The 27th Annual Hillcrest Cityfest Aug. 8 in Hillcrest This FREE event celebrates community spirit with music, arts and crafts, a celebratory lantern parade and rededication of the Hillcrest neighborhood sign. Event futures will include a Grand Stage, massive open air beer garden, a kid’s carnival, mechanical bull, dunk tank and more. The event takes […]
5 to Try: Larger Than Yours
San Diego may not be home to the largest tire, the largest artichoke or the largest floating loon, but San Diego is home to some really neat “off-the-beaten path” attractions that just so happen to be largest too! (Ha, I’m such a good rapper) Spreckels Organ Pavilion: the world’s largest outdoor pipe organ Located in […]
5 to Try This Weekend
San Diego in July – it doesn’t get any better than this! Check out these five things to try this weekend and tell us what you will be up to this weekend! 1. Summer Pipe Organ Festival – This event actually runs all summer and features a different internationally known organist playing the world’s largest outdoor […]
What to do with Kids: When the Weather Isn’t Perfect
One of the great things about visiting San Diego is its ideal year-round weather. However, you may be visiting on one of the few days of the year when it’s not ideal. That’s no problem, there are plenty of fun things to do with the kids that will give you the San Diego experience. And don’t […]
5 to Try This Weekend
Did you know that the city of Fallbrook in San Diego’s North County is dubbed THE avocado capital of the world? Yup, it surely is and the city is celebrating their title this Sunday with the 24th Annual Fallbrook Avocado Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Main Avenue in downtown Fallbrook. Highlights of this […]
Who Loves You, Baby?
Love is in the air and Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Where will you spend the most romantic day of the year? Everyone knows we love Balboa Park. So, it’s no surprise that you’ll find more than a few of us there with our special someones on the 14th. Here’s a cute video featuring visitors and […]
A Little Sunshine To Warm Your Heart
All my family and friends in Washington, Idaho, Montana (brrr!), Texas, New York and even Florida have been battling Old Man Winter this past couple weeks, trying to stay warm. A local reporter friend was out last weekend, shooting some footage of San Diego’s beautiful weather. I got permission to post it for all you […]
Today’s Lunch was YUMM
Today, a friend and I checked out the SDMA Sculpture Court Café by Giuseppe, a new European-style café that recently opened adjacent to the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park. The café is open for breakfast and lunch and features a delicious menu of omelets, pancakes, pizzas, salads, sandwiches, soups and sweets all made […]
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Darwin
With distinguished major exhibits like Body Worlds and The Dead Sea Scrolls under its belt, the San Diego Natural History Museum outdoes itself by bringing another outstanding and illuminating exhibit to town. Darwin: Evolution|Revolution, which opened this weekend on November 7, is the most comprehensive exhibition on Darwin and his contribution to science ever assembled.
Free at Last
Today is October 1, which means for the next 30 days kids and families can enjoy: Free admission into the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park during Kid Free Days. All children ages 3 – 11 will receive complimentary admission into both parks for the entire month. Free admission on any […]