http://www.sandiego.comThe latest at sandiego.comdaily1 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=a454b99a-36d6-43af-8b0c-a18547d35da4 Over the next two years, seven Smashburger restaurants will open in San Diego. The restaurant is named for its burger cooking method, where beef is smashed, then seared and seasoned on a grill. Smashburger isn&rsquo;t billed as fast food, rather, as part ... Eilene Zimmerman 2009-11-07T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=c2a1a1dd-49c2-453d-b1aa-74135a6998dc In the last half-century, the bank currently known as Union Bank, has changed its name approximately a half-dozen times. From 1st National Bank of San Diego, to Southern California 1st National Bank, Califor... Laura Walcher 2009-11-06T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=6f715dd1-4827-4b2f-8e89-9f010d8a1352 Workers in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos region earned an average wage of $22.75 an hour in December 2008. This statistic comes from The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which has released the latest wage information for the metropolitan region in its Nati... Eilene Zimmerman 2009-11-06T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=8e81894c-3f7f-4c7d-b314-402767f42cfa &ldquo;I have played music my whole life. Everybody in my family plays,&rdquo; proclaimed beloved San Diegan Tim Flannery. For Flannery, &ldquo;It is nice to be back home.&rdquo; Winter is the s... Dan McLellan 2009-11-05T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=6de3f567-8f6b-45d6-a62b-2d2612cf7af7 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation recently took over San Diego National Bank&mdash;all 28 branches&mdash;as well as eight other failed banks nationwide. The banks involved in the seizure were Bank USA, National Association (Phoenix); C... Eilene Zimmerman 2009-11-05T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=620487c4-34cc-43c9-9ad6-9da2f76e7277 Hillcrest's Compass Theatre postponed its production of David Mamet's "Boston Marriage" from spring to fall. The wait was worth it.If anything, David Mamet is a "guy's guy" as a playwright. From sleazy real estate salesmen in... Bill Eadie 2009-11-05T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=f0a8eb59-510b-4d27-b502-6bd59605aac4 Takeru Kobayashi is perhaps the most famous competitive eater in the world. The skinny Japanese wunderkind once ate 58 Johnsonville bratwursts in 10 minutes, and for years, dominated the highly-publicized Coney Island hot dog-eating contest. <div class="P... Ron Donoho 2009-11-04T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=ad6979dd-8490-43d4-b30f-00b914c9372b On Monday evening, Nov 2, hundreds of San Diegans packed Kearny Mesa Bowl in support of San Diego Chargers <a href="http://www.chargers.... Dan McLellan 2009-11-04T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=ebbeaae9-a3a0-44fa-8257-eed93264f2cd The Restaurant at The Pearl Hotel could not be more aptly named; a bit of an awkward shell at first sight, The Pearl is like an oyster - r... Kevin Leap and Steve Persitza 2009-11-03T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/index.php?option=com_sdca&target=ac668cff-ee93-46e4-82b4-c401db504c78 Copyright©2009 sandiego.com, Inc. <img border="0" src="articlefiles/ac668cff-... Tom Leach 2009-11-03T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.sandiego.com/images/newsitem_icon.gifhttp://www.sandiego.com