Is San Diego FC The City’s Next Championship Team?

With a homegrown talent program, the newest team is town appears to be building to win
Unhinged, A Dating Series: More Money, Fewer Problems?

Is financial stability just another excuse to stay guarded or a valid concern while dating?
Unhinged, A Dating Series: It’s Okay to Want It All

Past a certain age, is it necessary to start lowering our expectations for a storybook romance, or do we hold out for more?
Unhinged, A Dating Series: Contact Sports

Love and dating aren’t a race—but sometimes they sure feel like one
How to Bike the Once-Restricted Stowe Trail

Though you’ll need a permit to access the area, here’s how you can can hit the four-mile route winding through sycamore trees along single- and double-track paths
Unhinged, A Dating Series: Under Pressure

When’s the right time to talk about the big stuff, like marriage and kids, when dating?
Unhinged, A Dating Series: Ask Me Anything

If you feel like all of your dating app convos are one-sided, science has an explanation: Men and women are taught to approach conversations differently
The Shortstop With the Tall Order

The fate of the Padres’ 2024 season may rest on the shoulders of Ha-Seong Kim
Unhinged, A Dating Series: A Tale of Two Men

Kissing strangers in bars, meeting a new match, and finding out that sometimes a movie moment isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
PNC Bank & Wave FC Partner on New Soccer Field at Border

The joint venture will help restore the defunct field at Border View Family YMCA to bring back youth leagues and programming to San Ysidro
New Rideshare Aims to Keep More Money in Driver’s Pockets

With help from UCSD, Ride United breaks from the Uber model to give its workers a voice
Q&A: Best Feature Winner at the San Diego Int’l Film Fest

Producer Noah Lang shares the inspiration behind Blood for Dust starring Kit Harington and dreams up a horror movie set in SD
Shaping Carbon Fiber Boards for the World’s Top Surfers

Inside Dark Arts, the Barrio Logan shop using groundbreaking technology to revolutionize surfboard design
Unhinged, A Dating Series: Better First Dates

Matchmaker Sophy Singer shares her advice for asking the right questions and being honest about your needs
Unhinged, A Dating Series: A Lesson in Ego

Editor Nicolle Monico heads to a singles event with matchmaker Sophy Love and learns that a little discomfort makes for the best conversations
Review: Idina Menzel’s World Premiere of “Redwood”

Created by director Tina Landau in collaboration with Broadway legend Menzel, the musical takes root at the La Jolla Playhouse
Unhinged, A Dating Series: It’s Me, Hi, I’m the Problem

This week, we find that stopping the cycle of false starts and making lasting connections starts with yourself
SD is Hosting a Major Soccer Tournament—Will the Fans Follow?

Wednesday night’s games saw an emptier stadium, suggesting that Americans may not know how big of a deal the W Gold Cup is for international soccer
Why San Diego is Experiencing a Surge in Orca Activity

Researchers suggest an El Niño year and diet may be some of the contributing factors leading to more pod sightings
Unhinged, A Dating Series: Seeking Answers

Unpacking San Diego’s (slightly scary) dating stats in the first installment of editor Nicolle Monico’s new dating column
Neighborhood Guide: El Cajon

Where to eat, shop, and play in East County’s most populous city
How San Diego Became a Disaster Zone

Stormwater infrastructure, maintenance delays, atmospheric rivers, and alert systems—analyzing how southeast SD got hit so hard by flooding
The Trouble with Trash Lamb

Rising rents and a stagnating collector market spell trouble for small San Diego galleries and the art scenes they support—but hope remains
25+ Fundraisers Supporting Community Flood Relief in San Diego

Here’s how you can help after Monday’s catastrophic storms across the county
Essay: Growing Pains

College student Lili Kim reflects on navigating her university years with anxiety and loneliness during the height of Covid
Monster Jam & Fan-Fave Grave Digger Roar Into Snapdragon

Much as it promises high-stakes action, the monster truck extravaganza is ultimately a family affair