San Diego Magazine - June 2007 - San Diego, California

Cover Story
	The Best of San Diego 2007 We scoured the county——with a little help from readers and some notable San Diegans——to uncover the best spots, services and stuff in town.

Cover Story

The Best of San Diego 2007

We scoured the county——with a little help from readers and some notable San Diegans——to uncover the best spots, services and stuff in town.

Features
	Urban Cowboys Titans clash and drivers face jail time when towtruck renegades butt heads with local government By BY S.D. LIDDICK
	A Historical Heavyweight The San Diego Natural History Museum hosts the biggest exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls ever assembled By Marcia Manna
	It's Only Rock 'N' Roll But we like it——especially while we’re running 26.2 miles as fast as we can. San Diego’s Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the beat goes on. By KELLY BASTONE

Features

Urban Cowboys

Titans clash and drivers face jail time when towtruck renegades butt heads with local government

By BY S.D. LIDDICK

A Historical Heavyweight

The San Diego Natural History Museum hosts the biggest exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls ever assembled

By Marcia Manna

It's Only Rock 'N' Roll

But we like it——especially while we’re running 26.2 miles as fast as we can. San Diego’s Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the beat goes on.

By KELLY BASTONE

Departments
Addison	Archive »
Keenly focused California/Mediterranean cuisine and impeccable service provide the bedrock of Addison’s charms. By Robin Kleven Dishon
Double Espresso	Archive »
Gorgeous pastries make Opera a temple of self-indulgence, and Chuao makes bonbons inspired by history. By David Nelson
Lei Lounge	Archive »
Lei Lounge woos visitors with its island charm and eclectic cocktail menu. By J. Maury Harris
Taz Vineyards	Archive »
Sampling 2005 vintages of the Taz Pinot Noir from Fiddlestix Vineyard and the Taz Syrah from Goat Rock Vineyard. By Brett Anderson
14 Minutes of Fame. . .	Archive »
Britney rides the bus, Brian goes Bravo, and Jersey Boys visits Vegas. By Tom Blair
Walk on the Walled Side	Archive »
Playing tag in Vista; steering clear of lagoon waters; and rerouting partying punk rockers to Del Mar. By Thomas K. Arnold
Good, Better, Best	Archive »
Digging deep to divine all things best around town. By Ron Donoho
Letters	Archive »
Readers react to our sexy cover story, draw the line with orthopedics and defend Rod Luck.
Front Pages	Archive »
La Mesa’s Amy Finley has all the makings of The Next Food Network Star. Plus: the ultimate San Diego iPod playlist; a fashion prodigy’s catwalk for charity; and red-hot Carter Oosterhouse’s... By Julia Beeson
Chris Van Gorder	Archive »
Scripps Health CEO Chris Van Gorder resuscitated the healthcare organization and is a poster child for public service. By Lillian Cox
David Peckinpaugh	Archive »
Appointed president and CEO of San Diego’s Convention & Visitors Bureau last summer, David Peckinpaugh has faced down a spate of dicey issues.
In a Fog	Archive »
Sunny San Diego loses its perfect climate title once a year——each June. Is everybody okay with that? By Ron Donoho \| Illustration by Darren Thompson
A New Kind of Housing Squeeze	Archive »
Is the growth of cash-back-at-closing on real estate deals benign or malignant? By Pat Launer
If the Shoe Fits	Archive »
What’s heating up the style pages this season; sandals to flip over. By Heather Eubanks
Sartorial Summer	Archive »
What’s heating up the style pages this season; sandals to flip over. By Lori Bergamotto
Party Pages	Archive »
Playing with Goo Goo Dolls for Children’s Hospital; a floral fête for Art Alive; and a vintage vantage at the Museum of Photographic Arts. By Julia Beeson
Calendar	Archive »
New fiction and nonfiction from local pens; puppets at the Globe; and a fairy festival for the entire family. By Julia Beeson & Phyllis DeBlanche
Carmen Goes to Cirque	Archive »
Carmen goes to the cirque. By Don Braunagel
Essential Atherton	Archive »
David Atherton’s Mainly Mozart Festival continues to astonish. By David Gregson
A Clear Contrast	Archive »
Notable husband-and-wife watercolorists Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker expressed themselves differently in their works. By Marcia Manna
The Currency in Copper	Archive »
The currency’s in prehistoric copper at the Museum of Man. By Pat Sherman
Best Bets	Archive »
Humphrey’s jam-packed summer session; a salute to heroes at the San Diego County Fair; and baby makes three at NCRT. By Julia Beeson & Phyllis DeBlanche