Surviving the Self
In her new memoir Warrior, Dr. Theresa Larson chronicles her journey leading marines in Iraq while secretly battling an eating disorder. On the heels of her literary debut, the 34-year-old North Park resident and founder of local physical therapy and wellness program Movement Rx explains how sometimes, the hardest battles are the ones fought within.
Tastemaker: Janessa Leoné
Meet the milliner (and SD native!) behind the haute headwear brand
Parental Indiscretion: Politics of Parenting
Rachel Laing Rachel Laingâ Owing to the intense interest of our extended families, Ben and Georgia have been steeped in politics their entire lives. Beyond talk of politics at dinner, we watch candidate debates and the Sunday-morning talk shows, hold neighborhood coffees and fundraisers for candidates at our home, and have drafted our kids to […]
Nikki Giovanni: A Living Legend
Watch Giovanni will speak at Point Loma Nazarene University’s Writer’s Symposium by the Sea on February 18. Nikki Giovanni was a major voice of the Black Arts Movement of the late 1960s, and went on to become one of the most widely read American poets. She has published more than 35 books for adults and […]
Tastemaker: Jaime Derringer
The local design expert shares her short list of must-haves
Parental Indiscretion
Safety Net Tangles
Spotlight on Women
Celia Lanning, Regional President, Wells Fargo
Spotlight on Women
Martha Wyrsch, Executive V.P. and General Counsel, Sempra Energy
Parental Indiscretion
The Real Beauty Prep
Tastemaker: Dave Gilboa
The Warby Parker co-founder and SD native shares his go-to essentials
Born to Bake
Sugar and Scribe’s Maeve Rochford tells us about her experience on Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship, her love of baking, and secret ingredient for the holidays
When in Drought, Call a Kennedy
RFK Jr. talks water conservation, saving our oceans, and his 20-year history with San Diego Coastkeeper
Spotlight on Women
Melinda Richter, Head of JLABS, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Greg Graffin Wants to Provoke People to Think
The SoCal punk legend is coming to San Diego this week
Growing Up in San Diego
Before the malls in Mission Valley, and the 5, the 805, and the 52, there was a simpler San Diego. One filled with wide-open spaces and dirt roads, daylong Padres games that ended with a Beach Boys concert and fireworks, beachfront properties that sold for $600, and the freedom to swing from the branches of that big banyan tree in Balboa Park. Being a kid in San Diego was magic—and we’re not alone in our nostalgia. Here, 26 notable locals share their childhood memories of the city that was.
Parental Indiscretion
Nature Channel
Job of the Month
Dustin Pelloni, Executive Director, CLIP Interpreting, since 2011
5 People to Watch This Month
San Diego locals doing interesting things in November
Spotlight on Women
Remedios Gómez Arnau, Consul General, Consulate General of Mexico
5 People to Watch This Month
San Diego locals doing interesting things in October
Tastemaker: Alexis Andra
Meet the emerging artist behind The Shift Creative
Job of the Month
Travis Kemnitz, Talent & Culture Coach, Ocean Discovery Institute, since 2002
Spotlight on Women
Georgia Griffiths, President and CEO, G2 Software Systems
Parental Indiscretion
Tough Calls
“It’s never been a better time to be a woman.”
Kerri Verbeke Kapich is the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships for the San Diego Tourism Authority. She oversees a multimillion dollar, multiplatform effort to position San Diego as a top destination to both work and play. She is a single mom of a teenager and has many stamps in her passport.
“I don’t believe that anything is a given right. It must be earned.”
Deborah Scott is the executive chef and partner in the Cohn Restaurant Group. She recently opened her ninth restaurant, Coasterra Modern Mexican on Harbor Island. She’s a devoted dog mom.
