San Diego's Original Brazilian Steakhouse Sets Reopening Date Nearly Two Years After Comic-Con Fire

Nearly two years after a dramatic fire forced its closure during San Diego Comic-Con, Rei Do Gado Brazilian Steakhouse has officially announced its return. The longtime Gaslamp Quarter restaurant will reopen on Monday, July 20, 2026, just days before tens of thousands of Comic-Con attendees once again descend on downtown San Diego.

Brisa Closes In Little Italy As San Diego Dining Group's Restaurant Carousel Spins On Yet Again

A little over a year after opening with considerable social media buzz, Brisa Bar & Restaurant has quietly closed its doors in San Diego's Little Italy, becoming the latest casualty, or perhaps simply the latest transformation, in the ever-evolving restaurant empire built around San Diego Dining Group and its network of affiliated restaurateurs.

Family Of 12-Year-Old Encinitas Girl Struck And Killed In Crosswalk To Address Court As Defense Seeks Diversion That Could Erase Criminal Case

More than a year after 12-year-old Emery Chalekian was struck and killed while legally crossing an Encinitas street, her family is preparing to return to San Diego County court for what could be one of the most consequential hearings in the case.

Zach Bryan To Make Snapdragon Stadium History With First-Ever Back-to-Back Headlining Concerts This Summer At Relatively New San Diego Venue

One of the biggest names in modern country music is about to make San Diego concert history. When Zach Bryan brings his With Heaven On Tour to Snapdragon Stadium on Friday, July 31, and Saturday, August 1, the Oklahoma singer-songwriter will become the first artist ever to headline two consecutive nights at the four-year-old Mission Valley stadium, a milestone that underscores both Bryan's meteoric rise and San Diego's growing stature as a major stadium concert destination. 

Topgolf's San Diego Saga Drags Into Another Year As Waterfront Project Crawls Through Environmental Review

Nearly ten years after Topgolf first announced plans to expand into San Diego, the region is still waiting. On Friday, the Port of San Diego released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for its proposed East Harbor Island Redevelopment/Topgolf and Waterfront Park Project, representing another procedural milestone in a project that has spent years inching through planning, environmental review, and bureaucratic approvals without a shovel ever touching the ground.

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (July 3 - July 8) Due To County Health Department Inspections

For the first time in nearly two years documenting health department closures, there was only one spot listed on the weekly list of San Diego County restaurants and food facilities that faced temporary closures or downgraded health inspection grades from July 3 - July 9, 2026.

GUILTY! Jury Convicts Larry Millete Of Murdering Missing Chula Vista Mother Maya Millete After More Than Five Years

More than five years after Chula Vista mother Maya "May" Millete disappeared without a trace, a San Diego County jury has found her husband, Larry Millete, guilty of her murder, bringing legal accountability in one of the region's most haunting and closely watched criminal cases.

San Diego Bathroom Closures Raise New Public Access Concerns Around Mission Bay Resorts, Fitness Permits

San Diego’s decision to close nearly half of Mission Bay Park’s public restrooms was already drawing criticism as a basic sanitation and public access problem. But with closures near Paradise Point Resort - a city-owned leasehold recently fined $1 million after state officials found it had long suppressed public shoreline access - the cuts may have a quieter, more consequential effect: making public bayfront areas harder to use, harder to permit, and easier for nearby hotels and resorts to functionally dominate.

San Diego Padres Ball Girl Genevieve Ortega-Alves Selected As National League Ball Crew Leader For 2026 MLB All-Star Game

While the San Diego Padres will have limited representation on the field at this year's Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the organization will still be front and center between the lines. Major League Baseball has announced that Padres ball crew member Genevieve Ortega-Alves has been selected as the official National League Ball Crew Leader for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, one of just two Padres representatives chosen for the Midsummer Classic alongside All-Star closer Mason Miller.

Owners Of San Diego Vegan Hotspots Kindred And Mothership Rebound From University Heights Collapse With Hidden Cocktail Chamber 'Throne Room'

The same San Diego restaurateurs who watched their lavish Dreamboat and Vulture experiment implode in less than a year are betting once again that San Diegans will buy into immersive hospitality. Their newest creation, Throne Room, transforms a hidden corner of Kindred vegan bar in South Park into a medieval fantasy cocktail chamber that feels equal parts Quixote, Vulture and cinematic dungeon. 

Asa Bakery Expands Beyond San Diego's East Village With Café Pop-Up At THE LOT La Jolla

One of San Diego's most sought-after bakeries is bringing its signature pastries and handcrafted drinks to the coast. Asa Bakery will take over the walk-up café at THE LOT luxury cinema in La Jolla, giving moviegoers, morning commuters and neighborhood residents a new destination for Japanese-inspired baked goods without making the trip downtown.

Former San Diego Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced To Nearly Five Years In Federal Prison For Crippling Handcuffed Detainee And Covering It Up

A former San Diego County Sheriff's deputy who shoved a fully restrained pretrial detainee headfirst into a holding cell wall, leaving the man with a fractured spine before walking away with a smile and falsely claiming "no force was used," has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison, marking the second federal conviction of a former San Diego sheriff's deputy for violating a person's civil rights in just over a month.

San Diego Approves $44.5 Million To Market Itself As Global Tourism Competition Intensifies - Here's Where The Money Will Go

While most San Diegans never hear about it, a little-known nonprofit quietly controls tens of millions of dollars each year dedicated solely to convincing people to vacation in San Diego. This week, the San Diego Tourism Marketing District approved $44.5 million in tourism marketing investments for fiscal year 2027, funding everything from national advertising campaigns and international tourism promotion to sporting events, food festivals and cultural celebrations projected to generate more than 4.65 million hotel room nights and roughly $110 million in hotel tax revenue for the city.

Car Smashes Through Front Of San Diego Restaurant After High-Speed Crash

A speeding car crashed through the front of a San Diego restaurant Tuesday afternoon after reportedly launching over a roundabout, leaving a gaping hole in the building and extensive damage. Miraculously, it appears no one was seriously injured. Video of the dramatic crash has quickly spread across social media.