San Diego Neighborhood Guide: Little Italy
The epicenter of all things cool and culinary in San Diego continues to reinvent itself. Here’s where to dine, shop, and sip now in Little Italy.
Inside the Icon: San Diego Botanic Garden
How this 37-acre oasis blossomed over the last century
Sustainable Fashion Has Officially Landed in Del Mar
Housed in the Flower Hill Promenade, Ineffably stocks only organic or ethically-made staples
The New Textile Shop in Normal Heights
Textile designer Erin Dollar dishes on bringing her brand Cotton + Flax, into a brick and mortar
13 Golden Ideas for Valentine’s Day You Can Only Find in San Diego
Shop local and spoil your partner—or yourself!—with these gorgeously gilt accessories
A Mission Hills Condo Gets a Modern-Meets-Art Deco Refresh
Meet the couple who seamlessly took a stab at outfitting their first home on their own
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
