July 8th, 2007
Tesco, the British grocery chain, is planning on opening their first seven stores in San Diego County by the end of the year. The company currently operates 1,779 grocery stores in the UK. They operate in 12 additional markets outside the UK, in Europe and Asia. Tesco also operates a wide range of non-food stores.
Tesco’s San Diego [...]
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July 7th, 2007
If you haven’t visited Carlsbad’s strawberry fields recently, you’d better hurry. U-Pick Strawberries, at Cannon Road along the I-5, has been open to the public since mid-April this year, but they will close by the end of July to begin next year’s crop.
For $6 for a small bucket, or $11 for a large bucket, [...]
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July 6th, 2007
On Monday night, I had the great pleasure of attending Joan Armatrading’s concert at the 4th & B, on the outskirts of the Gaslamp. If you’ve never been to the 4th & B, it’s a very bare bones venue owned by the House of Blues, more like a warehouse than a concert hall. The chairs are plastic, like you’d [...]
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July 5th, 2007
It’s time for our weekly Carnival of Cities, and our host this week is Going to San Antonio! The theme is A Blog Party, so (with no authority whatsoever) I choose the winner of Most Thematic Entry to be Alan at Buenos Tours with Feria de Mataderos, with honorable mention to Lydia with Covert Missions: Saints & [...]
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July 4th, 2007
July 4th is one of my favorite days in San Diego County. There are so darn many festivals, parades, and places to enjoy the fireworks that no one needs to be left out. If you head to just about any beach, you can enjoy it all. As for me, I don’t even leave the block.
We have [...]
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July 3rd, 2007
The San Diego House of Blues (or HOB) is a restaurant, a bar, a nightclub, and a gift shop, all rolled into one. It’s on 5th Avenue, on the edge of the Gaslamp, but not the prettiest part. From the outside, it looks more like a movie theatre than anything else, but as soon as you enter [...]
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July 2nd, 2007
Are you looking for something to do this July 4th? It won’t be hard to find. The 4th of July is about the busiest day of the year here. Are you feeling patriotic? Athletic? Hungry? Feel like some old-fashioned family fun? How about all of the above? Do you know where you can go [...]
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July 1st, 2007
This week, jetBlue Airways began flying one non-stop roundtrip flight between San Diego to Boston each evening. They already fly non-stops between San Diego and New York City/JFK as well as Washington DC/Dulles. On July 27, jetBlue will add another new non-stop flight between San Diego and Salt Lake City, UT.
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