Haiti and Chile Relief

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti and Chile. Find out how you can donate or help.

March 4-7

This weekend fix up your home, sprint in your underwear, honor your ugly pet or walk the red carpet.

San Diego: America's Beer Capital

Adam Elder discusses what makes San Diego America's new Beer Capital on Fox 5 with "world-class beer right here."

Fox 5 Weekend Preview

Maureen Sullivan appeared on Fox 5 with the inside scoop to get your weekend plans set.

Weekly Staff Picks: From Sunday Brunch to Seafood

This week's staff picks will appeal to your inner foodie; including the newest pizza restaurant in Pacific Beach.

Weekly Staff Picks: From Barbershops to Babbling Brooks

Lefty's Barber Shop, Felicita Park, Hernandez' Hideaway and more...

Voyeur

Trattoria Acqua

Trattoria Acqua welcomes its guests with the...

Sporting Chance

Project Active, a nonprofit that distributes sports equipment to kids in war-torn nations, hosted a benefit gala at La Valencia Hotel. Some 250 guests, including Andy Baldwin of ABC's The Bachelor and Project Active founder Mitch Thrower, raised enough to send more than $150,000 worth of aid supplies and sports equipment to the needy. The evening featured live music by Jasmine and MattCommerce and a special performance by opera singers Victoria Robertson and Daniel Hendrick.

Opening Act

Patrons of "Some Enchanted Evening," the gala opening of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center at the Old Globe Theatre, were treated to a performance by Kelli O’Hara and Paulo Szot, the stars of Broadway’s South Pacific, accompanied by a live orchestra. Honorary chairs were Karen and Donald Cohn, Kathryn Hattox, Conrad Prebys and Debra Turner, Darlene and Donald Shiley, Sheryl and Harvey White, and Erna and Andrew Viterbi.

50 People to Watch in 2010

For the past 10 years we have published our "50 People to Watch" issue, highlighting 50 San Diegans who are moving the needle and making a difference in our community. To celebrate this issue, we hold a much-coveted invitation-only party to honor our top 50 people to watch.

Knight of Nights

The 80th-anniversary Ruby Jubilee Candlelight Ball at The Grand Del Mar generated a whopping $2 million for Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Betty Knight Scripps served as general chairman of the black-tie affair for the seventh consecutive year. More than 430 guests were treated to a glamorous red-carpet entry, gourmet dining, dancing to the Bob Hardwick Sound and stunning holiday décor. Academy Award–winning actor and La Jolla native Cliff Robertson was the special guest of honor.

San Diego Magazine's Top Doctors Gala 2009

The October issue publishes the results of the Medical Society survey, and in addition our black-tie gala gathers San Diego’s best physicians to celebrate this huge accomplishment.

2009 Women Who Move the City Event

Amanda Clardy of Life Technologies was honored as Woman of the Year at San Diego Magazine’s fourth annual Women Who Move the City event on September 16th at the beautiful University of San Diego campus.

San Diego Magazine's Best of San Diego Party

The 2009 Best of San Diego® Party was a huge success, with over 2000 attendees and 90 of San Diego’s best restaurants, wineries, breweries, and businesses. Guests enjoyed a variety of live performers, talent and bands along with San Diego Magazine’s Your Song Finalists

Sophie 103.7 Birthday Bash at the Sé San Diego Hotel

On Saturday, June 27, the Sè San Diego Hotel was the place to be to celebrate Sophie 103.7’s second birthday in grand style with a poolside VIP wine-tasting party. Guests enjoyed fabulous hors d’oeuvres and were treated to appearances by Mat Kearney and Sugar Ray, along with a special acoustic performance by Angel Taylor, with all proceeds benefiting the San Diego Oceans Foundation.

Activities for Kids in San Diego

Entertain children — and yourself —with our guide to San Diego activities for kids

Best Sports Bars

Wall after wall of flat-screen TVs—check. Tasty bar food—check. Multiple brews on tap—check. A rowdy crowd for cheering on the home team—check. San Diego’s best sports bars offer these game-day amenities and more.

Gym Alternatives

Tired of the same workout routine? Try one of the many alternative workout choices offered all around San Diego.

Free Things to Do in San Diego

The economy may be in a slump, but America’s Finest City, San Diego, offers plenty of activities to help you stay cultured, entertained and debt-free.

Where Condoleezza Rice and Kendra Wilkinson Hang Out

Solving the World’s Problems at Starbucks

March 5: It’s the blend of people, not the blend of coffee that is ultimately stimulating

Work Begins on Searsucker

March 3: The latest on Brian Malarkey's new restaurant, plus a roundup of new bars and restaurants

San Diego: America's Beer Capital

Adam Elder discusses what makes San Diego America's new Beer Capital on Fox 5 with "world-class beer right here."

March 2010 Sneak Preview

Take a look at what's in our March 2010 issue. Pick up your copy on newsstands soon.

Weekend Update

It’s a gorgeous November afternoon, and I’m sitting in Laura Buxton’s bedroom, watching the sun dip closer to the horizon and laughing about the dishes we wish we could cook, zany antics during a recent trip to Italy and a prank involving duct tape and a former coworker. Not that I was part of any of that. But I sure wish I had been there. After all, I feel like I’ve known Buxton a long time.

Let the Games Begin

Vancouver and Whistler are amazing West Coast escapes with or without the Olympics in town