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The San Diego Traveler

Archive for April 2008

April 30th, 2008

Fleet Week San Diego

The flagship event of San Diego’s salute to the military is the Fleet Week Sea & Air Parade. Your U.S. Navy will parade down The Big Bay to display the various types of ships and aircraft that comprise the world’s mightiest Navy.
The tentative list of participating ships includes a Guided Missile Destroyer, Guided Missile Cruiser, […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 11 comments

April 29th, 2008

Look up - It’s the Air Race World Series!

In close partnership with the city of San Diego, the San Diego International Sports Council and the Port of San Diego, the Red Bull Air Race World Series will make its second stop of the 2008 season and will race right downtown on the Big Bay against the beautiful backdrop of the city. This is […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

April 28th, 2008

Operation Thin Mint Sendoff

Each year, Girl Scouts sell cookies to raise money to fund their troops and councils. Since 2002, they have also collected donations for Operation Thin Mint during their cookie sales.
Operation Thin Mint is a nationwide Girl Scouts of America effort, originally spearheaded for the Navy by the Girls Scouts from the San Diego-Imperial Council […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment

April 26th, 2008

ArtWalk San Diego This Weekend

The streets of Little Italy will be filled with hundreds of visual artists, San Diego’s top musicians, and dance troops all weekend, in observance of our biggest annual art festival.
This is the 24th year for ArtWalk, and over 400 artists will be exhibiting their work this year, throughout the 16 block area.
Tips and advice […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

April 25th, 2008

Shark Attack!

This morning, 66-year-old retired veterinarian Dave Martin was swimming off the coast of Solana Beach when he was attacked by a shark. It is believed that it was a great white shark that is still on the loose.
After the attack, Dr. Martin was dragged from the water by fellow swimmers, but died from the […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

April 24th, 2008

This Week’s Featured Photos

Checking out Flickr, I came across some excellent new photos of this week in San Diego:

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.
Photo Credits:
#1: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7675892@N08/2431804276/
#2: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/43671228@N00/2428658763/
#3: Flickr […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

April 23rd, 2008

Come Home, Carly

San Diego’s own Carly Smithson delivered her last performance on American Idol this evening. Her rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar made Andrew Lloyd Webber proud, and you can’t ask for more than that.

Carly definitely out-performed some of the other competitors, so why didn’t she get the votes? Perhaps it was the “kiss of death” when […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment

April 22nd, 2008

EarthFair 2008

Last weekend’s EarthFair was the largest environmental fair yet. That’s saying a lot, as EarthFair was already billed as:
“The world’s largest annual environmental fair and Earth Day Celebration – produced by volunteers”

Over 300 exhibitors provided the framework for this festival. Some were educational, providing guidance on living greener, minimizing waste, and so on. […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 3 comments

April 20th, 2008

Spring Brides Heading to Del Mar

According to Bridalinsider, the Bridal Bazaar has been named San Diego’s “Best Bridal Show” every year brides have voted. In fact, more brides plan their weddings at the Bridal Bazaar than at any other local bridal show.
At the spring 2008 show (next Sunday, April 27, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds) you’ll meet over 200 […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

Celebrate the Earth

According to Wikipedia, Earth Day began in 1970:
“On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 12 comments