70 & Sunny: Two San Diegans, Decades Apart, Talk Trust and Courage
Mel lives in Chula Vista, and Roen is a sixth grader in City Heights
The Ocean Beach Artist Creating Sidewalk Masterpieces
Erick Toussaint uses chalk to re-create famous art pieces and original works
5 Ways Local Hospitals Support Their Frontline Workers
The programs that help care for the caregivers
Letter from the Editor: Heroes of All Stripes
Editor in Chief Marie Tutko dishes on the October/November issue of San Diego Magazine
This Local Group Runs Every Day for Breonna Taylor
Meet the founders who sparked a nationwide movement in her name
What Ancient Creatures Used to Live in San Diego?
San Diego Magazine’s fact checker extraordinaire answers questions about our city
Opinion: A Solution to Homelessness Lies in Empty Government Buildings
Two prominent San Diegans talk ways to help the city’s homeless youth
San Diego’s Pandemic Stories
We asked 16 locals—from students to nurses, hoteliers and store owners—how they’re working through the pandemic and helping others
Letter from the Editor: Up in the Air
Editor in Chief Erin Meanley Glenny dishes on the August/September issue of San Diego Magazine
Sheltering at Home with… Sarah Skuster, Principal Oboe for the San Diego Symphony
This musician stays inspired with good literature, digital concerts, and homecooked meals
Sheltering at Home with… Shanna Missett Nelson, President of Jazzercise
Smoothies, dancing, and leggings mean sanity for this exercise mogul
How a Choir Group Turned Nonprofit Is Helping Unsheltered San Diegans Find Hope
What started as a few people jamming on the street has turned into a life-changing, self-sustaining nonprofit
Sheltering at Home With… Kate Hatmaker, Violinist for the San Diego Symphony
Her home is full of the sounds of Bach, guided meditations, and two toddlers running amok
Sheltering at Home with… Tomoko Kuta of The New Children’s Museum
Gardening, long walks, and feel-good podcasts keep this museum director centered
Sheltering at Home with… Jessica Hanson York of Mingei International Museum
The architecture buff and Point Loma mom makes the most of lockdown with Pilates via Zoom, “NYT Cooking,” and Houseparty wine chats
Sheltering at Home with… Don Orsillo, Padres Announcer
During the first season in decades without a baseball game to narrate, he’s giving the play-by-play on fishing, cooking with family, and rewatching “The West Wing”
Dear Reader
A letter from the editorial team
No Phones, No Parents: One Local Teen’s Experience on an HBO Max Reality Show
Elijah “Mack” Tyson was one of sixteen teenagers chosen to compete in “Karma”
Sheltering at Home with… David Israel Reynoso, Artist
The La Jolla Playhouse artist-in-residence and creator of upcoming digital Without Walls show “Portaleza” tells us how to make a “quick quiche” and stay away from sweatpants
We Are Back and We Are Here for You
As unprecedented events unfold by the hour in our community and across the country, everyone at San Diego Magazine has been standing with—and hurting for—the people affected. The news is impossible to ignore. So we’re listening, and focusing on what we can do. We are a very small staff acting as quickly as we can. […]
On the Job: The Park Ranger
Heidi Gutknecht’s gig is no walk in the park. There’s trash pickup, weed removal, field trips, and so much more to tend to.
70 & Sunny: Two San Diegans, Decades Apart, Talk About a Love for Painting
Bess lives in Hillcrest, and Princess is a fourth grader
Letter from the Editor: Call of the Wild
Editor in Chief Erin Meanley Glenny dishes on the April issue of San Diego Magazine
The Making of an Angel Investor
A conversation with Mysty Rusk, head of accelerator program The Brink SDBC
Kate Hamill’s ‘Radical’ Remake of ‘Little Women’ in San Diego
Playwright Kate Hamill on her stage adaptation of ‘Little Women’, at The Old Globe March 14–April 19
San Diego, Meet Your Bachelor, Jake Tinkham
‘The Bachelor Live on Stage’ comes to the Civic Theatre to help one San Diegan find the perfect traveling, dog-loving lady