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Whether you’re off to one of the many Mother’s Day brunches being held around the county, a Mother’s Day home tour, out to a spa for some quality pampering, or just spending the day with your mom or your kids, Happy Mother’s Day, San Diego!
Photo credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael-seljos/2479202973/in/set-72157603269449844/
Tags: mother's dayAJ Rafael has uploaded an original song “How’s San Diego Pauli,” followed by another original composition “Johnny Rockets.”
Hmmm. This gives me an idea for another series…songs about San Diego. If you discover any videos that we should include, please send them in!
Tags: aj rafael, how's san diego pauli, johnny rocketsLooking through Flickr, I came across these wonderful new images of San Diego uploaded this week. Perhaps I’m feeling a bit blue…
Each of these pics shows off something special found in San Diego county. Great work by these excellent photographers!
Photo #1 (PB (Pacific Beach), San Diego) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/chilsta/2477753459/
Photo #2 (This Is Not Jill!) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/12530381@N07/2469967592/
Photo #3 (Another Really Nice Turn) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/mswebersd/2462005501/
Photo #4 (10090 blue plane) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevlar/2461206768/
Photo #5 (Cabrillo Bridge - San Diego, California) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael-seljos/2460434101/
If you take any great photos in San Diego that you’d like to share, please send them in, or send us your Flickr links. We’d love to help show them and San Diego off.
Tags: balboa park, cabrillo bridge, flickr, pacific beach, pb, peacock, photographs, Photos, pictures, red bull air races, san diego, san diego zoo, shore club, surfing
Calling all San Diego Bloggers - This is the official May call for submissions to:
The San Diego Special Edition
San Diego County bloggers, as well as bloggers writing articles about their travels here, gather together here once a month to share our favorite articles.
Our distinguished, and ever growing, list of past participating blogs include:
Tags: blog, bloggers, call for submissions, carnival, writers
Yellow Tail Wine surveyed a sample of 900 adults across America in order to determine which are the ten most sparkling cities.
More than half of survey respondents said that what makes a city sparkle is “breathtaking scenery” (61%) and “great night life” (53%).
According to Yellow Tail’s definition:
“It’s the unique energy that invigorates you from the moment you arrive.”
Fifty-eight percent of respondents picked San Diego! The other top cities chosen (in descending order) are:
Your vote can make the difference. Go to http://www.yellowtailwineusa.com/#/fun/always-sparkle/ and vote for the most sparkling city before June 15.
The Most Sparkling City will be unveiled during a sparkling event in the winning city the week of July 4, in conjunction with Independence Day.
Photo credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianauer/2249063463/
Tags: cities, city, las vegas, los angeles, martha's vineyard, miami, new orleans, new york, orlando, san francisco, santa monica, south beach, sparkling, wine, yellow tail
Long known as a party school, San Diego State University (SDSU) was the target of an undercover drug probe that culminated in the arrest of approximately 100 people, primarily students, today. The arrests were made at several homes and fraternities.
Dubbed “Operation: Sudden Fall,” the school was first targeted for investigation as the result of a student’s alcohol and cocaine overdose on Cinco de Mayo last year.
Rather than one large drug operation, the arrests were related to many smaller drug dealers selling a variety of drugs, including marijuana, ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine, mushrooms, and other prescription and illicit drugs. Drugs, cash and guns were all seized.
Some of the students arrested were criminal justice majors, notably including one student a month away from a masters degree that would have led to a career with Homeland Security!
Tags: cash, cinco de mayo, criminal justice, drugs, fraternities, guns, homeland security, Jenny Poliakoff, san diego state, sdsu, Shirley Jennifer Poliakoff, university
LUNAFEST is a national traveling festival of short films by, for and about women. Tomorrow (May 7), this film festival comes to Cardiff by the Sea.
The nine films selected for this year’s festival include:
This film festival, presented by San Diego Stroller Strides for the San Diego audience, will premiere at Temple Solel. Along with the films, several talks are also scheduled:
Talk 1 ~ “Bringing Sexy Back”
Talk 2 ~ “Sleep Success”
Talk 3 ~ Balancing Work and Motherhood
Talk 4 ~ “Mommy 911″
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo south of the border might seem like a great idea, but you should be aware that there is a current Travel Alert on Mexico, issued by the U.S. Department of State. It begins:
“Violent criminal activity fueled by a war between criminal organizations struggling for control of the lucrative narcotics trade continues along the U.S.-Mexico border. Attacks are aimed primarily at members of drug trafficking organizations, Mexican police forces, criminal justice officials, and journalists. However, foreign visitors and residents, including Americans, have been among the victims of homicides and kidnappings in the border region.”
If that’s not enough to give you pause:
“Armed robberies and carjackings, apparently unconnected to the narcotics-related violence, have increased in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. Dozens of U.S. citizens were kidnapped and/or murdered in Tijuana in 2007. Public shootouts have occurred during daylight hours near shopping areas.”
The U.S. Department of State further advises:
“For more detailed information on staying safe in Mexico, please see the Mexico Country Specific Information at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html. For the latest security information, U.S. citizens traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s internet web site at http://travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States…”
Flag courtesy Wikipedia Creative Commons.
Tags: cinco de mayo, day trip, department of state, mexico, travel alert, travel warningToday was practice day for the Red Bull Air Race World Series over San Diego bay. A viewer was kind enough to capture some of the excitement and share it via YouTube:
If you’re in San Diego this weekend, be sure to spend some time outdoors so that you can watch this event live.
Tags: air race, red bull, world seriesLooking through Flickr, I came across these wonderful images of San Diego uploaded this week:
Great work by these excellent photographers!
Photo #1 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/slack12/2458167262/
Photo #2 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/2444210458/
Photo #3 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/susan_w/2446717215/
Photo #4 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael-seljos/2458326235/
If you take any great photos in San Diego that you’d like to share, please send them in, or send us your Flickr links. We’d love to help show them and San Diego off.
Tags: balboa park, lakeside rodeo, marina, photographers, photographs, Photos, san diego, san diego state, sdsu, skyline, sunrise, ultimate frisbee 
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