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Healthy Food: On Film, On the Plate
O’Brothers organic burger joint tastes good—especially after a sickening movie
Dinner and a movie. It’s a date night cliché—but in this case, the movie was about eating dinner…and the dinner was directly correlated to subject matter in the movie. I recently saw Food Inc. at the Landmark ... [More]

Rancho Bernardo Inn
Perfect for a Staycation getaway, the recently-renovated resort is a pleasant mix of old and new.
The general manager of the picturesque Rancho Bernardo Inn has gone mad. GM John Gates is a Twitter enthusiast. This spring, he started a “GM Gone Mad” tweeting campaign. He shares his thoughts online and also offers deals at the resort ... [More]

Scavenger Hunts: Fun In All Sizes
Downtown or at the beach, competitive or laid-back, these are amazing races
On consecutive days, I participated in back-to-back scavenger hunts. Friday afternoon was spent in Pacific Beach, looking for lifeguard stands and a surfboard imprinted with the likeness of Bob Marley. Saturday morning found me lining up at ... [More]

“Marine One” Crashes Into Bookstores
New book foresees the stormy death of an American president flying in his helicopter
Bestselling author and former Top Gun fighter pilot James W. Huston has made a habit of predicting world events. His politico-legal thrillers have delved into al-Qaeda attacks, torture techniques like water-boarding and terrorists using airplanes to ... [More]

Seeing Monkeys With Your Monkeys
10 Simple Tips for a Zoo Visit With Kids
Few visits to San Diego are without an excursion to our world famous San Diego Zoo. With admission being almost half the cost of other southern California attractions, it’s at a price ... [More]

Wine in The Wild West
Recounting Cowboy Star’s Chef & Wine Showdown
I’ve never seen a horse hitched out front. But Cowboy Star Restaurant and Butcher Shop gets high marks for all-around authenticity. An outdoor patio holds iron chairs shaped like saddles. The interior of this upscale, themed East Village eatery ... [More]

2009 San Diego Red Bull Air Race
If you hadn’t noticed the Silver blue Red Bull trucks or bikes around town last week, you were in a different town than San Diego. It was a takeover! This years <a ... [More]

Swine Flu Causing Travel Headaches
Airlines are adjusting their fee policies for passengers opting out of travel to Mexico.
Nearly seven years ago, Chris and Linda Townson were married on a romantic beach in Mexico. This year, they booked tickets on Alaska Airlines from San Diego's Lindbergh Field to Los Cabos for May 13-17, to celebrate their anniversary. Then the country ... [More]

The U.S. Grant
Something old, something new and something Native American.
Built in 1910, the U.S. Grant is a landmark, and on the National Register of Historic Sites. Thirteen U.S presidents have visited this icon, built by Ulysses S. Grant’s son to honor our country’s 18th president. The hotel was ... [More]

Hilton San Diego Bayfront
This new, downtown hotel is prettier and classier than your average giant convention center property
The opening was delayed by months when it was jolted by a construction-related explosion that rocked all of downtown. The December opening of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront was quieter in comparison. And upon recent inspection, the final product, now ... [More]