Sonic video games. There's a fake palm tree in the middle of the room and gold rings hanging from the ceiling. A line of customers are waiting to order food.

Food

Gotta go fast: Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Cafe returns to downtown San Diego

The cute pop-up eatery inspired by SEGA’s beloved video game character will stick around through Sunday, Nov. 3 — so get your Tails there, fans.

August 23, 2024

Monica Garske

A fake skeleton decoration pops out from behind a dark bar at the Black Lagoon Halloween-themed pop-up bar. In the background, neon green, purple, and orange lights add to the scary vibes.

Bars

Enter if you dare: Halloween-themed Black Lagoon Pop-up bar coming to San Diego

The spine-tingling pop-up will take over Seven Grand in North Park from Friday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Nov. 3.

August 23, 2024

Monica Garske

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