1. 4th Annual SUPERSEAL Triathlon & SEAL Sprint: Come out to Coronado and cheer everyone on as they complete the course designed by local Navy SEALs. The SUPERSEAL Triathlon consists of a 1,500 meter swim in the Silver Strand State Beach Bay, followed by a 40K bike course on Highway 75 and 10K running course. […]
5 To Try This Weekend
1. Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival. ‘Tis the luck of the Irish for San Diego when the 31st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off in Balboa Park on Saturday, March 12, 2011. The parade theme is “Irish Culture.” An Irish festival with traditional dancers, music, a beer garden and Celtic village follows […]
Quirky San Diego: Unexpected Museums
Visitors and residents alike know that Balboa Park is home to many great museums, but with half off admission to more than 40 great places during Museum Month, now is the perfect time to check out some of hidden gems of the San Diego museum community. Don’t miss out on visiting these unique places before […]
Get Real in Carlsbad
Mark your calendars for the San Diego Real Ale Festival at Pizza Port Carlsbad on June 4th and 5th. This event draws beer lovers from miles around for naturally carbonated, cask conditioned ales served via a British beer engine, the traditional serving method for beer in England. The San Diego Real Ale Festival is America’s oldest […]
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 […]
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 […]
5 To Try New Restaurants
Hungry? Just a little? Here’s five new eateries to whet your appetite: Claire’s on Cedros, an eco-friendly bakery and café, opened in Solana Beach earlier this month as the first freestanding restaurant in the U.S. to receive Platinum LEED certification. The laid back, dog-friendly restaurant offers organic eats (natch) for breakfast and lunch. Also in August, The […]
Think You Know Carlsbad?
I thought I did. Legos, flowers, strawberries and surfing, right? Actually, yes. But there’s so much more! On a recent visit, I found out there’s also a charming, walkable downtown full of cute shops, an awesome slice of Hollywood history meets hacienda, a museum dedicated to rocking out (debuting the first ever MOOG exhibit on Aug. 29) and a thriving, dare-I-say urban, theater scene. […]
5 to Try This Weekend
There’s fun stuff happening this weekend, especially on Sunday. So if you’re in the mood for great music, good food and whales and mimosas too, check out these weekend activities and events: Get your groove thang on this Saturday and Sunday at the North Park Music Thing, a two-day concert event. On Saturday night around 7 […]