Chains, Chains, Chains keep crowding into San Diego, and some are pretty interesting

By DAVID NELSON

Moonstone Lounge caters to San Diego’s hottest night-dwellers.

By VALERIE JENNISON

2004 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Rector Creek Vineyard

Here are the winners of our annual readers’ poll, along with our critic’s and editor’s picks and a whole menu of delicious fare.

The local update of “a chicken in every pot” might be “a bistro on every corner.”

By DAVID NELSON

When it comes to the tastiest burgers In town, our critic says a mouthful.

By ROBIN KLEVEN DISHON

They’re annual winners and reliable standbys for a reason: They keep it fresh while also holding to tradition

By DAVID NELSON

A closer look at the top three eateries new to the scene, as voted by you

By Tom Blair

A discerning food critic tells us what pleases his palate.

By David Nelson

By Tom Blair

San Diego Magazine’s president offers a litany of reasons to reelect Jerry Sanders.

The ups and downs of gratefully aging.

By STEVEN PETERSON

Encinitas’ new school is green; Oceanside gets national housing press; and Ramona gets a new library.

By THOMAS K. ARNOLD

We're Dining Earlier than usual this year. And we owe it to a reader from Phoenix.

By TOM BLAIR

Debating the candidates, critiquing the criminal justice system and watching the wallets.

Running with Elvi (lots of them, hunka-hunka), the return of absinthe and better living through green cars.

By Julia Beeson Polloreno

Cathy Campos is beating homelessness by graduating from high school with a dream.

By EILENE ZIMMERMAN

Staying fit——and up-to-date on dieting——with Jorge Cruise.

By TOM BLAIR

Why are we paying so much for the legal fees of city councilmembers and city staff?

By RICH ACELLO

Pack your beach bag with these summer essentials

By BROOKE SELDIN

Pack your beach bag with summer essentials.

By LORI BERGAMOTTO

Boasting an “April in Paris” theme, the 38th annual Mercy Ball raised a record-breaking $1 million for Scripps Mercy Hospital during the event

KGTV consumer reporter turned city council candidate Marti Emerald emceed the American Lung Association Evening.

The El Cor téz’s Don Room played host to the Home Start Masquerade Gala, emceed by KGTV’s Geni Cavitt.

The National Conflict Resolution Center’s 25th anniversary Peacemaker Awards recognized local and national crisis-resolving organizations

To celebrate the launch of its new Fashion Valley store, Just Cavalli partnered with Mama’s Kitchen.

The organizers of the sixth annual Scripps Renaissance Ball chose a novel way to honor longtime Scripps supporter Audrey Geisel.

The Good Guys Marine Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Marines wounded in the line of duty, held its annual fund-raiser.

Guests at the San Diego Museum of Art’s Art Alive! gala were treated to a series of floral arrangements inspired by the museum’s collection

The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary of San Diego County presented the 43rd annual Women of Dedication Luncheon

Oldies and newbies perform at the San Diego County Fair; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss duet at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay; and the La Jolla Festival of the Arts showcases 190 artists.

Robert Dubac’s play title says it all.

By Don Braunagel

Get ready for a Beethoven marathon at the Balboa Theatre.

By David Gregson

Shakespeare parks it; favorite felines return; and mummies dearest are unearthed.

By Julia Beeson Polloreno & Phyllis DeBlanche