1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (628+ words) A century-old mountain lodge just outside Julian is about to feel brand new. The Dempsey opens this October in Pine Hills, transforming the historic 1912 Pine Hills Lodge into a design-forward retreat that’s unlike anything else in the area. The property…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (736+ words) Whether your team is on the field or you’re just here for the nachos, San Diego has plenty of places to catch the game this season. From official fan bars with perks for regulars to a literal pool with a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (221+ words) Someone in Temecula looked at a pile of retired wine barrels and thought: art exhibit. And honestly? Correct. The Barrel Art Trail puts 42 one-of-a-kind sculptures at wineries and businesses across the valley – each one a retired barrel transformed by a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (248+ words) Yes, that goop. Gwyneth Paltrow’s brand just opened its first-ever dine-in restaurant at One Paseo in Del Mar, and it’s a 92-seat space she personally had a hand in designing. Clean food, California light, and marble she picked out herself....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) There is a reason a century-old theatre makes such a good setting for a horror movie. The Balboa has the creaking, shadow-heavy atmosphere the genre was built on, and this fall it is putting that to work three separate times....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (371+ words) City Tacos has been a San Diego staple since 2014. What Gerry Torres is building next makes it look like a warm-up. El Punto at Liberty Station is a full-service Mexican restaurant with an off-leash dog park, life-size lawn games, a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (559+ words) Remember when Mission Valley Mall was just… there? Those days are gone. The Valley has already brought in Kura Sushi and Box Lunch this summer, and now a whole new wave of restaurants and shops is landing between now and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (307+ words) Downtown is getting a new hotel on Sixth Avenue, and the building is already standing. Stellen San Diego Gaslamp will open in the first quarter of 2027 in the space Hotel Z occupies today. It’s a full renovation and rebrand, not…...