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The San Diego Traveler

Archive for May 2008

May 20th, 2008

Journey to the Lost Temple

Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, LEGOLAND launches “Journey to the Lost Temple,” an interactive musical adventure comedy featuring characters from the Park’s own Land of Adventure. The first year-round musical production in the history of LEGOLAND California, this show is specifically for children ages 2 to 12, featuring a cast of five San […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

May 19th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - May 19, 2008

Welcome to the May issue of The San Diego Special Edition! We’ve got some new local bloggers to welcome this month, so please give them a read and enjoy!
business

Debra Simpson presents Microsoft’s Office Live, Small Business Event posted at North San Diego Business@Large, saying,
“These are the four interviews with the keynote presenters at Microsoft […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 6 comments

May 18th, 2008

Last Week’s Featured Photos

Going through new photos of San Diego uploaded in the last week, I came across these notable images. I could imagine each of them framed on a wall, or paging through them in a coffee table book:

Aren’t these fabulous? Thanks and congratulations to this week’s featured photographers.
Photo #1 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/theinsecurerobot/2500499609/
Photo #2 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottandrenee/2500360233/
Photo […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment

May 16th, 2008

Are You Tech Savvy?

Approximately ten percent of San Diegans are “digitally savvy,” according to Scarborough Research. The real surprise is that we ranked ahead of high tech metropolises Seattle and San Francisco! We were, in fact, number four, behind Austin, Las Vegas, and Sacramento.
How About You?

Do you own:
 A PDA
 A digital video recorder
 A satellite radio […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 7 comments

May 15th, 2008

Celebrities Coming to Carlsbad

The very first annual Agua Hedionda Lagoon Celebrity Fishing Tournament will be held this Saturday (May 17th) in Carlsbad. This 248-acre coastal lagoon is the home of bass, halibut and spotfin croaker.
Frankly, I have a hard time imagining the celebrities fishing the lagoon, but it certainly sounds like it should be worth seeing.
The North […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment

May 14th, 2008

Run or Walk for a Good Cause

Marathons are no stranger to San Diego. In fact, it seems that nearly every weekend brings another walk or run to benefit a charity, fund a cure for a disease, or just get fit.
This weekend is no exception. It’s time to get on your running (or walking) shoes and get moving to benefit one of […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

May 13th, 2008

Barona’s $1 Million Quacker Dash

The fourth annual Barona’s $1,000,000 Quacker Dash will take place tomorrow (May 14th) at The Wave Waterpark in Vista. This quack-up of an event will benefit the San Diego Blood Bank, and features thousands of numbered little yellow rubber ducks thrown into the water to see which will dash to the finish line first.
These ducks […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

May 13th, 2008

San Diegans Reach Out to Chinese Earthquake Victims

According to the Chinese Service Center of San Diego, there are 30,750 Chinese people living in San Diego county (as of the last census). This represents about 1.9% of our population. But of course, you don’t have to be Chinese to relate to the victims of yesterday’s massive earthquake in China.
With death tolls […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2008

Sicilian Festival Taking Over the Streets of Little Italy

If you’re ready for some great food, music and fun, head down to Little Italy on Sunday (May 18) for Festa Siciliana!

See one of the great crowd-pleasers of this event, a festive Sicilian Flag Procession leading all through the streets of San Diego’s Little Italy (as seen in the beginning of this video).
This 15th […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 5 comments

May 11th, 2008

Happy Mother’s Day!

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/
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