December 2007

Features

Sweet Surrender

There’s no better time——or excuse——than the holidays to indulge your chocolate craving.

Firestorm 2007

Surviving and Thriving in the Worst of Times, The Fire Diary, The Q Contrast, and Smoke, Ashes and Spirit

Dashing Through the Sand

A photographic tour of a bedecked San Diego illustrates our distinct SoCal holiday style.

A Sewer Runs Through It

The murky tale surrounding the Bajagua Company and its controversial plan to build——and profit from——a multimillion-dollar wastewater treatment plant south of the border to deal with...

Departments

From Our Readers: Letters

Mixed marks on our Crawford High report card; cries of wolf in the Catholic Church.

City Files: Front Pages

A new baby elephant is due at the Wild Animal Park this month. Plus: The blood, sweat and tears of National City; a fetching occupation in dog-walking; and a few of Brooke Landau’s favorite things.

Seen: Party Pages

The Globe’s affair to remember; the symphony’s latest opus; and Voices for Children’s star-struck evening.

San Diego Style: Shining Stars

Your go-to guide for writing your holiday wish list; clutches you’ll want to get your hands on.

Restaurant Reviews: Bleu Bohème & Avenue 5

Restaurateur Philippe Beltran recalls la vie bohème with his latest hit, Blue Bohème; Avenue 5 settles comfortably into the neighborhood.

Foodie Gossip: In Overdrive on the 125

Old eateries take to the new Chula Vista; Liberty Station beckons with an influx of dining options.

Wine Reviews: Langtry Estate

Sampling the 2004 Langtry Estate Serpentine Meadow Vineyard Petite Syrah.

Nightlife: Airport Lounge

Airport Lounge allows patrons to feel miles away from home.

Agenda: Karaoke Coolness

Calendar

Visions of sugar plums at San Diego Civic Youth Ballet; chick lit and more from local pens; and everyone’s favorite go-to for glogg.

Stage: Year in Rewind

The theatrical year in rewind.

Best Bets

A snow forecast at Liberty Station; northern lights in Encinitas; and a Grinch appearance in Balboa Park.

Art: Where Form Meets Function

An exhibit at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum showcases functional fine art infused with attitude.

Inside: Not So Squeaky Clean

Politics, fires and, yes, happy holidays.

Journal: Ice Cream, You Scream

The scoop on the effects of an office granted free access to a bottomless refrigerator of frozen dreams.

Business: Green Investing

It might make you feel better, but will green investing also make you richer?

Publisher's Letter: Giving and Giving Back

San Diego Magazine reacts to the firestorm.

Dialogue with Tom Blair: Jesse Davis

After five decades in show business, journeyman crooner Jesse Davis is still singing his songs——on the road and at home in San Diego.

Tom Blair's I on San Diego: The Firing Lines . . .

The tragedy and comedy of coping; a timely real-estate report; and a forum-crashing official.

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Features

Sweet Surrender

There’s no better time——or excuse——than the holidays to indulge your chocolate craving.

Firestorm 2007

Surviving and Thriving in the Worst of Times, The Fire Diary, The Q Contrast, and Smoke, Ashes and Spirit

Dashing Through the Sand

A photographic tour of a bedecked San Diego illustrates our distinct SoCal holiday style.

A Sewer Runs Through It

The murky tale surrounding the Bajagua Company and its controversial plan to build——and profit from——a multimillion-dollar wastewater treatment plant south of the border to deal with...


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