Madison On Park Announces Closure After Decade In San Diego's University Heights

After more than a decade in San Diego's University Heights, Madison on Park has announced it is closing, ending the run of one of the neighborhood's most recognizable restaurants.

Amazon Turns Part Of San Diego Public Park Into Makeshift Distribution Center - Is That Even Legal?

Amazon turned part of San Diego's Crown Point Park into a makeshift package distribution operation on a busy summer Saturday, occupying several free public parking spaces with a large box truck surrounded by traffic cones as Amazon vans arrived to load packages. A cooler sat outside and a worker appeared stationed at a desk inside the truck, prompting former California Assemblymember and powerful labor leader Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher to question why one of the world's largest companies was apparently using public parkland for its private delivery network.

REVIEW: Benson Boone Flips, Flies And Belts His Way Through A Spectacular San Diego Show At Pechanga Arena

On one of San Diego's most crowded concert nights of the summer, Benson Boone turned Pechanga Arena into a screaming, multigenerational pop revival, delivering a ridiculously athletic, vocally flawless performance that made a convincing case that the 24-year-old is far more than the guy who sings "Beautiful Things."

The Roadies Brewing Co. To Close In North County San Diego After Only Two Years

A North County San Diego brewery built around the marriage of craft beer and live music is preparing for its final encore. The Roadies Brewing Co. in Vista will permanently close at the end of August after only two years in business, with its owners citing mounting debt, rising operating costs and personal tragedy, but they are leaving the door cracked open for an investor or new owner who might keep the music and beer flowing.

San Diego Humane Society's Cat Café Shut Down By Health Department For Second Time In Months

A Cat Café operated at San Diego Humane Society's San Diego campus has been ordered closed by county health inspectors for the second time in less than three months. The latest shutdown stems from permit and commissary-related violations, but an earlier June closure included a perhaps particularly awkward finding for a facility devoted to cats: a major vermin violation.

Power Outage Plunges Westfield UTC Into Darkness, Disrupting Friday Night Crowds

A significant power outage plunged Westfield UTC into darkness during the height of Friday evening shopping and dining, disrupting restaurants, canceling movie screenings and reportedly forcing the San Diego shopping center to close early. 

The Jetty Finally Opens In San Diego's Ocean Beach After Extensive Renovation Of Former Voltaire Beach House

After an extensive renovation of the former Voltaire Beach House, The Jetty is now open in San Diego's Ocean Beach neighborhood. The new neighborhood bar and restaurant brings an eclectic food menu, craft cocktails and beer, coffee, sports viewing and a sprawling dog-friendly patio to the increasingly busy Voltaire Street corridor.

Homegrown Pickleball Republic Expands With Massive New North County San Diego Facility

What began with six indoor courts tucked into a former department-store space has evolved into one of North County San Diego's most ambitious pickleball ventures. Carlsbad-born Pickleball Republic is celebrating its new South Carlsbad complex with a grand opening featuring members of the USA National Pickleball Team before they head overseas for the 2026 Pickleball World Cup.

Golden Hill Bar Owner Urges Mayor Todd Gloria To Save Free DJ Sets As San Diego Permit Fight Returns

What began as a few friends listening to music in Golden Hill Park has become one of San Diego's most unexpectedly buzzing summer events - and its own popularity may now threaten its future. A San Diego bar owner is publicly calling on Mayor Todd Gloria to intervene and keep local DJ Daniel Joseph's free Friday sunset sets alive after the City placed his final permit under review over concerns that the increasingly popular gatherings are exceeding the park's permitted capacity. 

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (August 7 - August 13) Due To County Health Department Inspections

Only seven spots, including two popular taco shops, made this weekly list of San Diego County restaurants and food facilities that have faced temporary closures and downgraded status due to health inspections from August 7 - August 13, 2026.

REVIEW: Goose Gave This Jam-Band Skeptic Three Hours To Reconsider Everything During Its Marathon Concert At San Diego's Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater

San Diego's Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater was packed Thursday night for nearly three hours of Goose, a band whose sprawling improvisational rock should be almost scientifically engineered to annoy me. Instead, somewhere between the shrill guitars, endless jams and psychedelic lights, I found myself reconsidering the entire point of going to see music I don't understand.

La Jolla Teen Admits To Kicking Sea Lion In Viral Video That Sparked Federal Investigation

One of San Diego's most disturbing viral videos of the summer now has an admitted perpetrator. Federal prosecutors have identified 18-year-old La Jolla resident Tyler Muehl as the young man who repeatedly kicked and chased a California sea lion at Point La Jolla, with Muehl pleading guilty to violating the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.

San Diego Chef Drew Bent Developing Bangers Barbecue With Grand Restaurant Group

A new barbecue restaurant is taking shape in San Diego's North County as Chef Andrew "Drew" Bent teams with Grand Restaurant Group and acclaimed San Diego chef and consultant Alex Carballo on Bangers Barbecue.