Del Mar is known for doing it up big with the San Diego County Fair and the Del Mar Race Track. But the rest of the year, this charming seaside community proves that small can be a good thing.
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The offseason in Del Mar
Freebies are a good thing, particularly when budgets are tight. Timken Museum of Art is not only a freebie — it’s also a good thing
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The Timken is a treasure
Copley Symphony Hall, home of the San Diego Symphony, has had an intriguing past since opening as the Fox Theatre movie palace in 1929, and its art-laden interior is a fascinating hodgepodge. But it’s easy to miss the storied hall on B Street.
Just as its name is an adaptation of the Spanish word “joya” for jewel, La Jolla does things its own way. Part of the city of San Diego, it is famous in its own right
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Perusing Prospect Street
La Jolla, the “jewel by the sea,” is one of San Diego’s most popular tourist spots. It is worth a long visit or multiple trips — by out-of-towners and locals alike.
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La Jolla lovely in the fall
San Diego’s 30-plus miles of waterfront constitute one of the region’s best calling cards. Our “Big Bay” offers splashy events that enhance its already considerable allure.
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‘Big Bay’ boasts waterfront spectacles
Visiting the beaches and North Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia is an experience unique to the San Diego coastline. This small community, which is part of Encinitas, has a slower pace and recalls a different era than other nearby coastal cities.
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Leucadia has never lost its charm
For vacationers and residents alike, hot summer days in San Diego usually inspire a trip to the beach. But the region boasts other places where you can keep your cool during the toastier months.
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Parks offer liquid refreshment
It’s summertime, and the fish are jumping in Mission Bay Park.
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Corner of park is a slice of easy life
Birch Aquarium: Scripps Oceanography’s public component has more than 60 tanks of fish and invertebrates. Touch screens display human and marine-life activity in San Diego Bay, and the Preuss Tide-Pool Plaza outside offers vistas of La Jolla and the Pacific.
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Sightseeing on campus
A 35-year-old man was jailed on suspicion of punching and kicking a dog at its owner’s Pacific Beach home, San Diego police said.
Authorities Friday are investigating the deaths of two veteran skydivers, one of them from San Diego, who were killed after their parachutes became entangled over Perris Valley Airport.
A deadly, nearly two-foot lizard found at a Rancho Bernardo home last week is being moved to the San Diego Zoo.
[07/11/2011] Featuring: TheBreax, Brian Buckley Band, The Inheritance & Soup
[06/10/2011] Eight local restaurants and breweries will partner to craft special food and beer pairings.
Following in his father’s footsteps at the prestigious law firm Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, Theodore “Ted” Cranston embarked on a legal career that earned him national recognition in the field of estate planning and accolades as a leader in community service to San Diego.
A robber with a pistol held up Rose Donuts north of El Cajon Saturday evening, sheriff’s officials said.
Sam Popkin is a political-science professor at UC San Diego. He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Candidate: How to Win — and Hold — the White House.” This is his take on the Nevada caucuses, provided to U-T San Diego:
The former chairman of the San Diego County and California Republican parties says Mitt Romney is the certain GOP nominee barring an unlikely shift in dynamic.
Illegal immigration is a contentious topic in the United States, but it can be a touchy subject in Mexico too.
A 42-year-old motorcyclist traveling west on state Route 76 was severely injured Saturday afternoon when his bike veered into an eastbound lane and collided with an SUV pulling a utility trailer, the California Highway Patrol said.
The executive director of the local chapter of the Susan G.
A new art exhibit unveiled in Encinitas on Saturday that was meant to honor a former city councilwoman has also created controversy.
About 1,000 middle school students participated Saturday in the Science Olympiad at Rancho Bernardo High School.
