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Giraffe Appearance At North County San Diego's Orfila Vineyards Sparks Outrage, Membership Cancellations, And Welfare Concerns

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A weekend promotion at Orfila Vineyards & Winery ignited a storm of criticism across San Diego after the historic Escondido winery hoste...

Reports of “Coronado Grinch” Stir Concern After Series of Strange Encounters Near Ferry Landing

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Coronado residents are raising alarms over a man frequently seen wearing a full Grinch suit around the island - an eccentric presence some s...

Coco Fuego Set To Ignite San Diego As Grind & Prosper Hospitality Takes Over Former Backyard Kitchen & Tap Space In Pacific Beach

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Grind & Prosper Hospitality (Miss B's Coconut Club, Coco Maya, Louisiana Purchase) is taking over the former Backyard Kitchen & ...

Beloved Whistle Stop Bartender, Artist, And Community Beacon Jfre Coad Has Passed Away

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The Whistle Stop Bar and the wider San Diego creative community are mourning the loss of Jfre Coad - a longtime bartender, artist, musician,...

Meet The Taco Fiend: The San Diego Food Reviewer Taking Over The Internet One Tortilla-Encased Creation At A Time

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San Diego has a new food-world star, and he isn’t a chef, restaurateur, or TV personality. He’s a camera-toting content creator known only a...

San Diego-Born Mike’s Red Tacos Working To Replicate Dave’s Hot Chicken Playbook

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Something big is cooking behind the scenes at Mike’s Red Tacos. The wildly popular San Diego birria brand, known for its crimson-dipped taco...

Galápagos Tortoise “Gramma” Dies At San Diego Zoo After Nearly a Century on Display - Marking Another Devastating Loss In A Tumultuous Year For New Zoo Leadership

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San Diego Zoo has lost one of the most iconic animals in its 109-year history. Gramma, the ancient Galápagos tortoise who spent nearly a cen...

Residents Say Ocean Beach Pier Is Being Looted And Tagged As City of San Diego’s Replacement Plan Sluggishly Crawls Forward

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More than two years after the Ocean Beach Pier was locked behind gates and declared too damaged to repair, frustrated residents say the shut...

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (November 14 - November 20) Due To County Health Department Inspections

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This is the weekly list of San Diego County restaurants and food facilities that have faced temporary closures and downgraded status due to ...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Rooftop Killing Pulls Back The Curtain On Theatre Box’s Hollywood Landlords, Liquor License Collapse And Eviction Fight

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The young daughter of a Navy veteran killed this summer inside the Theater Box complex in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter has filed a wrongf...

Hacked Road Signs In San Diego's North County Hijacked With Explicit And Hate-Filled Messages, Alarming Residents And Forcing Citywide Reset

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Electronic road signs installed across Encinitas to promote traffic safety following recent high-profile accidents were hijacked this week i...

La Playa Taco Shop Owner Detained By ICE And Facing Possible Deportation, Leaving San Diego Community Rallying For His Return

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The longtime owner of La Playa Taco Shop, a well-known and decades-old Mexican restaurant in San Diego's Pacific Beach, has been detaine...

Bica Expands Its Creative Footprint With Cinema Crudité And Other Community-Driven Events in San Diego's Normal Heights

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Bica, the Mediterranean-leaning café on Adams Avenue in Normal Heights, has quickly evolved from a casual daytime spot into one of the most ...

On Las Cuatro Milpas, Receipts, And The Cost Of Being First

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Over a year ago, on October 21, 2024, we reported that Las Cuatro Milpas had plans to sell and close in 2025 after speaking with employees ...

San Diego's Serpentine Cider Shutters Original Miramar Tasting Room - Future Of Company Uncertain

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Serpentine Cider has closed its flagship Miramar tasting room and restaurant “until further notice,” the company announced, raising new ques...

Mark Wahlberg’s Flecha Cantina Opens In San Diego, Taking Over A Former Miguel’s Cantina Space After Record-Breaking Flip

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Mark Wahlberg’s growing Mexican restaurant venture, Flecha Cantina, quietly hosted its soft opening in San Diego’s 4S Ranch - just two weeks...

Fleurette, Chef Travis Swikard’s Côte d’Azur-Inspired Restaurant, Set To Open Next Month In San Diego's UTC

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Chef Travis Swikard, the Michelin-recognized talent behind East Village’s acclaimed restaurant Callie, has formally announced the opening da...

FIRST LOOK: Bonne Vie Brasserie & Bar Opens Inside The Westgate Hotel, Bringing French-Californian Elegance To Downtown San Diego

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The Westgate Hotel has unveiled its newest culinary venture, Bonne Vie Brasserie & Bar, an all-day dining destination blending French tr...

Viral "Vegan McDonald's Fast-Food Concept Mr. Charlie’s To Open Two San Diego Locations

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Mr. Charlie’s, the buzzy all-vegan fast-food brand often dubbed the “vegan McDonald’s,” is set to open its first San Diego location in the f...