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February 2012

Features

Doug Manchester: He's Got Spirit How 'Bout You?

Doug Manchester: He's Got Spirit How 'Bout You?

Everybody make some noise! Papa Doug Manchester’s in the house! One of San Diego’s most polarizing figures now owns the city’s largest megaphone. And he’s ready to cheer. For the Chargers,...

Let the Games Begin

Let the Games Begin

With their eyes on London 2012, trainees at Chula Vista’s U.S. Olympic Training Center prepare for the summer of their lives.

Shape Shifters

Shape Shifters

SD’s surfboard designers dream big, in and out of the water

10 Reasons to Love San Diego

10 Reasons to Love San Diego

A warm, fuzzy, feel-good list of pluses about our city this month

Departments

City Files: The Excite-o-Meter

Our mood on the month ahead

City Files: Take a Backseat

City Files: Stories

4 couples tell the stories of how they met

City Files: Trending

A newbie delivers scary good music Music by Dani Shivers, artwork from Jimmy Ovadia, an exhibition featuring Roman de Salvo, and The Lost Abbey Brewery's new brews

City Files: Business

Fermenting the East: Temecula wineries try to crack the massive Chinese wine market

City Files: Style

Mix your metals!

City Files: Locals

2 San Diego locals train for the Olympics this Summer

City Files: Words

Author Dave Eggers, our Quotable for the month, and five books to read

City Files: Travel: Redondo Beach

What to do in Redondo Beach, and things to know before you go

City Files: Cocktails

Bertrand at Mister A's featured cocktail and what your go-to drink might say about you

City Files: Soup's On!

Three soups from Underbelly, Zensei Sushi, and Masa

Party Pics: 50 People to Watch Party 2012

This year's event held at the Saltbox at the Hotel Palomar on January 20 honoring San Diego's best and brightest.

Home: La Casita de Romantica

One man’s passion project turns a Poway home into “The Little House of Romance”

Home: Entertaining

Easy, breezy brunch

Dining: Local Bounty

At the market: what to watch for this month

Dining: Sweets

Hey, Sugar: Forget those hard little hearts--SD confectioners go beyond the box

Dining: New & Notable

New & Notable San Diego restaurants, "The Sip" and our Quiz on Brian Malarkey

Restaurant Reviews: Prime Time

Donovan's enters the chef-centric world with Addison protégé, Kemar Durfield

The Main Dish Spotlight: Main Dish for February

Agenda: A Journey to Rio

The "A" List: South Bay's Best Events in February

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

Last Word: Kat Kelly

The Little Italy florist shares tips for giving and receiving flowers on Valentine’s Day. Hint: Avoid the lilies.

South Bay: South Bay Living

South Bay: Love Your Mother

South Bay: Best Bets by the Border

SD's famed Baja-style chef Javier Plascencia picks his South Bay favorites

South Bay: Striking a Major Chord With Minors

A local program restores music education from flat to natural

South Bay: El Vitral, Part Dos

Pablo Becker announces his Chula Vista homecoming with a second El Vitral

South Bay: Flight Risk

Billionaire Sam Zell spearheads a bridge from SD to TJ International Airport

Special Section

About Your Better Business Bureau

South Bay Living