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May 2005

Features

San Diego by Design

San Diego by Design

Clients and interior designer go environmentally friendly for an Escondido home remodel.

Preserving Paradise

Preserving Paradise

Part III of III: Our series concludes on San Diego's long-range challenges with infrastructure.

A City in Crisis

A City in Crisis

After more than a year of investigation and frustration, hollow explanation and legal intimidation, San Diego’s elected officials appear no closer to untangling the sticky web of fiscal folly...

Windows to the Soul

Windows to the Soul

A portraiture exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art showcases the agony and the ecstasy of Latin American life

Departments

From Our Readers: Letters

We've got southeastern San Diego covered; our HDQ tribute brought back a fond memory.

Restaurant Reviews: Baja Betty's and Ortega's

Two new Mexican joints-- Baja Betty's and Ortega's--are salsa-rific.

Foodie Gossip: Hot Stuff

Culinary Incredibles; the Gaslamp Quarter (Mike Viscuso) teams with Little Italy (Joe Busalacchi); French cooks come to town.

Agenda: Up with Switchfoot

Locally born and bred, Switchfoot has achieved international acclaim both for its music and its philanthropic work.

Stage: Remixes and Ramona Culture.

Sound: House of Blues Buzz

The buzz is building downtown over the long-awaited opening this month of the House of Blues.

Tom Blair's I on San Diego: Sweet Smell of Success

Driven: Diesel Finally Does It

The Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI diesel is clean, quiet and powerful——and we only have to wait a year for it.

Dialogue with Tom Blair: Chuck Abdelnour

Retiring San Diego city clerk Chuck Abdelnour reflects on three decades of city affairs.

Inside: Of Paradise and Possibilities

A call to action sparked by our Preserving Paradise series.

Journal: How To Survive Downtown Living

A return to urban dwelling prompts the author to offer tips to his future neighbors

Perspective: My Body, My Image

A college student recounts her fall into anorexia nervosa.