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November 2011

Features

Where to Go...in 2012

Where to Go...in 2012

You’ll be calling your travel agent when you read about what’s new in global hotspots like Tokyo, Maui, Iceland, and Montana—in our most adventurous, scrumptious, far-flung travel...

¡XOOOOOOL!

¡XOOOOOOL!

The fútbol craze surges in Tijuana, with the Xoloitzcuintles’ rise to the Mexican pro league.

A City in Disrepair

A City in Disrepair

After years of neglect, San Diego now has millions of dollars to repair decaying streets and crumbling facilities. But the city has missed deadline after deadline and hasn’t shown it knows how to...

Best of Baja

Best of Baja

From the urban dining scene generating international buzz in Tijuana to the new luxury resorts on the coasts of Loreto Bay and La Paz, we uncover 9 places to explore on the peninsula.

Departments

From The Editor: On the World Series...

City Files: Fresh Powder

What’s new at the best ski resorts in the West

City Files: America’s Cup Returns to Downtown Stadium

City Files: Noted: Around the City in 290 Words

City Files: Our Excite-o-Meter

Our Excite-o-Meter From delightful to dreadful in November

City Files: Craigslist’s Greatest Hits

One month of choice offers from your neighbors

City Files: Your shelf life

5 travel-themed reads from Angela Carone

City Files: Where Should You Dine Out This Thanksgiving?

Because toiling in the kitchen is for suckers.

City Files: 10 Minutes With… Antoine Cason

The 25-year-old cornerback for the Chargers checks in after practice, mid-season

City Files: Geena’s Gossip

City Files: Random Residents

Klingon Couple Clings To Each Other For 28 Years

City Files: One Blogger's Lightbulb Moment

How San Diegan Rick Calvert co-founded the largest blog conference in the U.S.

City Files: The Power Went Out and the City Pooped Itself

City Files: Vintage Goods Having a Moment (Again)

Skip the Banana Republic Mad Men Collection and shop local.

City Files: Time to Reboot Your Wardrobe

Salute the new season with fall’s best boots

City Files: New Arrivals

Don’t turn the page until you promise to try these San Diego newcomers

City Files: A Novel Idea

It’s true that books can take you anywhere—just ask Susan McBeth, a bookstore marketing director turned literary tour guide

City Files: 21 Reasons We’re Obsessed With Travel Right Now

Party Pics: Ocean Gala

Photos from the 2011 San Diego Coastkeeper's Ocean Gala.

Party Pics: Air Supply: Filling Lungs with Love

Photos from the Filling Lungs With Love event.

Party Pics: Top Doctors Gala

Photos from the 2011 Top Doctors Gala at MCASD La Jolla.

Party Pics: Día del Sol

Photos from the 42nd annual Día del Sol event.

Party Pics: Opus 2011 Gala

Photos from the Opus Gala at Copley Symphony Hall.

Party Pics: MOST Mariachi Festival

Photos from the inaugural event.

Home: Hilltop Hacienda

Perched atop the hill in Cielo, Rancho Santa Fe, a pristine villa defines indoor-outdoor living

Home: Window to Their Past

Home: Thanksgiving Alfresco

Host a SoCal-style gourmet celebration outside

Dining: Chicken Soup Phὀ the Soul

Dining: Raising the Bar

NYC transplants look to bring a taste of Manhattan to SD—and we’re not talking Big Apple-tinis

First Bites: Hot Dish: Mario Batali-backed pizzeria to open in San Diego

First Bites: New & Notable

Restaurant débuts, menu changes, and trend tracking

Restaurant Reviews: Mision 19

A Tijuana chef—with ties to San Diego—is quietly becoming an international culinary darling with a daring new menu

The Main Dish Spotlight: The Main Dish for November

Truffle risotto, wine and beer events, Rachel Caygill on pies.

Local Bounty: At The Market

What to watch for this month

Agenda: Not Your Mother’s Choir

Agenda: Drawn To Movies

Film geek, illustrator, and bestselling author Brian Selznick pencils us in between a book tour and Hollywood première

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

Last Word: Stephanie Turner

If anyone can talk football with the boys, it’s the coach’s daughter, natch.

North County: New & Notable - North County Edition

Restaurant débuts, menu changes, and trend tracking

North County: Autumn in a Glass

North County: Crush

The new restaurant and lounge wakes up the culinary scene in Solana Beach

North County: Back to Back: Mega Resort Mommy Massages

Even with no scented oils, no heated massage tables, and an awkward hollowed-out cushion for your belly, a soothing massage is the ultimate luxury for an expectant mom.

North County: Ramped Up

In his backyard are both a mega ramp and an organic garden. Skater Bob Burnquist takes us to his Vista home.

North County: California Girl

Remembering former Encinitas mayor, civic leader, and animal lover Maggie Houlihan

Special Section

Desert Cities: 'Tis the Season for Sun

While other vacation destinations are shutting down outdoor activities for the cooler seasons, the Desert Resort Cities have over 350 sunny days annually.

Off the Beaten Beach: Hawaii’s Other Adventures

Hawaii is much more than cerulean seas and sandy beaches, as these alternative outdoor adventures attest.