Downtown San Diego Luxury Gym AquaVie Faces Growing Member Revolt Over New Rooftop Cabana Fees And ‘VIP’ Atmosphere

A growing backlash is unfolding at downtown San Diego’s AquaVie Fitness + Wellness Club after the luxury fitness club announced a new rooftop cabana and lounge reservation program that many longtime members say effectively monetizes amenities that were previously included in their already-expensive memberships.

Koakai Brewing Soft Opens This Friday In Oceanside With Japanese Beer, Sushi & Barbecue

A long-anticipated new brewery from two longtime North County San Diego craft beer veterans is finally ready to debut as Koakai Brewing Company officially soft opens on Friday, May 15, in Oceanside.

"Major" Vermin Violations Temporarily Shut Down Restaurants Inside Manchester Grand Hyatt And Pendry Hotel Amid Growing Wave Of Downtown San Diego Closures

Vermin violations forced the temporary closure of restaurants operating inside two of downtown San Diego’s most prominent luxury hotel properties earlier this week, adding to an increasingly long list of health inspection shutdowns impacting the city’s hospitality core.

The Stand Expanding Into Encinitas As Southern California Burger Chain Accelerates San Diego Growth

Fast-casual burger chain The Stand is continuing its rapid San Diego County expansion with plans to open a new North County restaurant in Encinitas, adding to a growing local footprint that already includes locations in Carmel Mountain Ranch, Santee, and an upcoming outpost currently in development for Mission Valley.

Women-Founded San Diego Brewery Mujeres Brew House Says It Could Close Without Resolution Following Liquor License Suspension

Women-founded Mujeres Brew House, one of San Diego’s culturally significant independent breweries and community gathering spaces, is facing an uncertain future after announcing that it is navigating an impending temporary suspension impacting its ability to serve alcohol, warning supporters this week that the Logan Heights business may be forced to close permanently if it cannot reach a resolution with regulators. 

San Diego’s New Cala Café Brings Rare Omakase Coffee Experience To Former Peet’s Space In La Jolla Village

A newly opened specialty café in the heart of La Jolla’s Village is aiming to transform the everyday coffee run into something far more intimate, curated, and theatrical. Now in its soft opening phase, Cala La Jolla Café has debuted inside the historic Arcade Building on Girard Avenue, taking over the former Peet’s Coffee location with a concept centered around elevated coffee culture, including one of San Diego’s more unique offerings: an omakase-style coffee experience.

North County San Diego Restaurant Dispute Ignites Debate Over Autism, Dining Etiquette, And Online Backlash

An escalating online controversy involving two North County restaurants has ignited a heated debate across San Diego social media over autism accommodations, disruptive public behavior, disability rights, restaurant etiquette, and the increasingly volatile nature of internet outrage.

The Food Box To Close Pacific Beach Location After Four Years, Teases New San Diego Home

The Food Box, the Mexico-based gourmet burger chain that launched its first-ever U.S. outpost in San Diego’s Pacific Beach in 2022, has announced it will permanently close its Garnet Avenue restaurant this weekend after four years in business.

Decades-Old Gaslamp Steakhouse Greystone Temporarily Shut Down Again Amid Ongoing Health Inspection Issues Across Parent Company Restaurants

One of San Diego Gaslamp Quarter’s longer-operating restaurants, Greystone The Steakhouse, was temporarily ordered closed by county health inspectors last week, marking yet another vermin-related enforcement action tied to the sprawling San Diego Dining Group restaurant network.

San Diego Police Overtime Scandal Exposes The City’s Broken Priorities Under Mayor Todd Gloria

San Diego City Hall has been consistently telling residents there is not enough money for libraries, recreation centers, arts organizations, cultural programming, Balboa Park institutions or even one of the city’s most beloved holiday traditions. But there is apparently still enough money for a police department where individual officers can collect staggering overtime payouts while taxpayers absorb the cost of misconduct settlements, pension obligations and an expanding enforcement apparatus that increasingly feels less like public safety than municipal extraction.

Point Loma’s Adalberto’s Mexican Food Closes After Serving San Diego Since 1988

A longtime Point Loma taco shop has closed its doors after nearly four decades serving burritos, rolled tacos, carne asada fries and late-night Mexican food to generations of San Diegans, students, military members and neighborhood regulars.

Phil’s BBQ Heads To Arizona As San Diego Barbecue Staple Expands Beyond Southern California

One of San Diego’s most recognizable restaurant brands is officially preparing to cross state lines for the first time. Phil's BBQ, the longtime local barbecue chain founded in San Diego nearly three decades ago, is planning its first location outside Southern California with a major new restaurant proposed for Chandler, Arizona.

REVIEW: The Avett Brothers, Mike Patton And A Special Night At San Diego's The Rady Shell

On Sunday night at San Diego's breathtaking The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, something beautifully strange happened. A band built on sincerity, grief, family, and front-porch Americana, The Avett Brothers, shared a stage with one of alternative music’s great shape-shifters - Mike Patton, the uncontainable voice behind Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. On paper, AVTT/PTTN reads like a joke someone would make after too many drinks. In practice, it was one of the most emotionally compelling and genuinely original live performances San Diego has seen in years.

FIRST LOOK: Years In The Making, San Diego’s Consortium Holdings Ready To Unveil $18 Million The Baby Grand Hotel In Coronado

San Diego's hospitality behemoth Consortium Holdings/CH Projects is ready to unveil its long-awaited Coronado hotel this week, and The Baby Grand may already be one of the most ambitious hospitality projects San Diego has ever seen. From hidden champagne bars and iridescent clamshell beds to jungle-like courtyards and a lobby that feels pulled from a European fever dream, Arsalun Tafazoli’s newest creation transforms the former La Avenida Inn in Coronado into something entirely transportive. Following the Michelin Key success of the Lafayette Hotel, Baby Grand signals that CH Projects is no longer just shaping San Diego nightlife, it’s redefining boutique hospitality on an international level.