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Paul Dobson, Founder of Downtown San Diego Institution Dobson’s Bar & Restaurant, Has Died

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Paul Dobson, the founder and longtime proprietor of Dobson’s Bar & Restaurant, one of downtown San Diego’s most enduring and beloved din...

A New Live Webcam Is Giving A Real-Time Window Into Daily Life In San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter

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Downtown San Diego’s most recognizable neighborhood just got a digital front row seat. A newly launched live webcam is now streaming continu...

French Master Patrick Ponsaty Named Executive Chef At The Inn At Rancho Santa Fe As Historic Property Enters New Culinary Era

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San Diego's The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe has appointed acclaimed French master chef Patrick Ponsaty as its new Executive Chef, a move that...

America’s Pizza Slowdown Is Real. In San Diego, The Price Tag Is Part of the Story

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In San Diego, a city that still reveres great pizza, the highly-publicized national pizza slowdown isn’t about losing appetite so much as lo...

From The Pit To The Press: A Year Of Becoming A Culture & Music Reporter In San Diego - 2025 In Review

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In 2025, I turned a lifetime of attending live performances into a deliberate practice of cultural reporting, using concerts and theater not...

Maiden Coronado Set To Debut As Long-Awaited Waterfront Restaurant At Ferry Landing

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After more than 17 years of delays, revisions, and unrealized plans, a new waterfront restaurant is finally taking shape at Coronado’s iconi...

What Are Those Giant Tumbleweeds Taking Over San Diego's Mission Bay? Here’s What’s Behind The Post-Storm Phenomenon

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Following the first significant rainstorms of 2026, residents walking along San Diego's Mission Bay and surrounding shoreline paths have...

Are Paint Chips From Filippi’s Pacific Beach Location Ending Up In San Diego Storm Drains? Reddit Post Sparks Environmental Questions

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A viral Reddit post accusing the Filippi’s Pizza Grotto Pacific Beach location of washing paint chips into San Diego storm drains, and poten...

Owner Of San Diego's Decades-Old La Playa Taco Shop Deported Following ICE Detention

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The owner of La Playa Taco Shop, a decades-old Mexican food institution in San Diego's Pacific Beach, has reportedly been deported follo...

REVIEW: Duran Duran Prove Endurance Is The Ultimate Flex At San Diego's Viejas Arena

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With MTV officially shuttered in 2026, Duran Duran’s San Diego stop felt like a living counterargument to the idea that pop relevance expire...

A Viral Reddit Confession Has Sparked A DoorDash Boycott And Reignited Fears About The Gig Economy’s Darkest Algorithms

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A viral Reddit post claiming to expose how a major food-delivery app profits from “priority” and “driver benefit” fees without paying driver...

Doc Holliday’s Bar & Grill Saunters Into San Diego’s Old Town

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A new Old West–themed bar and restaurant has quietly entered San Diego's Old Town. Doc Holliday’s, the latest concept from restaurateur ...

Frida’s Express Opens in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, Bringing More Tijuana-Style Street Tacos To Downtown

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Frida’s Express has officially opened its doors in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, expanding the growing Frida’s Taqueria brand. The new fast-c...

San Diego’s 70+ New Bar & Restaurant Openings Of 2025

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Meet the ultimate guide to 70-plus bars and restaurants that opened across San Diego County in 2025 - including two Tony Hawk-backed eaterie...

Morrissey Cancels San Diego Show Yet Again, Cementing His Status As Live Music’s Most Reliable No-Show

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San Diego fans hoping that the third time might finally be the charm are once again left empty-handed as Morrissey has officially canceled h...

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (December 26 - January 1) 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 ...

San Diego’s 70+ Most Shocking Bar & Restaurant Closures Of 2025

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If 2025 was a year of ambition, momentum, and long-awaited openings across San Diego’s dining scene, it was also - quietly, steadily, and so...

Newly-Installed Meters Around San Diego's Balboa Park Vandalized With Foam And Feces Days Before Paid Parking Launch

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Just days before the City of San Diego was set to begin enforcing paid parking around Balboa Park, newly installed parking meter kiosks alon...

Kettle On Founder Planning Oceanside Expansion With ‘Kettle On Coast,’ Taking Over Longtime Petite Madeline Bakery Space In San Diego's North County

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A North County San Diego café appears to be poised for a new chapter, as public records show that Kettle On Coast will soon open in the spac...