It’s not often a community college team sets the pace in a big city hoops scene—one that’s increasingly relevant at the national level—but that’s exactly what the San Diego City College Knights are doing.
Since 2004, the Knights have won eight conference championships and 11 postseason tournament berths. They’ve appeared in two state finals and won one of them in 2017. Dozens of alumni have been awarded scholarships to Division I and II programs, and several have played professionally around the world.
Along with SDSU, USD, UCSD, and PLNU, the SDCC Knights are one of a handful of local basketball teams worth watching right now.
Sure, San Diego’s Big 5 will never be considered as big as teams from cities like LA or Cincinnati, not with Division II and community college teams in the mix, but they have done something recently that programs in other, more acclaimed basketball cities haven’t: they’ve won.
SDCC’s run started two decades ago when head coach Mitch Charlens took over a program that the previous year won seven games playing in a high school gym. (No offense, San Diego High.)
“We were crazy enough and arrogant enough to think we could win right away,” Charlens said. “And we did.” With nine regular season games left this year, Charlens’ average of 20.5 wins-per-season doesn’t seem likely to decrease.
As the Knights were wrapping up their game at Miramar College, the San Diego State University men’s squad was warming up for its own conference showdown. Jaedon LeDee would go on to pace the team’s victory over Nevada with an overstuffed stat sheet—22 points, 12 rebounds, three steals, and a block. Fellow senior Lamont Butler did yeoman’s work, chipping in four rebounds, three assists, and two steals to go along with his 10 points.
“Our defense and rebounding were the difference in the game, and that’s Aztec basketball,” head coach Brian Dutcher told the media after the game.
The win also brought SDSU to 15-3 on the season, which feels like déjà vu. The Aztecs were 14-4 at this time last year, after Butler’s 19 points and two assists, steals, and rebounds fueled a conference win over Colorado State.
Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater led the Aztecs to their first National Championship game last year
“We hit a rhythm in the second half, got going, and our defensive pressure keyed it,” Dutcher said after that game. The Aztecs would go on to win 17 of their next 19, then Butler sent SDSU to the national championship with the shot of his life. By this point, you can set your watch to it—after a few early season losses, the Aztecs’ upperclassmen and the coach’s cliches are in top form come January.
SDSU’s own run of excellence started under Dutcher’s predecessor, the legendary Steve Fisher, who in 2002 led the Aztecs to their first Mountain West Conference title and their first NCAA tournament appearance in 17 years. Six more conference championships and 11 tournament appearances would follow. Before last season’s NCAA final, Sports Illustratedanointed SDSU a “West Coast college basketball powerhouse,” as if Aztecs fans needed to be informed.
But the same can be said for the city itself, which may be less apparent.
In 2020, the UCSD men’s basketball team elevated to Division I. In all its wisdom, the NCAA prohibited the school from being eligible for the national championship tournament during a four-year “reclassification” period, but the Tritons decided to be good anyway. They are second in the Big West Conference with a 11-7 record, and only a LeDee buzzer-beater earlier this season prevented UCSD from upsetting its crosstown rival.
In 2022, the University of San Diego hired Steve Lavin as its head men’s basketball coach. Lavin previously led blue blood programs in UCLA and St. Johns, and has eight NCAA tournament appearances to his name. Before a recent four-game skid, the Toreros were 10-5 and competitive in a West Coast Conference that regularly sends powerhouse Gonzaga to the NCAA tournament.
And last year, the Point Loma Nazarene men’s team went to the regional finals in the Division II championship tournament after winning the Pacwest Conference.
Truly, SD’s Big 5 are on a roll.
When asked what’s changed in the last twenty years to turn San Diego into a premier college basketball destination, Charlens thought for a moment, then told the story of Malcolm Thomas.
Thomas starred at San Diego’s Crawford High, and after a year at Pepperdine returned home and played for City College in the 2008-09 season. After a standout season, he transferred to SDSU, where he played alongside program icon Kawhi Leonard and became one of the top shot blockers in school history.
Thomas now plays professionally overseas, but to Charlens he was the first top recruit to “believe in City College,” a school that built itself a new gym and whose administration realized that winning matters. In effect, Thomas was the first local star to commit to a new era of San Diego basketball.
Friday, December 1 | 7:00 p.m. | LionTree Arena, UCSD
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Move over, New York Yankees and Mets. There’s a new transit-oriented sports rivalry on the map. With the opening of MTS’s Blue Line trolley extension in 2021, the SDSU and UCSD campuses became linked by transit. A year later, the schools’ baseball teams inaugurated the so-called Trolley Series. The SDSU and UCSD men’s basketball programs pick up the lightrail rivalry on December 1 and, unlike the Subway Series, features teams that aren’t wholly disappointing.
SDSU is 6-1 following its run to the Final Four last season, and UCSD just hosted the nationally televised Rady Children’s Invitational basketball tournament. The game is sold out—don’t forget your PRONTO cards—but fans can catch it on ESPN+ or San Diego Sports 760.
San Diego Sockers vs Tacoma Stars
Sunday, December 3 | 5:05 p.m. | Pechanga Arena San Diego
The most decorated sports team in San Diego isn’t the beloved Padres, the ascendent Wave, or the departed Chargers. It’s the Sockers, the 16-time champions of professional indoor soccer. They may not be as familiar as the other teams, but the Sockers winning tradition at Pechanga Arena stretches back to 1982.
Sadly, their December 3 home opener represents something of a farewell at what the team affectionately calls “the grand old arena.” They’re relocating to Oceanside’s brand-new Frontwave Arena after this season. Catch their electrifying brand of soccer before they head up the coast.
San Diego Gulls vs Henderson Silver Knights
Saturday, December 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Pechanga Arena San Diego
Watch: KUSI-TV | Listen: San Diego Gulls Audio Network
For my money, hockey is the best live sport, Hawaiian shirts are the best garment, and Christmas is the best holiday. Those three things joyously collide at the Gulls next home game on December 16, as the team gives away Gulls Hawaiian shirts as part of their Winter Wonderland/Teddy Bear Toss Night. There’s even a pregame tailgate in the parking lot. Just don’t mind the standings.
The Gulls are mired in last place in the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division and face the minor-league affiliate of the Stanley Cup-winning Las Vegas Golden Knights. If there’s ever a time for a miracle on ice, it’s during the holiday season.
DIRECTV Holiday Bowl
Wednesday, December 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Petco Park
Watch: TBD | Listen: TBD
The festivities around the college football Holiday Bowl offer something for everyone. There’s America’s Largest Balloon Parade and the Snapdragon Bowl Bash downtown. For those wanting to relive the glory days, there’s a tailgate party, and for those who like to wake up at 5 a.m. there’s a 5K walk/run. If the expected USC-Clemson matchup comes to fruition, there will be visiting Angelenos saying San Diego is “really nice” (as if we needed their confirmation).
And of course there’s the Holiday Bowl game itself, which is typically one of college football’s best matchups of the year and one of San Diego’s great sports traditions. It has been played in the city since 1978 and Petco Park was recently modified to host it. Teams will be announced on December 3, but get your tickets now before a bunch of Trojans run up the prices.
SDSU vs No. 11 Gonzaga men’s basketball
Friday, December 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Spokane, Washington
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It’s that time between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Everyone’s faking work so they don’t burn vacation days. You’re full and drowsy from six weeks of holiday eating and you’re staring into the winter abyss. That is, unless you’re an SDSU fan.
It seems the men’s basketball team always figures it out in December, dive-bombs into the AP Top 25 rankings, and reminds everyone that San Diego has more than just beaches and sunshine. It has one of the best, most-consistent basketball programs in the country. After starting last season 7-3, SDSU’s win against Kennesaw State in December propelled them to win 25 of their next 28 games on the way to the NCAA championship game. Their matchup at No. 11 Gonzaga will indicate whether SDSU has yet another postseason run in them.
I am fairly sure they don’t let you graduate from Carlsbad High School without a W-2 from Legoland. Being a Legoland MC (Model Citizen, the employee’s moniker) is a rite of passage for all of us who grew up in North County. If you spent a day at the theme park in the 2010s, I probably pointed you toward the Granny Apple Fries or measured your height at a ride entrance.
And now we meet again. I can still point you to quality fries.
This is my first full issue as the new print editor for San Diego Magazine. But it’s not my first time here: I was an editorial intern for these pages back in 2018 (see photo). To be a part of a constant study of the city, its people, its culture, then finding the most compelling stories and bringing them to life—it was incredibly impactful and solidified my decision to pursue all of this (local, print magazine journalism) as a career. Since my internship, I’ve gotten my bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Missouri School of Journalism and worked for nearly five years at Backpacker magazine. And I’m back at San Diego Magazine, baby. There’s a real magic to narrating the lives lived and dreams dreamt in the place that built me. I am excited to be a part of building the culture of where I’m from. And, born in Tri-City Medical Center and raised in Carlsbad, I can’t think of any other place than our North County issue for me to make my grand entrance as an editor.
To me, North County isn’t just where I’m from; it’s home. Throughout the years, I have run thousands of miles (I did the math) up and down the 101 between Oceanside and Cardiff. I’ve spent thousands of dollars (an estimation, too painful to do the actual math) on BRCs—beans, rice, and cheese burritos—from Lola’s, Juanita’s, and the late, great Pollos Maria.
The stretch of land between Camp Pendleton and the 56 is easy to love. We’re quieter and a little more zenned out than our lower-latitude neighbors, sure, but we’re neither sleepy nor boring.
Do you think Scrojo, the Belly Up’s punked-out poster artist featured on page 68, could last a day somewhere boring?
What I’ve always loved about North County is that the culture shifts every couple of miles as you reach a new town. For years, the media seemed to cast the realm above the merge as a two-toned monolith: sleepy surf towns to the west, suburbs and country living to the east. The nuance of each section seemed flattened or clumped. I think you’ll see the vastly different cultures of North County in this issue—but all distinctly San Diego. Which is to say a little mellower, fewer airs, come as you are.
It’s hard to imagine that the dusty trails and vibrant, muraled alleyways of Escondido are just miles from the barefoot surfers roaming Leucadia. Even though the SDM editorial staff is made up of two lifelong locals and other longtime residents, we don’t pretend to be the experts on every street. What a good city media company does is find the people who are experts, who have a unique hyper-local perspective—and give them the stage.
So we picked six North County neighborhoods—Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, Leucadia, Rancho Santa Fe, and Escondido—and reached out to artists, community leaders, business owners, anyone making their neighborhood brighter, and we had them describe their perfect day out and favorite things that give their neighborhoods meaning and culture. These itinerary curators included San Marcos’ Patricia Prado-Olmos, Leucadia’s Jeff Schade, Oceanside’s Aaron Crossland, Escondido’s Suzanne Nicolaisen, Rancho Santa Fe’s Charo Garcia-Acevedo, and Vista’s Steve Glaudini. If there’s anyone who lives and breathes North County, it’s them. Check out their recommendations in our feature on page 56.
This month, we’re also going back in time almost 15 years to the Big Bay Boom. Yes, that meme-ified Fourth of July fireworks show where enough pyrotechnics for a 17-minute show went off at once over San Diego Bay. Content Chief Troy Johnson remembers the day and dug back through the story for a hilarious locals’ take on the big debate: Was it the worst fireworks show of all time, or the greatest? (Page 38.)
Before I leave you to our hard work, a sentimental note. When my parents moved from St. Louis to San Diego in the early ’90s, my mom subscribed to San Diego Magazine to learn about her new neighborhood. Now, over three decades later, I’m here—on this planet and in these pages. I thought about my parents a lot as we worked on this issue. Maybe there are a couple new San Diegans reading this magazine for the first time. Maybe that’s you.
Well then, to both of us, I say, “Welcome.” Let’s do this.
Emma Veidt is an editor at San Diego Magazine. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the Missouri School of Journalism. She loves running, hiking, and rock climbing, but really, she mostly loves encounters with the street cats around North Park.
Before, during, and after the Fourth of July, San Diegans can commemorate America’s 250th anniversary with an abundance of stars, stripes and local celebrations. America The Beautiful: 250 at The Rady Shell and Lamb’s Players Theatre’s revival of American Rhythm will look back at the many songs which define our country. Liberty Station’s Anchored in Freedom celebration and the Independence Day Carnival offer community-centered fun and loads of family-friendly activities. And who can possibly forget the Big Bay Boom, which will resume its reign over San Diego Bay as the state’s biggest fireworks show. Outside of the holiday festivities, this week brings the yearly return of Little Italy’s Summer Sera and the Athenaeum Summer Festival, as well as a slate of championship matches for All Elite Wrestling.
Sip on refreshing beverages and savor a panoramic rooftop view this Friday from 6-8 p.m. during the 21-plus Sunset & Spritz at Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar. There will be a live DJ (until 9 p.m.), appetizers, pool and cabana access, a photo booth, and a cash bar (until 11 p.m.). To accentuate the summer theme, guests are invited to dress in white, pink, and orange attire. Tickets are $29 and come with a welcome aperol spritz.
616 J Street, Gaslamp
The 250 Grand Tasting Menu at Amaya
July 3 & 4
Bring a patriotic palette to the Fairmont Grand Del Mar for The 250 Grand Tasting Menu at Amaya this Friday and Saturday from 5-8:30 p.m. Patrons will be treated to a five-course tasting menu, curated to exhibit a selection of standout regional flavors and culinary concepts that have shaped our country’s distinct food heritage. The meal will also include beverage pairings with each course, such as wine, cocktails, and artisanal drinks. Reservations are $330 per person (with tax and 20% gratuity) on OpenTable.
Don Toliver thrives at being the life of the party (and the “After Party”). His fifth album Octane, released in February, is indicative of his thrill-seeking nature. As with his earlier releases, Octane sees Toliver operating in the space between hip-hop and R&B, with warbling vocals and blaring beats that are best heard at a high volume. This Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Toliver will play at Pechanga Arena, with rappers SoFaygo, Chase B and SahBabii—who had a guest verse on Octane standout “K9”—as special guests. Tickets start at $156 for this concert.
What makes musicals like Wicked, Cats, Chicago, and Jersey Boys so timeless is the legion of excellent songs that makes fans out of those who’ve never even watched the show. This Friday at 7:30 p.m. during Blockbuster Broadway! at The Rady Shell, conductor Evan Roider, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, and veteran vocalists Alex Getlin, Jessica Hendy, Scott Coulter, and John Boswell (also on piano) will perform an all-star theater soundtrack. In addition to the shows named above, audiences can expect songs from A Chorus Line, The Phantom of the Opera, Annie,and more. Tickets range from $57 to $129 for this concert.
222 Marina Park Way, Embarcadero
America The Beautiful: 250 at The Rady Shell
July 4
One night after recognizing the brilliance of Broadway, The Rady Shell will ring in the United States’ landmark anniversary with America The Beautiful: 250 this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Conductor Byron Stripling, joined by a five-performer ensemble and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, will lead a night of ballads that best resemble the red, white, and blue, including songs sourced from the Great American Songbook. After the show, concertgoers are invited to watch the nearby Big Bay Boom from their seats. Tickets range from $71 to $139 for this concert.
222 Marina Park Way, Embarcadero
Athenaeum Summer Festival at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Ryan Hardison is a freelance arts and entertainment writer and recent graduate of San Diego State. When he's not staring at his laptop, he's likely eating an adobada burrito or getting sunburnt at the beach.
San Diego summers can be brutal. But since the hottest period is typically late summer into early fall, San Diegans still have time to prepare. The pros at Mauzy Cooling, Heating, Plumbing, and Electrical are standing by to help homeowners fortify their homes against the elements and ensure their air conditioning is as frosty as the penguins that serve as the company’s mascots.
Many homeowners underestimate the load their AC system faces, especially in the inland valleys where temperatures regularly top 100 degrees. San Diego regularly sees multi-day heatwaves each summer, and a system that struggles on the first day will likely fail by the third.Longer run times, unusual sounds or smells, and uneven cooling from room to room are all signs that your system may not survive the next hot spell.
Systems typically last 12 to 17 years, but there are exceptions. If a system is approaching that, or is already there, a professional evaluation is recommended before summer really heats up. A good rule of thumb: If you can’t remember when your system was last serviced, it’s due.
“As technology changes, systems become smarter and smarter,” says Sean O’Connor, an install manager at Mauzy with 42 years of experience. “There are a lot of people out there who will say a system’s only good for 10 years. I don’t buy that—these systems are built to last as long as they’re taken care of.”
There are also a few steps homeowners can take between services to extend the life of their system. Regularly changing a dirty filter—especially if you have kids or pets—and keeping an outdoor unit clean can help head off problems in the future, says O’Connor.
Also, be realistic about whether it’s time to replace a unit. O’Connor likens pouring money into salvaging a faulty unit with patchwork repairs and replacement parts to “tripping over a dollar to pick up a dime.” When one part fails, others are sure to follow, and newer parts may not be compatible with older units. Mauzy recommends homeowners use the 50% rule: If a repair costs more than 50% of the system’s replacement value, and the equipment is over 10 years old, replacement is usually the better long-term value. And don’t forget the ducting. An older house that was built with heat and later had air conditioning added may not have sufficient airflow, regardless of how good the system is.
Last but not least, homeowners should know who to trust when it comes to their homes. Built on three generations of professional integrity, Mauzy has grown into not just a leader for cooling, heating, plumbing, and electrical services, but a leader in the community known for supporting local nonprofits across an array of causes. To ensure complete peace of mind, Mauzy stands behind a comprehensive 12-point guarantee that outlines its commitment to outstanding service, quality equipment, expert technicians who understand how the local microclimates affect HVAC performance, and no upsells or surprises on the bill.
“We go the extra mile. That’s what sets us apart,” O’Connor says. To get a free quote today, visit mauzy.com.
“This is insane!” the guy filming it seems to proclaim. “It’s the best fireworks show ever!” a companion confirms, inspiring a debate lasting over a decade.
All told, 7,000 fireworks exploded in the span of 25 seconds over San Diego Bay on July 4, 2012. A Michael Bay amount of unison. $125,000 worth of shells, cakes, Roman candles, and skyrockets had been placed on a barge—enough for 17 minutes of decorative sky flares—and…
Boom.
The sky looked like someone had set a giant Rorschach test on fire. Or as if whatever we all see in our Rorschachs—butterflies, clowns, tongue kissing, dads—was being electrocuted and lifted heavenward, amen. It was shocking how bright it was, how much it sizzled the local cosmos. Could’ve been one of those sci-fi films where a hole is ripped open between warring universes. But angstier, more metal—the work of some methy creator in a sleeveless concert tee.
The sound?
Lou Reed once released an entire album that contained 64 minutes of mindflaying guitar screeches and machine noises. No regular songs, just a fascinating amount of ear distress. His record label reps no doubt heard the melodic outro of their careers, but everyone else was in pain and stumped. That album still sounded better than the bay did that night. The bay sounded like a god who struggled with emotional regulation had blown his speakers and was working through the anger stage of AV grief.
In the left frame of the video, a middle-aged woman is attempting to drag her husband off by the hand. In no way does he want to go, possibly because he had missed the time Roseanne Barr sung the national anthem at a Padres game, simultaneously disemboweling and amusing America through the power of song. He would not willingly abandon an equally worthy San Diego trainwreck.
Another woman in the video appears to have just filled her beer, rushing to sit down for the show. She pauses mid-sit and returns to the full and upright position to properly bear witness. What was supposed to be prolonged entertainment has been so radically shortened that she will have to find another reason to drink. Lucky for her, drinking will be the only way to adequately process.
Locals remember the conspiracy theories. People wondered if the fuses had been tripped by a saboteur who was sympathetic to dogs, fish, or the growing suspicion that late-stage capitalism is a gorgeously branded but impossible dream sustained by remarkably efficient top-tier wealth retention and the soft compliance of fireworks-watchers who can no longer afford a house, a beer, or the personal impacts of human reproduction.
Speaking of being terrified of babies, babies were terrified. The children who witnessed it probably still can’t go near a candle store. But those kids will be tougher, perfectly scarred kids. They’ll write better songs.
That night helped us absolutely dominate the national news cycle. For a hot minute, we became America’s water-skiing squirrel. Now, years later, when you Google “fireworks gone wrong,” San Diego is always a top contender, along with that poor Nebraska family who nearly wiped out a couple generations in their front yard, their minivan somehow turning into a howitzer of recreational TNT.
There is still debate as to whether Big Bay Boom 2012 is the worst or greatest fireworks show of all time. But the advanced parts of civilization arrived at the truth as quickly as the women in the video did. It was undeniably amazing.
First of all, the point of Fourth of July fireworks isn’t “the intricate choreography of sky fire over a guaranteed amount of show time.” It’s about creating a vivid memory shared with some people you like, love, or would like to love.
BBB2012 used large-scale chemical fire to create the ultimate memory.
Sure, some people who iron their jeans subjected their family to a sermon about how San Diego managed to botch America’s birthday like a Disney princess-for-hire who smelled of quite a few Sauvignons.
The rest of us saw how perfectly it nailed the actual feeling of being an American. Because only a miniscule percentage of us bake postcard apple pies where every inch of crust is perfectly laminated like the wood in an Irish bar. Very few of us can paint on par with Picasso. The rest of us—despite truly believing in our America-activated abilities to achieve greatness in almost any field of our choosing—burn pies. We try to paint only to realize it looks like our fine motor skills have entered active death.
That’s why BBB2012 was the most perfectly American fireworks show ever: A wildly ambitious idea galvanized thousands upon thousands of people to both work on it and come to hold a beer and gawk at it, only to have it fail in the most glorious TMZ-level spectacle.
America isn’t about immaculate, storyless wins. It’s about how the framework of a country is solid enough that we can accidentally detonate our entire lives—a few times—and still probably be OK.
No one has America’d quite like San Diego did on that day. It was performance art. Lou Reed’s heart slow-clapped. Any brief municipal embarrassment quickly became a pride of our people. I can only hope the same for the Nebraskan yard family whose Dodge Aerostar became a hyperactive Death Star.
P.S. Local writer Maya Kroth compiled a quite great oral history of that night for Thrillist. The bottom lines for me were—it took nine months to prepare, no one was hurt, and even though the pyrotechnics company tried to zero out the bill, Big Bay Boom founder H. P. “Sandy” Purdon refused and paid them in full. This year will mark the 25th Anniversary of the yearly Big Bay Boom.
Troy Johnson is the magazine’s award-winning food writer and humorist, and a long-standing expert on Food Network. His work has been featured on NatGeo, Travel Channel, NPR, and in Food Matters, a textbook of the best American food writing.
Summer has officially kicked off, and San Diego is celebrating the sunny season with a myriad of fun events. From San Diego Pride week and a fairytale performance at Civic Theatre to a Santigold concert and Comic-Con, there are dozens of opportunities to make memories worth adding to your scrapbook. Here are all the best things to do in San Diego this July:
Divine inspirations, operatic ballads, and symphonic pop production elevate Rosalía’s Lux to heavenly levels. Hear angelic vocals ascend—in up to 13 languages—during her performance at Pechanga Arena.
Enjoy a night of feel-good indie rock and sing-along anthems at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre courtesy of Young the Giant and special guest Cold War Kids.
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Santigold collects genres like gold stars: musical accouterments that brighten her uniquely alternative sound. See her live in concert with dancehall producer Troy Baker Sound at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay.
Two male government workers pursue a secret romance amid the Lavender Scare in the San Diego Opera’s production of “Fellow Travelers” at the Balboa Theatre.
Audrey Hepburn. Marlon Brando. Salvador Dalí. What do these icons have in common? Each was the enigmatic focus of a Cecil Beaton portrait. Step inside Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World, an alluring showcase of 20th-century style at San Diego Museum of Art.
Courtesy of San Diego Pride
More Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Month
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The Little Italy Mercato will trade morning rays for golden-hour glow through its free Summer Sera, an expansion of the neighborhood’s farmers market with live music, artisanal finds, and a fetching amount of pet activities.
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San Diego Pride week starts with a Dyke March and ends with the two-day “Pride Shines On” festival. The days in between? Run a 5K, march in the parade, visit the rainbow-lit St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, and more.
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Dress up for a Mediterranean-themed tea time at the Estancia La Jolla, a laid-back yet refined afternoon planned for the resort’s monthly Tea in the Garden series.
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Nerd culture’s biggest gathering returns to the Convention Center. San Diego Comic-Con welcomes fans of everything from comic book cinema to ultra-rare collectibles for panels, exhibits, sneak peeks, and much more.
Ryan Hardison is a freelance arts and entertainment writer and recent graduate of San Diego State. When he's not staring at his laptop, he's likely eating an adobada burrito or getting sunburnt at the beach.
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