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December 2011

Features

25 Great  Happy Hours

25 Great Happy Hours

It’s cocktail season, and we’re celebrating with a guide to cheap(er) imbibing.

Wounded Warrior

Wounded Warrior

For most wounded warriors, coming home is only the beginning. Convoys to Computers, a tech training program in Balboa Park helps pave the rocky road to reentry back into mainstream living.

Haute Holiday Gifts

Haute Holiday Gifts

’tis the season for giving—but you’ll want to keep something for yourself

Departments

From The Editor: On cocktails and babies…

Contributors: December's Contributors

City Files: Hold Your Own

Shiny, sparkly clutches make a statement this party-hopping season

City Files: 5 Weirdest Stories Of 2011

To the outside world, San Diego has a laid-back rep, but there were times this year when America’s Finest City may have also been the weirdest.

City Files: Snowbound! Where the Pros Go

City Files: Quino McWhinney

Baby, we love the way this local high school teacher also tops the reggae charts

City Files: Our Excite-o-Meter

From delightful to dreadful in December

City Files: Craigslist’s Greatest Hits

One month of choice offers from your neighbors

City Files: The Magic, Money-Making Powers of The Nutcracker

That so many companies reap a box office bounty may be the true Christmas miracle.

City Files: Prince Harry Tracker

City Files: Noted: Around the City in 277 Words

City Files: Where will you spend your New Year’s Eve?

City Files: Hear This, Drink This

City Files: Your shelf life

Giving the gift of a Kindle? Load it with these top reads first.

City Files: Geena’s Gossip

Party Pics: Charitable Events Registry 2011

Our annual Charitable Events Registry celebration was held this year at Club M at The Grand Del Mar

Party Pics: Rock the Foundation

Photos from Rock the Foundation 2011 held at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

Home: Set for the Holidays

Home: Hidden Among the Pines In Point Loma

One family builds a retreat to fit within the trees already planted.

Dining: Craft Beer 101

Dining: Your goose is cooked!

Got game? If not, read on as Chef Amy Finley makes the case for turkey alternatives.

Dining: Ring in the New Year in Style

Going out is overrated—throw your own glitzy New Year’s Eve cocktail soirée at home.

Dining: The Sip: The Beer-Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide

Dining: New & Notable

Restaurant débuts, menu changes, and trend tracking

Dining: Go Fish

Dining: Get A Room

Skip the crowds and surrender your cooking skills—it’s just too much pressure, we understand—and book a private dining experience for your clan this season.

Restaurant Reviews: Saltbox

Sharing plates at Hotel Palomar’s new restaurant is like a gastro-tour from the Big Easy to the California coast

The Main Dish Spotlight: Main Dish for December

New restaurants, food events, cheese chat with Gina Frieze

Local Bounty: At The Market

What to watch for this month

Nightlife: 25 Great Happy Hours

It’s cocktail season, and we’re celebrating with a guide to cheap(er) imbibing.

Agenda: Our Boy Goes Back To Broadway

La Jolla Playhouse’s director emeritus, Des McAnuff, drops by en route to the Great White Way

Agenda: It’s a Wonderful Live Show

The "A" List: San Diego's Best Events in December

Last Word: Shaun White

The Flying Tomato sits still–for a sec– to talk about his new skateboarding line and other tricks up his sleeve.