The Perfect Order: Chicken Liver Pate | Summer Squash | Berkshire PorkSure, when starting any venture—business, family, cult—many would prefer a lovingly restored Victorian home, nuzzled between always-blooming jacarandas and a pint-sized lending library. We want our dream restaurant in a structure

Once heralded as a property that could link public transit to San Diego’s airport by way of an automated people mover, the Port of San Diego’s headquarters just opposite the tarmac now seems like a distant possibility.The change in direction, communicated subtly through various actions taken by the

San Diego home prices are still rising among the fastest in the nation but, for a second month, New York is top dog.The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 8.7 percent annually in June, said the S&P Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. New York topped the 20-city index with a

I’ve lived in San Diego for 16 years and still unashamedly love Old Town. What other place in San Diego has so many kitschy shops, ghosts (totally real!), restaurants, breweries, and approximately one thousand different kinds of margaritas? Sure, there are a few obvious tourist traps, but there’s a

Colorful collages line the hallways of Best Start Birth Center in San Diego, the squishy faces of hundreds of newborns carefully cut out and framed. A picture of Executive Director Karen Roslie’s son, born in 2003, hangs among the smiling, crying, and squinting babies.Thirty years ago, Roslie’s moth

A Utah-based developer wants to build 910 apartments and townhomes as part of a mixed-use project on 67 acres now occupied by a Moon Valley plant and tree nursery along Oceanside Boulevard, an area the city has designated a “smart growth” corridor.The site is beside Oceanside’s sprawling El Corazon

Life science real estate developer Alexandria Real Estate Equities is retooling its redevelopment plan for the shuttered Costa Verde Center just opposite Westfield UTC in light of the recently adopted community plan that allows for high-density housing on the 13.9-acre site.The developer has scrappe

Fall is almost here. Break out your Uggs; get yourself a sugary, pumpkin-flavored coffee drink; and plan your trip to Julian for one of the mountain town’s famous apple pies. September also means that the kids are back in school, so mark your calendars, hire a babysitter, and check out these fun thi

I had nothing to wear. So, I went out and bought something special for 10 and 10 Club’s first singles event, designed to bring together 10 men and 10 women for a night of “guided convos and games.” Local real estate agent and hospitality veteran Cara Bowman started the club mainly because of a singl

The 101 Ash St. real estate broker who persuaded a San Diego Superior Court judge to stop state regulators from taking away his license — at least for now — will have until early next year to prepare his case.Jason Hughes, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor conflict of interest violation last year

At Eli’s Peruvian Kitchen, chef and owner Elizabeth Mostacero isn’t just going to feed you. She’s going to teach you about her homeland of Peru. The first lesson? Peru is more than Machu Picchu.“When you come here, my goal is not only [for you] to try our food,” says Mostacero. “It’s also to learn a

Throwing a historic no-hitter for your new team is one way to introduce yourself, but there’s far more to Padres pitcher Dylan Cease than fastballs. Painter. Disc golfer. Bee keeper. Cat owner. Mindfulness practitioner. Cease brought his whole self to San Diego when the Chicago White Sox traded him

Vice President Kamala Harris, as part of her presidential run, pledged recently to spur construction of 3 million new housing units in her first four years.The campaign said Harris would propose a new tax incentive for companies that build homes for first-time buyers, and other programs, said The Wa

And just like that, another weekend. If you’re seeking a way to fill it, look no further: This week’s roundup of things to do in San Diego includes a rollicking rodeo in Ramona, a scenic bike race, and a concert from a group of local icons who made it big, plus 12 more San Diego events.Food & Drink

The sun rises over Pechanga Arena’s parking lot, illuminating a near-endless patchwork of polyester tents, the hundreds of ad hoc storefronts that make up Kobey’s Swap Meet, the largest outdoor marketplace in San Diego.Deep in the sea of booths, Wali Amin settles comfortably in his abyss of folding

The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.”Buzz: House hunters were the winners, and apartment seekers the losers, in California’s housing construction game in the first half of 2024

I’d love to tell you where I am, but I forgot about six minutes ago. Gentle, futuristic-sounding music, like an orchestra of benevolent aliens, trills in my ears. Whatever vessel I am laying on buzzes softly in tandem. A soft blanket warms my legs. After 20 minutes, the melody clicks into silence, t

Tom Driscoll’s commercial fishing wharf at the north eastern tip of America’s Cup Harbor in Point Loma is falling apart. The marina’s four, fixed piers — home to as many as 120 fishing boats in their prime — appear to be on the brink of collapse. The business model gave way long ago.The substandard

Barrio Logan is always a jolt to the senses. Strolling Logan Avenue from Chicano Park to National Avenue, grabbing a Mexican mocha at Por Vida coffee, stopping by Border X Brewing to see if they’re hosting a lotería game, housing a loaded hot dog amid Barrio Dogg’s lowrider-themed décor—there’s no b

If you’ve been a renter since before the pandemic, chances are your wallet has taken a hit.Since 2019, San Diego rent has increased 41 percent, or $658 a month, for a one-bedroom unit, said a LendingTree study. It’s almost hard to imagine now, but rent in San Diego County was $1,590 on average five