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Fly High With the Butterflies

Yesterday I took my two kids ages 7 and 9 to the Wild Animal Park’s Butterfly Jungle.  It’s the Wild Animal Park’s big exhibit running through April 18th.  As you walk toward the exhibit located in the Hidden Jungle, there were people dressed with butterfly wings giving out information and entertaining visitors.  When we arrived […]

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5 to Try This Weekend

Caution: Ordinary Folks Beware!! Seaport Village’s Spring Busker Festival comes to San Diego this Saturday and Sunday with a dynamic line-up of over-the-top street performances from jugglers, sword swallowers, contortionists, stuntmen and more.  This is year, Seaport Village is celebrating its 30th anniversary and the FREE festival is expected to be the best yet!  The […]

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I Took the Plunge – The Polar Bear Plunge

A couple of weeks ago, the San Diego Zoo opened a cool new exhibit, Polar Bear Plunge, and I was among the lucky few (along with Tori Spelling, Denise Richards and Candace Cameron OMG, OMG, OMG!) that got a sneak-peak preview before it opened to the public… Check out the video here  (you can see me […]

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You Scream, I Scream!

We all scream for FREE CONE DAY I’m screaming anyway. Today is free ice cream cone day at Ben and Jerry’s in Seaport Village. Come down anytime between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. to get your very own free ice cream cone. And if you thought things couldn’t get any better – they do. Special guest Mayor […]

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5 To Try This Weekend

1.  Saturday kicks-off of the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park’s three-week spring celebration, Butterfly Jungle. Walking through the Park’s Hidden Jungle, a neo-tropical aviary, you’ll find yourself surrounded by thousands of butterflies of every shape, size and color creating a realistic rainforest environment; Butterfly Jungle runs until April 18 and is included in Park […]

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Get a great deal on Cirque tickets

I took my wife last week to catch the Cirque du Soliel traveling show Kooza, and our socks were totally blown clean off. The good news is that they are still in town and just launched a new promotion. For a limited time, you can enjoy 40% off Level 1 and 2 tickets and 30% […]

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Springtime Flora and Fauna

Sniiiiiiiffffff…. Can you smell that?!  Spring is in the air and I’m bouncing-off-the-walls excited because it’s my favorite season of the year.  I know spring doesn’t technically begin until later this month, but San Diego and his dear friend Mother Nature are starting the party early with two must-see floral displays that you won’t want […]

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Go Card adds SeaWorld to program

Growing up in San Diego, I’ve been to SeaWorld more times than I can remember. The great thing about SeaWorld is that they are constantly adding great new shows and attractions to the already wonderful park. Now that I am a dad my wife and I are excited to take our son to experience this […]

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Lighthearted Fun with Pump Boys and Dinettes!

As an admitted theatre fan, I am always psyched to get the chance to see another performance.  That’s why I was thrilled to get the chance to see “Pump Boys and Dinettes” the other week at the Downtown theatre for Lamb’s Players Theatre.  They do a fantastic job of producing fun, entertaining, musicals (my personal favorite […]

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