Founded in 1979, Interfaith Community Services operates more than 75 programs supporting North County residents experiencing homelessness, food insecurity, addiction, mental health challenges, and poverty. The nonprofit collaborates with over 250 faith communities and regional agencies, and thousand

San Diego Foundation (SDF) celebrated a major milestone this month: 50 years of regional impact, more than $1.8 billion granted to nonprofits, and official recognition from 15 cities and the County of San Diego, which proclaimed a “San Diego Foundation Day” in its honor. At a May 28 press conference

The Junior League of San Diego (JLSD) has been training women to lead through service for over 90 years. With a membership of more than 270, the volunteer organization logs over 3,000 hours annually.“This year, we’ve focused our efforts on addressing food insecurity, a critical issue that affects on

WID San Diego Scholarship Fundraiser & Silent AuctionJune 5An evening of waterfront views, appetizers, and a silent auction benefiting scholarships for women in STEM and defense.Mama’s DayJune 6Unlimited bites from more than 50 local chefs, plus cocktails and entertainment, to support Mama’s Kitchen

Before 1973, visitors to Mulegé, Mexico arrived by tiny prop plane on the dirt runway next to Hotel Serenidad. The airstrip was built in the 1950s, when the transpeninsular highway that runs north to south along the Baja peninsula was still just a dream in some civic engineer’s mind. The hotel’s lon

Who hasn’t daydreamed of one day opening a coffee shop slash record store slash plant shop slash creative community hub? (It can’t possibly just be me.) Rather than simply fantasizing about it, a trio of local musicians and coffee experts are manifesting that Millennial dream.Seancarlo Ohlin, Jonas

Nominate Today for the 2025 Celebrating Women Awards!Nominations: 5/30 – 6/29Voting: 7/14 – 7/28San Diego Magazine’s Annual Celebrating Women Awards are back to honor one Pioneer and one Rising Star in 15 categories that represent the diverse span of industries that make up our beautiful city. Nomin

Nominate Today for the 2025 Celebrating Women Awards!Nominations: 5/30 – 6/29Voting: 7/14 – 7/28San Diego Magazine’s Annual Celebrating Women Awards are back to honor one Pioneer and one Rising Star in 15 categories that represent the diverse span of industries that make up our beautiful city. Nomin

Shake off the post-holiday weekend blues with arty San Diego events like Seth Parker Woods’ multimedia concert Difficult Grace and Michael Roque Collins’ striking Corpus Sanctum exhibition. Or party like you have another Monday off with SDCVA’s annual wine festival on Sunday, where over 20 local win

Was it a late-night leftover fries situation at one of San Diego’s ubiquitous -berto’s? A stoned surfer mixing munchies? An abuela’s hangover cure for her favorite grandson? Like the thing itself, the California burrito’s origins are kind of a mash-up. But no one disputes San Diego is its home.“I co

June in San Diego means sunshine, surf, and a packed calendar of events. The weather’s already heating up, and so is the city—with tourists flooding in, lines growing longer at your favorite taco shops, and the annual San Diego County Fair returning to bring fun (and a little freeway chaos). This mo

There’s just something about sleeping close to nature. Gazing at the stars at night and waking up to birds chirping outside your tent just melts the stress away—it’s why many people love camping.Some of us, though, prefer to slumber on comfortable beds, have constant access to a flushing toilet, and

Move aside, New York City. Chicago, make way. Don’t trip, Detroit. There’s a new contender for the best pizza city.Us, it’s us. San Diego’s pizza scene has exploded, with accolades pouring in not just from San Diego Magazine but from outlets like 50 Top Pizza, the Washington Post. The bar for measur

The story starts when she is 17.World War II is raging, and Deborah Szekely is newly married to a Jewish health guru known as the Professor. “My husband was a prominent writer, a Hungarian with a Romanian passport,” she recalls. “When his visa expired in the United States in 1940, we tried to get it

The story starts when she is 17.World War II is raging, and Deborah Szekely is newly married to a Jewish health guru known as the Professor. “My husband was a prominent writer, a Hungarian with a Romanian passport,” she recalls. “When his visa expired in the United States in 1940, we tried to get it

Marta is a labor of love for Denise Arellano, and one that’s been a longtime coming. “For the past 10 years, I feel like this is something I’ve wanted to do,” she explains. Growing up in border towns like Calexico and Mexicali, her family owned small Mexican grocery stores going back three generatio

First off, Dreamboat is a hell of a name. The rest of us are drastically underperforming at naming things. It brings to mind the innocent romantic swoon, back of the hand melodramatically to the forehead, the glint of light coming off a real snazzy gal’s or guy’s super white teeth. A radically cuter

Baja California Sur is hot right now, and it’s not just the weather—leading hotel brands are adding dazzling properties to the beachfront (and golf-adjacent) lineup, notable chefs are helming farm- and sea-to-table restaurants, and master mixologists are crafting new cocktails from garden-fresh ingr

Got plans for your three-day weekend? How about a show? From University Heights to Oceanside, there will be new theater productions popping up all over the map this Saturday, such as the playful comedy Merry Me at the Diversionary Theatre, Oceanside Theatre Company’s funny and informative Latino His

Got plans for your three-day weekend? How about a show? From University Heights to Oceanside, there will be new theater productions popping up all over the map this Saturday, such as the playful comedy Merry Me at the Diversionary Theatre, Oceanside Theatre Company’s funny and informative Latino His