From the Archives: San Diego Date Ideas from 1986
Performance art, mock safaris, and other date ideas from 1986
San Diego Neighborhood Guide: Oceanside
Restaurants in historic buildings, chefs culled from Tokyo, a thriving art scene—Oceanside remains one of San Diego’s most creative corners
From the Archives: Exploring the American Southwest in 1993
We’re revisiting Shirley Slate and Harry Basch’s RV roadtrip, complete with safari outfits, poetry readings, and seafood dinners in Tijuana
8 San Diego Beauty Brands to Try in 2019
Do your “new you” a favor and reboot your beauty inventory with these locally made new arrivals
This Funky Bird Rock Abode Breaks Many Design Rules
With help from interior designer and family friend Lorena Gaxiola, the Gabriels put their home together again
Giving Green (Space)
Philanthropist Patty Brutten is the brains behind the open-space finder GetOutsideSanDiego.org
Bodhi Tree Concerts Perform Musical Acts of Kindness
For the founders of the music-oriented nonprofit, philanthropy is a way of life
How to Throw a “Non-Gala Gala”
Monarch School was able to raise $1.1 million without serving dinner or holding an auction
Inside the Icon: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
San Diego’s oldest music institution rings in 2019 with a new music director and history spanning 109 years
Amy Meier Opens up Shop in Rancho Santa Fe
Inside the interior designer’s first retail space
San Diego Neighborhood Guide: La Jolla Village
The walkable village is packed with locavore dining, indie shopping, and upscale spa-ing
Neighborhood Guide: South Park
Where to eat, drink, and play in the quaint Balboa Park-adjacent enclave
From the Archives: San Diego Desserts from Decades Past
In the ’70s and ’80s, this magazine considered devouring sweets an X-rated sin
Pigment Moves into Liberty Station
The beloved lifestyle boutique finally delivers what we’ve all be waiting for: a second store
Holiday Entertaining: Three Riffs On a Table Setting
Three San Diego stylists sound off on their suggestions to elevate your seasonal soiree
Leo Hamel Opens Handbag Shop in Mission Hills
The fine jeweler’s new consignment concept invites shoppers to sell their designer goods and buy them, too
Inside the Icon: The Nat
The society behind the Balboa Park building dates back 144 years, and the specimens inside it even further
From the Archives: The First Issue of ‘San Diego Magazine’
As a nod to our 70th anniversary, we dissect the makings of our first-ever issue
Where To Live It Up On Day of The Dead in San Diego
See beautiful smiling calaveras, hit piñatas, watch traditional dancing, and even sample some mezcal—all for free
3 Fashion Week San Diego Designers You Need to Know
Meet the standout designers behind Fashion Week’s runway looks
Simón Limón Brings Local Handmade Gifts to Barrio Logan
Owner Alexandra Perez Demma is supporting makers on both sides of the border
This San Diego Startup Is Teaching Men How to Shop
Cayenne puts a little spice in guys’ wardrobe, one garment a day
Step Inside Kristie Nova’s Del Sur Abode
Interior designer Kelly Hinchman helps the boss mom flip a house into an elegant, albeit practical, home for eight
Shop Like a Tastemaker with Treci Smith
The interior designer divulges her must-haves in home décor this season
San Diego Neighborhood Guide: College Area
Spreading from SDSU to El Cerrito and Rolando, the enclave has global dining, third-wave coffee, meditation, and more to explore
From the Archives: A Working Woman in 1950
More than 50 years ago, being a “career woman” meant jobs in art and modeling and an income for clothes and dinner parties
