Food

A dish of sliced pork loin medalions with bright red mole sauce.
Culture
Restaurant Roundup: New and coming-soon restaurants in San Diego
Dining in San Diego is always a fresh experience, with new restaurants popping up all the time — and more on the way.
September 26, 2025 06:15 PM
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SD Skyline Pexels
Culture
Last-minute local ideas for Valentine’s Day
From flowers to happy hours to meteor showers, we’ve got ideas to make your Valentine’s Day special.
January 26, 2023
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
Plaza de Panama Fountain
Parks and Recreation
30 parks in San Diego
Find activities, history, nature, and family fun
January 23, 2023
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Victoria Bardega
Cost of eggs in San Diego: $6.99
Food
San Diego County facing shortage of eggs
Plus, tips to get a carton
January 19, 2023
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Michael Beausoleil
Earlybird Breakfast Burritos at Mission Garnet in Pacific Beach
Food
Mission + Garnet gets ready to open in Pacific Beach
The food hall collects six restaurants under one roof
January 11, 2023
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Michael Beausoleil
Bar at Kingfisher San Diego
Food
10 restaurants that opened in San Diego in 2022
You can still order up in 2023.
January 9, 2023
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Michael Beausoleil
Pacific Beach SD
Culture
SDtoday’s most-clicked stories and Instagram posts of 2022
Restaurants. Beaches. Comic-Con. Charitable Causes. Dang, you’re dynamic, San Diego.
December 19, 2022
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Monica Garske
Johnston's restaurant and bar SD
Food
New restaurant — with familiar façade — will open at former site of Small Bar in University Heights
Johnston’s will open at 4628 Park Blvd., with a sign dating back to 1924.
December 15, 2022
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Monica Garske
Por Vida Cafe SD
Food
30 San Diego coffee shops we loved in 2022
We spanned the county searching for java gems — and boy, did the local coffee shops shine. ☕
December 15, 2022
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Monica Garske
Carruth Cellars Liberty Station SD
Food
Let’s wine down: 5 urban wineries in San Diego
A toast to grape discoveries — from Little Italy to Liberty Station.
December 13, 2022
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Monica Garske
The bar at Lime in the Coconut in Chula Vista
Food
Lime in the Coconut brings two new bars to Chula Vista
X marks the spot of the secret speakeasy
December 8, 2022
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Michael Beausoleil
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Culture
Museum milestone: The Nat celebrates 150th anniversary in San Diego in 2024
The museum in Balboa Park will debut a new exhibit, plant garden, film, and special events to ring in the milestone throughout 2024.
January 11, 2024
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Sports
San Diego FC kicks off countywide ‘Chrome Ball Tour’
A chrome art installation of a giant soccer ball emblazoned with the names of the 18 cities that make up San Diego County will be traveling all over SD in 2024 — pass it on.
January 11, 2024
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A sign for the Balboa Park Cultural District with archways behind it.
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Balboa Park begins creating its Projects Prioritization Framework
The effort aims to find an unbiased way to allocate funding so it makes the greatest impact on the park.
January 10, 2024
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Dry January: Try these mocktails around San Diego
These 11 creative, alcohol-free concoctions are certainly worth a toast.
January 9, 2024
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Weather
First King Tides of 2024 will hit San Diego’s coastline this week
High Surf and Coastal Flood advisories are in effect for local beaches where waves could reach up to 11 ft on Thursday, Jan. 11-Friday, Jan. 12.
January 9, 2024
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MLK promenade in the Gaslamp Quarter.
City
Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in San Diego
Where to remember the civil rights leader and event to observe MLK Day
January 9, 2024
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Our skyline looks expensive, but this view is free.
Culture
Asked: Your 2024 local predictions
Peer into the future and use your knowledge of our city to predict what will happen in 2024.
January 9, 2024
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
A woman hitting a pickleball on the court at The Hub San Diego
Sports
Where to play pickleball in San Diego
The sport has become especially popular in San Diego, and there are spots to learn and play across the county.
January 8, 2024
San Diego Sunset at Sunset Cliffs
City
Best locations to watch a winter San Diego sunset
Something about those winter skies just hit different.
January 8, 2024
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Arts
Cool art exhibitions to explore in San Diego in 2024
The local art scene is drawing us in, that’s for sure.
January 5, 2024
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