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The Bipartisan Restroom At Hotel Palomar

Don't be surprised by the unisex potty at Hotel Palomar. A recent guest who had to use the restroom on the second floor of downtown San Diego’s

By Ron Donoho

/ November 1, 2012

The Bipartisan Restroom At Hotel Palomar

Slow & Easy: The San Diego Coronado Ferry

The view from the ferry of the downtown San Diego skyline. The trip lasts a mere 15 minutes one-way. But a ride on the quaint San Diego-Coronado Ferry is a

By Ron Donoho

/ October 31, 2012

Slow & Easy: The San Diego Coronado Ferry

Anger Management as Mayoral Race Strategy: Bob Filner and Carl DeMaio

Carl DeMaio and Bob Filner at a recent mayoral forum at Co-Merge downtown. In the slap battle that is San Diego’s mayoral race, councilmember Carl DeMaio would seem to

By Ron Donoho

/ October 29, 2012

Anger Management as Mayoral Race Strategy: Bob Filner and Carl DeMaio

Bargains Abound at Grocery Outlet Bargain Market

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market It was a big deal to people who live in downtown San Diego condos when a Ralphs supermarket was built in the late 1990s. A supermarket

By Ron Donoho

/ October 28, 2012

Bargains Abound at Grocery Outlet Bargain Market

Bob Schieffer Proves To Be A Big-Game Moderator

Let’s hope CNN’s Candy Crowley, PBS staple Jim Lehrer and all future moderators of high-level political discourse were watching a master at work last night in the third

By Ron Donoho

/ October 22, 2012

Bob Schieffer Proves To Be A Big-Game Moderator

The Tasty Intersection of Consumerism and Politics

Vote in the "7-Election" at this national convenience store. What do chicken wings, cocktails, cupcakes and coffee have to do with politics? More than you’d think. In

By Ron Donoho

/ October 20, 2012

The Tasty Intersection of Consumerism and Politics

Car2go Electric Car Sharing a Hit in San Diego

car2go electric car sharing service Worldwide the idea is not new, but in late 2011 San Diego became the first U.S. city to offer an electric car-sharing network. It’

By Ron Donoho

/ October 18, 2012

Car2go Electric Car Sharing a Hit in San Diego

San Diego Classy Awards Are "Philanthropic Oscars"

The 2012 Classy Awards “You stay classy, San Diego....” was the infamous sign-off line by comic actor Will Ferrell in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. In real

By Ron Donoho

/ October 17, 2012

San Diego Classy Awards Are "Philanthropic Oscars"

Stone Brewing Company is Craft Beer King

Greg Koch at San Diego Entrepreneur Day. Stone Brewing Company founder Greg Koch was asked recently to speak at the inaugural San Diego Entrepreneur Day. He stood on an outdoor

By Ron Donoho

/ October 12, 2012

Stone Brewing Company is Craft Beer King

Craft And Commerce Leads The Dining Curve

An interior wall of Craft and Commerce Craft and Commerce is thriving. The nouveau-Boho eatery is situated in Little Italy on the ground floor of an unaesthetic condo building, blocks

By Ron Donoho

/ October 10, 2012

Craft And Commerce Leads The Dining Curve

San Diego's Club For Celeb Spotting Is Fluxx

Fluxx nightclub in downtown San Diego San Diego isn’t populated by a slew of celebrities. But when the glitterati come to town – Usher, Cee Lo Green, Pam Anderson, Bruno

By Ron Donoho

/ October 9, 2012

San Diego's Club For Celeb Spotting Is Fluxx

The Historical Waterfront Bar and Grill

The Waterfront Bar and Grill (2044 Kettner Blvd.) was established in 1933 – significant because that was the year Prohibition (1920-33) was repealed. And that date plays into the running feud

By Ron Donoho

/ October 6, 2012