The Padres were supposed to be a mess this year. But thanks to an unstoppable start, star power veterans, and some of the best young talent in the league, this has been a season to binge. When it comes to a World Series run, fans may still sometimes feel like cats in a room full of rocking chairs, b

What do fresh sandwiches, frosty lemonade, and a sun-soaked afternoon all have in common? They’re the holy trinity of a perfect picnic—and San Diego just happens to be the ultimate stage. With rolling green lawns and cliffside ocean perches, America’s Finest City is basically a picnic paradise. Whet

We asked, you answered. Here are the winners our readers chose as the Best of San Diego 2025. Click on the categories below to jump to your favorite lists. Beauty & Cosmetic | Fitness | Food & Drink | Health & Wellness | Home & Garden | Kids | People | Pets | Professional Services | Shopping | Trave

I wasn’t sure I’d ever feel butterflies for someone again. When my long-term relationship ended last year, I couldn’t have imagined that in several months’ time I’d be trading messages and stories, laughing over new inside jokes and finding so many points of connection with someone like Robin (not h

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased to where it was three weeks ago, modest relief for prospective homebuyers challenged by rising home prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs. Related Articles Paying for a remodeling job: Tap home equity line or in

From revamped icons, FOMO-inducing bakeries, and booze-fueled workouts to legendary local athletes, mega retail openings, and ways to get your kids out of the house, here’s our annual guide to the best of the best in the city, according to us and you. Click the photos below to see our full list in e

Best Place to Shop for a Cause Thread Spun Much as you’ll want to, you can’t move into Thread Spun, a sustainably minded Encinitas boutique on North Coast Highway. But you can stock up on beautifully made, thoughtfully curated homewares, apparel, accessories, personal care items, and goodies for kid

Best Semicentennial San Diego Foundation The San Diego Foundation (SDF) celebrated its 50th anniversary with proclamations from 15 cities and the County of San Diego, declaring May 28 as San Diego Foundation Day and launching a new campaign. It was also named Nonprofit of the Year by State Senator A

Best Place for Athletes to Go Clubbing Club House Encinitas Need to baby your muscles after a marathon or sweat out the bad decisions you’ve made in the last decade? Club House is your spot. A 50-minute session at this wellness destination in Encinitas gets you access to tools like red light therapy

Best Proof That San Diego is a Sports Town 2024 Summer Olympics Last year’s Olympics in Paris delivered plenty of unforgettable moments—a metal band performing alongside a headless Marie Antoinette in a 13th-century castle, breakdancing’s short-lived debut (sorry, Raygun), and even Snoop Dogg servin

Best Way to Convince Your Kids to Get Outside Mellano Farm Stand Spend a screen-free afternoon with fun activities like pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, and wildflowers; tractor rides; and animal encounters with pigs, goats, and chickens at Mellano Farm Stand in Oceanside. The family-owned l

The city of San Diego will hand over its asbestos-plagued office tower at 101 Ash St. to a development team that believes that it can turn the currently unusable high-rise into something city leaders say they desperately need — rent-restricted apartments for low-income families. Tuesday, San Diego C

This weekend, immerse yourself in the artistry of our local theaters, festivals, museums, and marketplaces. Gain “herstorical” insight from The Lesbians of San Diego Project’s new play, or experience Tahitian cultural traditions at the annual Heiva San Diego in Oceanside. You can also admire and pur

San Diego home price gains remained near the bottom of national rankings in May, far from the breakneck pace seen a year ago. The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.37% annually, said the S&P Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. San Diego had the No. 2 biggest gains in the

California’s home sales declined by the largest amount in a year in May, as an extended buying slump continues. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed statewide transaction data from Attom, finding 28,557 closed sales of houses and condos, both existing properties and new construction. That’s a 7% decrease

The lease would last six decades, if approved. It calls for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a vacant mid-century high-rise that has not been safe to enter, let alone occupy, for years. Turning the 101 Ash St. office tower into affordable housing — a plan the San Diego City Council will c

Investors own roughly 1-in-6 Southern California houses. That’s a highlight of my trusty spreadsheet’s review of local investor statistics from BatchData, which peeked into who owns 3.8 million single-family houses in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. T

Spring is typically one of the busiest times for the real estate industry. Not this year. There were 2,384 home sales in San Diego County in May, said Attom Data Solutions, down 9% from the year before. For context, it might make some real estate agents long for the Great Recession. In May 2008, the

Another change at In-N-Out has everybody talking. And no, it’s not a minor tweak to the burger chain’s mostly unwavering menu. It’s Lynsi Snyder, the company’s sole owner, who told a podcaster she’s moving her family to Tennessee from California. This California-centric food empire is undergoing a v

Relatively speaking, California is not a hot spot for housing investors. That’s a conclusion from my trusty spreadsheet’s review of data on investor activity across the nation from BatchData, a small data tracker that digs deeper into property records than many traditional real estate analysts. Batc