Main Dish: November 2022
Oceanside’s booming restaurant scene touts a decidedly East-Asian influence
Katie Hafner’s The Boys
After six books of nonfiction, the SD-rooted author debuts her first novel
For the Love of the Black Community
Café X is serving up coffee and economic resilience by any means necessary
My Own Private Ride
Backyard ramps offer a personal and familiar skate fix with the chance to take bigger risks
Alex Morgan Rides the Wave to Her New Hometown
U.S. Soccer legend brings goals and subtle star power to San Diego
Representing Among the Stars
As the first Mexican-born woman to go to space, engineer Kat Echazarreta reminds us of what it means to humbly stay the course
Letter From the CEO: November 2022
Claire Johnson discusses what a Celebrating Women issue means to her and why we must stop to smell the ocean
A World of WNDR
The world-class immersive art museum sets up shop in San Diego this winter
San Diego’s Top Doctors 2022: The List
The annual list is chosen by SDCMS and voting physicians who refer those within and outside of their specialty
Britton Neubacher’s Budding Abode
One of the city’s top plant designers turns a historic Golden Hill bungalow into a free-range plant sanctuary
How to Throw a Party, According to the Pros
We’ve asked four of the city’s top event planners to hit us with their tips and tricks, do’s and don’ts for party planning
Review: Black Radish
It’s loud in here, but this eatery is the kind of lovely little box every neighborhood needs
The Art of Holistic Design
Interior designer Rachel Larraine channels the spiritual into the material with home must-haves that speak to the spirit, mind, and body
Inside the Room Powering the Padres
The team’s equipment room at Petco Park is a place few people other than players ever see, but this sacred space is colored with history
Frida and Diego’s Fever Dream
El último sueño de Frida y Diego makes its world premiere at the San Diego Civic Center Theater later this month
Pacific Beach is All Grown Up
San Diego’s ground zero for co-ed beachside debauchery shows off its quieter, more mature side
Treatments on Trial
San Diego is a hotbed of medical trials, which often unearth the future of medicine. Here are the big ones being tested right now.
The Doctor Will Tweet You Now
How the pandemic convinced us all to adopt telehealth, made San Diego’s top docs social media stars, and changed healthcare forever
The Rise of Fertilization Vacations
San Diego’s beaches are attracting more than just sun seekers these days
Local Stokes: October’s Hottest Picks
The noteworthy emerging wonderthings that are captivating us this month
Autumn Bucket-Listing Up and Down the California Coast
Travel news from South Lake Tahoe to San Francisco and Tijuana—a few ways to scratch your travel itch.
In Search of Water With Border Kindness
The California-based nonprofit provides food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and legal aid to those displaced along the United States-Mexico border
I Will Never Eat Another Apple
Troy Johnson introduces our annual Top Doctors issue and shares his recent waiting room scare
San Diego Events Calendar: October 2022
How to stay busy and important this month in America’s Finest City
Designing Desert Daze
Visual artist Andrew McGranahan brings psych vibes to the three-day music festival’s poster art
Blacktronika: Where I Stand Festival
The fest returns for its second year and first in-person debut at UC San Diego on October 29
