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The San Diego Traveler

Archive for the ‘Politics & Religion’ Category

October 20th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - October 20, 2008

Welcome to the October 20, 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition! It’s great to see so many of our favorite bloggers back this month, as well as some new voices joining us. The variety of these articles and blogs is wonderful, and really shows the breadth of the San Diego experience. Have a […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

October 14th, 2008

Register to Vote - AND Get Free Ice Cream!

On Monday (October 20) from 4-8 p.m., Baskin-Robbins will celebrate its new Election Flavors by offering a free 3 oz. cup or cone of Straight Talk Crunch (representing Republican Senator John McCain) or Whirl of Change (representing Democratic Senator Barack Obama) to anyone who registers to vote at any of the 29 local Baskin-Robbins located […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

October 13th, 2008

Do Beach and Booze Mix?

For decades a debate has waged over whether or not to allow alcohol on San Diego’s beaches. If you ever watched an episode of Beach Patrol: San Diego, you’d understand why. Drunks seem to take up more of the beach officers’ time than anything else, and the beach brawl last Labor Day didn’t help.
This November, […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 3 comments

September 22nd, 2008

Hotel del Seeks Expansion

The Hotel del Coronado, San Diego’s most famous hotel, is planning to add 144 condominium hotel rooms, underground parking, and larger conference facilities in order to better compete with new expansive facilities such as the Hilton San Diego Bayfront (due to open in December) and Gaylord Resort and Convention Center Chula Vista (anticipated for 2013).
This […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

September 18th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - September 18, 2008

Welcome to the September 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition!
This edition includes not only some great articles, but more videos, photoblogs, and a podcast! Have you noticed blogging becoming more multi-dimensional?
Did you catch Martha Stewart’s show on blogging this week?  The variety of blogs featured was pretty cool. I guess when Martha […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

September 3rd, 2008

Rebuilding Vista

Have you driven around Vista lately? Does it seem like they’re rebuilding everything? Well, you’re right, they are!
Vista Civic Center
The City of Vista broke ground on the new City’s Civic Center last week, which will replace the ramshackle 1931 school and trailers that currently houses city hall, replacing them with the beautiful facility below […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

August 18th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - August 18, 2008

Welcome to the August 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition! We have an excellent mix of bloggers participating this month, with articles ranging from arts to sports. I hope that you enjoy reading this compilation of some of San Diego’s best blogs, and show the writers some love by leaving your comments on […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

July 18th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - July 18, 2008

Welcome to the July 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition! Summer is a great time to celebrate living here in San Diego county, and these articles remind me of many of the things I love about living here. I hope you enjoy them, and a terrific sampling of our local bloggers. What a […]

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

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