Every latchkey kid who survived a decade or so on Totino’s pizza rolls and Hot Pockets needs to head to Juniper & Ivy. One of the best restaurants in town just made a tiny, chef’s-pride version of the iconic suburbia snacks. Jim Gaffigan, your table’s ready.They’re technically gnocco frito. But, for

When Ben LeNail’s son Max drowned while crossing the San Diego River in Mission Trails Park, LeNail immediately vowed to build a bridge across the river in honor of his child.That was in January 2021. Now, after more than four years of tireless effort, LeNail says he’s given up. He has issued a stop

Each year, San Diego Pride Festival raises funds to support its community philanthropy efforts to foster equality and respect for all LGBTQ communities here and across the globe. Honoring diversity and inclusion in Balboa Park, the fest is the region’s largest civic event, taking place across two da

The Perfect Order: Wedge Salad | French Fries | Steak of ChoiceDon’t come here.If you do, locals will TP my place of residence. If you’re going to go, go at 4 p.m. If someone waddles over in their bathrobe with that feral need-a-steak look in their eyes, consider offering your seat as a tribute to t

The Perfect Order: Wedge Salad | French Fries | Steak of ChoiceDon’t come here.If you do, locals will TP my place of residence. If you’re going to go, go at 4 p.m. If someone waddles over in their bathrobe with that feral need-a-steak look in their eyes, consider offering your seat as a tribute to t

Supporters gathered in the Garden at ICA San Diego/North in Encinitas for the HeART of ICA Gala on May 17, 2025. The evening, part of ICA’s “On Healing” exhibition season, invited guests to reflect on the role of art in our physical, mental, emotional, and collective wellbeing. Highlights included a

In May, 36 men at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility crossed a stage in caps and gowns. They’d just completed Defy Ventures’ Entrepreneur-in-Training program—a seven-month curriculum that blends business fundamentals with intensive personal development. There were Shark Tank–style pitches, volunteer

Founded in 2015 as the San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition, the volunteer-led nonprofit has long served as a vital resource and gathering point for Black LGBTQ+ San Diegans. In 2024, the organization officially rebranded as San Diego Black Pride. The name change was intended to reflect its evolution int

Food critic Troy Johnson finally admitted it—San Diego is a brunch town.The city’s early-to-mid morning dining scene is, to use a technical term, redonkulous. We’ve got killer breakfast sandwiches. Our Bloody Mary game is next-level. Even hotels are leaving sad breakfast buffets behind and bringing

Ocean Park Inn & PB Town Council Ocean Safety FundraiserThrough July 4Ocean Park Inn and the Pacific Beach Town Council are teaming up to raise $20,000 for rip current warning signs along local beaches. As part of the campaign, Ocean Park Inn will match all donations through July 4. Contributions su

When my son was tiny—out of the newborn larval stage but essentially still a warm loaf of bread with lungs—he refused to sleep unless the world was moving beneath him. So I pushed his stroller day and night, over pavement warped by roots, through moonlit streets. Naps, bedtimes, 3 a.m. wakeups—I wor

San Diego is booming this July, literally. Whether it’s fireworks lighting up the bay on the 4th, the San Diego Pride Parade dancing through Balboa Park, or waterside concerts at the Shell, the city’s summer energy is in full swing. Check out Independence Day festivities, sip wine at USD’s dreamy ca

Leucadia is synonymous with pristine beaches and charming small businesses, with many venturing into the area to visit Pannikin Coffee & Tea and spend time at Grandview or Beacon’s beaches. Leucadia, which translates to “place of shelter, isle of paradise” in Greek, was named by English settlers who

No judgement if you’ve spent the last few weeks locked into Love Island every night. But if you and your couch have had a little too much quality time lately, consider spending the weekend out and about among the community. Buy a drink from one of several local independent brewers taking part in San

Once upon a time (13 years ago, to be precise), a restaurant inspired by New York City’s world-class cocktail scene opened on a once-desolate corner of Kettner Boulevard. Sandwiched between the tourist-heavy Seaport Village, the Top Gun barbecue restaurant, and trolley tracks for the Green MTS line,

Once upon a time (13 years ago, to be precise), a restaurant inspired by New York City’s world-class cocktail scene opened on a once-desolate corner of Kettner Boulevard. Sandwiched between the tourist-heavy Seaport Village, the Top Gun barbecue restaurant, and trolley tracks for the Green MTS line,

Plastics are everywhere. It’s nearly impossible to avoid exposure to plastics in some form. Product packaging, synthetic fabrics, single-use bottles and bags, kitchen utensils and many other everyday items can shed small particles, called microplastics, which end up in the food we eat, the water we

“I did a Wagyu dinner where I made edible candles out of Wagyu tallow, and then we pre-lit them so they would be nice and soupy already. Then we put a little bit of Temecula olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and that was their first bread course—they had to dip the little demi baguette in there.”This was

Let’s not be melodramatic. Restaurants and bars and cafés will save us all from being hijacked by the algorithm, half-consciously binging likes and shares into overstimmed agita. A charm of the tech age is that a billion unique hobbies and interests and sacred concerns have their own Reddits and for

Some meals are so good they dent your mouth.The first time I tasted Eric Bost’s food was shortly after he arrived at Jeune et Jolie in 2021. It was one of those meals where all the senses you’ve deadened through suspect life decisions come roaring back. Soon after, J&J won a Michelin star. The redem