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March 2009

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Features
San Diego's Best Home Deals

San Diego's Best Home Deals

The stumbling economy is producing bad news in many sectors, but for homebuyers there’s good news out there, too. The recession is producing some bargains. Where and how do you find them?

By Ned Randolph
Life on the A-List

Life on the A-List

Walk in the footsteps of San Diego’s well-heeled, who traverse tight-knit social circles and embody the luxury lifestyle——in good times and bad.

By Julia Beeson Polloreno
The Lore of Manny Lopez

The Lore of Manny Lopez

This onetime hero-in-blue, one of San Diego’s wildest icons, has segued into his 60s with an easy smile and a never-ending string of stories. Once the driving force behind the city’s Border...

By s.d. liddick | Photographs by Robert Benson
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

San Diego at Home: A La Jolla couple decorates their coastal residence with Italian spirit and treasures collected from near and far.

By Jill Esterbrooks | Photographs by Jim Brady

Departments
Operacaffe and Illume Bistro Archive »

Operacaffe and Illume Bistro are right up San Diego’s alimentary alley.

By David Nelson
Ms. Baja Spills the Beans Archive »

Chef and cookbook author Deborah Schneider hits the beach and Baja.

By David Nelson
Food for Thought . . . Archive »

Clowning around, name games in the Gaslamp, and the San Diego tourist siphon.

By Tom Blair
Harold “Happy Hare” Martin Archive »

Perspective

By Thomas K. Arnold
It's How You Look at It... Archive »

We take a gander at the good life and the brighter side of clouds.

By Tom Blair
Letters to the Editor Archive »

The savior of the 760 area code, the future of fishing, and a hot husband we missed.
Front Pages Archive »

Photographs and memories, spa dogs and a piglet to love. Plus: The world turns to San Diego for baseball.

By Julia Beeson Polloreno
Ben Hueso Archive »

City Councilman Ben Hueso talks about the pressures and the promise of being president.
Between the Lines Archive »

San Diego Magazine honored its 50 People to Watch in 2009, announced in the January issue, at a party atop the Ivy Hotel.
Crowning Jewel Archive »

The 2008 Jewel Ball raised a record-breaking $1,215,258, which was divvied up and distributed to local charities.
King’s Legacy Archive »

On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration, some 1,200 people gathered at Golden Hall for the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. All People’s Breakfast.
Patté Party Archive »

More than 450 theater artists and fans attended the 12th annual Patté Awards for Theater Excellence, created and hosted by theater critic and arts writer.
W in the House? Archive »

Funnyman Frank Caliendo, known for his spot-on impersonation of George W. Bush, headlined the Century Club of San Diego’s fourth annual Diamond in the Rough gala.
Social Opus Archive »

San Diego Opera opened its 2009 season with a gala performance of Tosca at the Civic Theatre and “Pallazzo Promenade,” a black-tie reception and dinner.
Calendar Archive »

Those Grease-y kids, mid-century icons and artful women.

By Phyllis DeBlanche

Special Section
FIVE STAR Real Estate Agents Archive »

We surveyed recent homebuyers and other industry experts to find the best real estate agents in the San Diego area. Here they are.