North County is a-buzz with the news that some of our favorite reefs are featured in the glossy pages of Vogue magazine, for all the world (and armchair surfers & beach-lovers) to see! Blake Lively took a break recently from the filming of her latest movie, ‘Green Lantern’, to visit our golden beaches before the May gray set in. Hometown hero Rob Machado was on hand to show her the ropes… Read the rest of this entry »
From big (Cricket) to small (Anthology) venues, the Summer of 2010 has music for everyone’s ears! For all the music fit to hear, click on our handy links below!
The 7th Annual San Diego River Days Festival concludes this Sunday with a party at Qualcomm Stadium, and you’re invited! Spanning May 8 -16, River Days welcomes the community to celebrate our most precious resource, straight from the source – with events as varied as the 52 miles of the San Diego River and its park & trail system. After six years of planned events, hikes & volunteer opportunities, this is the first year that River Days will culminate with a (free!) Festival, including the RiverFest 5k & 1k Fun Run, Outdoor Recreation Festival, and Artist Village, with a climbing wall, live music, and other family-friendly activities.
Comic-Con is a San Diego favorite and convention revenue bonanza. Drawing sell-out crowds for the last several years, Comic-Con has grown from its once humble beginnings in the basement of the US Grant Hotel almost 40 years ago, to an event that draws a capacity crowd of 126,000.
Fans and would-be superheroes eat, play & stay in our fine city for one stellar weekend of costume wearing, star sightings, anime meet ups, media promotion events, and oh yes, comics. Are they set to don their capes and fly off into the night sky in 2012?
Gaslamp Quarter’s popular Mardi Gras Celebration paying homage to Fat Tuesday (the last gasp of raucous celebration before the staid season of Lent) is back, and promises to be bigger this year than ever. We all know that San Diego loves a good party. Billed as ‘the best Mardi Gras celebration west of the Mississippi’, this is one party not to be missed!
San Diego is steeped in history. We have museums of every nature to help us preserve, understand & appreciate all aspects of it – from archeology to air & space travel, the great masters of European painting to contemporary art & photography.
As we usher in a new decade at the world famous Torrey Pines Golf Course, we also usher in a new tournament sponsor. The tournament formerly known as the Buick Invitational is no more. Farmers Insurance has stepped up to the tee box as new title sponsor, giving us the Farmers Insurance Open 2010. With current economic conditions, sponsorships aren’t viable for many businesses, including members of the struggling auto industry. After twenty years of sponsorship, Buick announced last year that they could not return in 2010 for the 4th stop on the PGA Tour at Torrey Pines.
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Gray whales have the longest known migration of any mammal. Their 10,000 – 12,000 mile round trip route takes them from their summer feeding grounds in the Arctic seas, down to the warm waters of Mexico. Along the Baja Peninsula, established ‘calving lagoons’ offer sanctuary from harsh Arctic winters and provide the perfect nursery.
Each year from January to April, we gaze from boats, piers, and shoreline, scanning the waves for a sight of these barnacle encrusted leviathans. During their migration, they pass close to the San Diego coastline. To the delight of the lucky, they’ll breach the water with an inquisitive eye to see what all the fuss is about. When they do , it’s truly a sight to behold. In celebration of their much anticipated arrival, San Diego is holding their 2nd annual Big Bay Whale Festival and it’s all happening this Saturday, January 23rd!
No longer fermenting in silence in vats around San Diego County, the word is out. According to Men’s Journal, San Diego is THE top beer city in America. Now, we have yet another new title to live up to. So please join us in raising a pint and give up a big round of applause to the inaugural San Diego Beer Week 2009! Never a city to shy away from a good time, the festivities will be running from Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 15th. Events will be hopping popping up across the county, hosted at a variety of locations including craft brewers, local restaurants, and public spots such as Balboa Park.
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