Pearl Chinese Cuisine makes a splash; California Cuisine is reborn.

By Robin Kleven Dishon

Gold Medallion award winners; check out dinner and a show at Humphrey’s.

By Patricke

Over-the-line swings into summer with team names like Paris Hilton’s Three Ugly Lovers and Janet Jackson’s Nipple Ring Bearers.

By Tom Blair

Forget the paper plates and plastic utensils——accessories for outdoor entertaining have taken on a whole new level of whimsy.

By Heather Eubanks

A little woofing about our award-winning writers.

By Ron Donoho

Readers weigh in on our “Best of San Diego” issue; a defense of acoustics at Copley Symphony Hall.

Deflating North County’s hot-air balloon business. Plus: TV’s C.S. Keys trades sunny skies for sports stadiums; KSON is in a country slump and Marisa Tomei gets dance lessons, San Diego–style.

By Thomas K. Arnold

It was December 1998. Fancifully dresses as Cindy Lou Who and costar-ring in the Old Globe production of How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, Vanessa Anne Hudgens was San Diego Magazine's cover girl.

By Ron Donoho

New Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers talks about life in the NFL.

By Tom Blair

With spending abuses and lack of oversight at the San Diego Data Processing Corporation in the public spotlight, elected officials called for its dissolution——then did an about-face and put off...

By Larry M. Edwards

A thwarted demonstration at UCSD begs the question: What can or will you say in public these days about your feelings about people dying in Iraq?

By Ron Donoho

The XKR passes its driving test with flying colors. But it fails when it comes to hair and cup control.

By Laura Byrd

Symphonic Summer Pops, Fantastic Fourth festivities and Comic-Con’s a-coming. Plus: lots of other cool events in town.

By Don Braunagel

Hairspray, which Jack O’Brien developed at the Seattle Repertory Theatre and then took to lavish success on Broadway, plays July 6-18 in the Civic Theatre, offered by Broadway/San Diego.

By Don Braunagel

This year’s 30th annual LGBT celebration, July 30– August 1, is expected to attract up to 150,000 parade-watchers and participants—making it San Diego’s largest civic event.

By Don Braunagel