17 Big Ideas for 2017

From blue technology to workforce housing to social innovation, San Diego surpasses major hubs around the country
San Diego Schools Get Creative about Physical Activity

How teachers and administrators are improving students’ ability to focus by first getting the wiggles out
How to Decorate Your Home for the Holidays

From holiday tables to festive fireplaces—here’s how to deck the halls like a pro
25 Holiday Getaway Ideas for Every Climate

Our favorite travel destinations for escaping the cold—or embracing it
Vintage San Diego: How Our City Has Changed Since 1876

Before bottleneck traffic and the modern housing crisis, San Diego was a swath of undeveloped land, horse-drawn carriages, and dairy farms.
Holiday Gift Guide 2016

A curated list of our favorite local finds
Fall Fashion 2016: Into the Wild

Fall in love with the season’s Victorian details, dark florals, deep reds, fur, and more
Arts Preview 2016-2017

The city’s best performances, shows, exhibits, and more. Let the fat lady sing!
Women of San Diego: What We Know Now

7 successful local women reflect on the moments that made the difference in their career and lives
Two Local Sailors Get over a Crash in Order to Compete in Rio

Coronado’s Paris Henken and her partner, Helena Scutt, set sail toward the Olympics
How Surfing (Finally) Made It into the Olympics

After 22 years, the sport has secured its place in the 2020 games in Tokyo
Who Needs a Tutor in First Grade?

What happens when Common Core gets in the way of learning
25+ Ways to Upgrade Your Weekend

Get the most out of your 48 office-free hours! Here’s how to make errands disappear, combine chores with actual fun, and booze it up on the sly at kids’ birthday parties.
Summer Alfresco: Three Ways to Take the Party Outside

Whether you’re throwing a pool party or intimate backyard bash, we’ve consulted San Diego design pros for their top tips and tricks. Party on!
Spring Fashion 2016: The New Romantics

Who says romance is dead? This spring, fashion goes soft, subtle, and ultrafeminine.
Cocktails Are Fun Again!

The craft cocktail movement’s backlash against their formerly dour selves
26 BIG Ideas

The city’s leaders in health, science, politics, food, and culture share their game-changing ideas for San Diego in 2016.
Next-Level Workouts

Get ready to sweat with nine cool trends and health regiments, from blacklight yoga to bone broth.
The Beer Lover’s (Ice) Bucket List

Need a New Year’s resolution? Further your beer education by trying these 15 must-drink brews.
Architecture: Modern Wonder

Inside Rob Quigley and Kathleen Hallahan’s award-winning East Village domicile
Animal Instinct: Saving Lives at the Zoo

For more than 20 years, UC San Diego’s top docs have been helping save lives at the zoo, one precious species at a time
Healthcare Goes High-Tech

Dr. Eric Topol is putting health care in the palms of our hands. The renowned cardiologist, author, and patient advocate talks Stephen Colbert, Ubering doctors to your doorstep, and the inevitable digitalization of medicine.
Dear Millennial Women,

So you’re pushing 30 now? This is the make moment, the break moment, the what-the-hell-am-I-doing moment. Looking for that promotion? Daydreaming about your own business? Totally, bafflingly confused and need a U-turn? There’s always grad school. But what’s that ticking sound? Oh yes, your biological clock. And you can’t live in this apartment forever. Isn’t […]
Fall Arts Preview 2015-2016

Let us entertain you! From stories about civil rights leaders and nymphomaniacs, to exhibits on hair and whales, to Shakespeare and Gatsby en pointe, we’ve gathered the hottest shows and acts from the upcoming season.
Fall Fashion 2015: Fashion Forward

Fall’s hottest looks and how to wear them
Back to School

This time of year, we all get nostalgic for our college days. The dorm life, the lack of responsibility, the football games, and, oh yeah—the learning! What we wouldn’t give to get back on campus just for fun, to settle into those lecture seats, and expand our office-drone minds with some thought-provoking classes. Here are just a few of the most popular professors teaching at our biggest universities this fall. Now, have a seat; class is in session.