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A Day in the Life of Ballerina Ariana Gonzalez

Ariana Gonzalez has been dancing with San Diego’s City Ballet since age 9, and this month the principal dancer takes the stage as the female lead in Romeo and Juliet. While rehearsing for March’s Balanchine Masterworks, the 33-year-old took us through a day in her life—from the fouettes and pointe shoes to relevés and rosé.

Inside the Icon: San Diego Zoo

Lions, tigers, and bears, plus pandas, flamingos, and more—oh, my! This year, the world-renowned institution celebrates its centennial.

San Diego Native Stars in ‘Newsies’

SEE IT! NewsiesMay 31–June 5Civic Theatrebroadwaysd.com San Diego native Nico DeJesus began his dance career in a Chula Vista studio before taking his talents to the Big Apple and Europe. This month, the 26-year-old appears in the national tour of Newsies, the Tony Award–winning musical based on the real-life newsboy strike of 1899. We chatted […]

Your Shelf Life: 6 Books to Read in May

A curated list of this month’s top reads

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Must-sees onstage, on screen, and in the gallery in May

New Exhibit: Your Favorite Superhoeroes Reimagined

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… an artistic interpretation of our favorite superheroes! My Hero: Contemporary Art & Superhero Action opens May 21 at Escondido’s California Center for the Arts, with mixed media pieces of Batman and other pop culture idols reimagined. Brooklyn-based artist Dulce Pinzon, for example, created photographs depicting the lives of […]

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Destination: Cabo San Lucas

More than a year after Hurricane Odile, the Baja city has bounced back, with new hotels, restaurant favorites, and plenty of outdoor adventure. It’s a Cabo comeback!

A Family Afar: The Priciest Place on Earth

That first trip to Disneyland with your kids is a rite of passage. It’s table stakes for new parents, one-upping each other as we sit in playgroups or at the park, where we keep a watchful eye over tumbling toddlers. “We took little Joey to Disneyland when he was barely old enough to ride the […]

Wine Beyond Napa

Tired of Napa’s crowds and commercialism? Escape to these lesser-known NorCal wine spots.

Stay at One Bunk in Barrio Logan

Can’t beat ’em? Join ’em! That’s the idea behind One Bunk, the new Barrio Logan property launched by LWP Group (The Pearl Hotel) that combines hotelier expertise with lifestyle-oriented lodging. The border region concept has its own website and social media accounts, but guests reserve via Airbnb. “We decided to ‘hack’ Airbnb and use it […]

Tijuana is Stationed for Change

A new live-work-drink space hopes to revitalize one of Tijuana’s oldest neighborhoods

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Must-sees onstage, on screen, and in the gallery in April

Inside the Icon: La Casa del Túnel

What was once a prominent local lawyer’s iconic flatiron house against the border wall in the 1950s became the entrance to a narco tunnel leading to a manhole in a San Ysidro parking lot, just 150 feet away. In 2004, authorities discovered and sealed the passageway, and the house remained vacant until 2008, when it […]

Get Air at San Diego’s First Indoor Skydiving Venue

Get set to spread your wings at the brand-new iFly. SD’s first indoor skydiving venue features a 50-foot wind tunnel, where flyers can feel the sensation of free-falling at wind speeds of about 120 miles per hour. Flights typically last two minutes—three times longer than an actual skydive free fall (usually 35 to 40 seconds). […]