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As picturesque as San Diego is, one can explore the city and its surrounding areas for years and still need time to see more. But for visitors and residents alike, there are a few attractions and places that should be on the must-see list, whether its to impress the visiting relatives, or simply to reimd yourself what a great place San Diego is to live. ...

San Diego isn't known as a city of neighborhoods, but they do exist in this bastion of suburbia. Here are the top urban neighborhoods in the city of San Diego. ...

Did you know you can take in the museums and galleries in Balboa Park for free? As a service to the public, each Tuesday of the month offers free admission to Balboa Park venues, on a rotating basis. ...

If you're a sports fan, here are some of the best places to eat, drink and watch sports around San Diego. ...

North Park is the most sprawling of San Diego's urban neighborhoods. ...

From intimate to arena-size, San Diego has a wide variety of concert venues to choose from. Here's our guide's top picks to see live performances in and around San Diego. ...

Things to do around San Diego during Easter and spring break. ...

UTC is a pleasant outdoor mall. Located in the Golden Triangle area (and slated for a refurbishing), it caters to the yuppie/soccer mom crowd. ...

Along southern California’s sandy beaches, from March through September, one of the most remarkable life cycles in the sea is completed; the California grunion comes ashore to spawn. Grunion hunting has become one of the famous sports of southern California. ...

A walk along San Diego's scenic Embarcadero is the essence of the city ...

One of San Diego's longest-standing urban legends is the story that a midget - or munchkin - colony of homes existed somewhere near La Jolla. It may be an urban legend, but it's a pretty good story anyway. ...

As summer approaches, San Diegans know that it’s time to head out to the San Diego County Fair. The Fair will bring forth a range of fun exhibits, contests, concerts and attractions sure to satisfy both new and long-time visitors to the fifth largest Fair in North America. This special section is a small taste of what you can expect to encounter at this year's San Diego County Fair. ...

San Diego has lots of things to do for free, and some of it is right in front of our eyes ...

Balboa Park institutions have a number of summer camp programs for your children. Both half-day and full-day programs are available, covering a wide range of topics and interests. ...

Comfort food, breakfast at any time, late-night dining, cheap eats - sometimes you gotta have diner food. Here are my top picks for dining at diners in San Diego. ...

Spring is nearly here and what better way to mark it than walking through acres of colorful flowers. Ranunculus are the flowers that are produced at the Carlsbad Flower Fields, which were started by Edwin Frazee and his family. And March and April are the months when these Tecolote ranunculus, with its rose-like petals come into full bloom.

Grown from a bulb, which were introduced to the area by English horticulturist John Gage nearly 70 years ago, the ranunculus splash the hillsides in a rainbow of colors ranging from reds, oranges, whites, pinks and...

Jay Leno may have bumped him from his "Tonight Show" gig, but Conan O'Brien isn't waiting for his next talk show offer. Instead, the lanky redhead comedian is hitting the standup comedy circuit, including an April 29 date at the San Diego Civic Theatre. The tour is the first public appearances by O'Brien since the late night tug-of-war drama with Leno was played out in public earlier this year and it promises to be one of the hottest tickets around.

Speculation is that the Conan show will be a "revue," with O'Brien's longtime sidekick, Andy Richter, and band leader and E...

With the El Nino soaking Southern California with steady and consistent rainfall this season, the local deserts particularly benefit in the spring, when the desert wildflowers come into bloom. Around Borrego Springs and in the Anza-Borrego Desert, March looks to be a fine time to make the trek to our local desert to see this annual natural display.

When will the flowers bloom? It all depends. According to the Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce, each year's bloom is unique in its variety, profusion, and timing. From late February through March, you can find blossoms on the desert floor. For up-to-date information,...

On the heels of the Chelsea King disappearance and death last week, the remains of Escondido teen Amber Dubois have been apparently found more than a year after she disappeared while walking to school.

According to a report by KGTV news, Escondido Police Chief Jim Maher said searchers found Amber's skeletal remains early Saturday on the Pala Indian Reservation, a sparsely populated area that occupies more than 12,000 acres in the northeast corner of San Diego County. The county medical examiner's office confirmed later in the day the remains were Amber's through dental records, Maher said.

The search for Amber Dubois...

If you have to drive San Diego's freeways on your daily commute, you obviously know traffic can be a headache. And depending where you're coming from or going to, you experience firsthand the pain points during your drive. And those pain points and bottlenecks add hours wasted in traffic.

Recently, the Union-Tribune ran an article pointing out the worst rush-hour spots in San Diego County. And if you drive on these particular freeways, you can probably agree with the results. Eastbound state Route 78 at Barham Drive in San Marcos was the most congested rush-hour spot in San Diego County...

A body suspected to be that of missing Poway teen Chelsea King found near the Lake Hodges shoreline was confirmed by San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore confirmed Tuesday afternoon. "There's a strong likelihood we have found Chelsea," Gore said.

The body was found at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The body was found in an area not far from where searchers had previously discovered a piece of evidence, a shoe. The body was covered in a shallow grave in an area that had been searching extensively, about ten feet from the waterline.

On Tuesday evening, thousands of mourners gathered in Poway...

As reported by the Union-Tribune, a registered sex offender has been taken into custody and is being questioned by homicide detectives in the disappearance of Poway teenager Chelsea King, Sheriff Bill Gore said at a 7 p.m. news conference Sunday at Rancho Bernardo Community Park.

John Albert Gardner III, 30, of Lake Elsinore, was taken into custody in front of an Escondido business at 4:20 p.m. on Lake Drive near Rancho Drive in Escondido, Gore said.

Numerous pieces of physical evidence led them to Gardner, Gore said. The sheriff said the hunt for Chelsea King...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami advisory for coastal California, including San Diego County, until 2 p.m. Saturday due to an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Friday night near the coast of central Chile.

Although the warning is the lowest-level alert, San Diego lifeguards are advising the public to stay out of the ocean and away from the immediate coast during the warning period. People should not go to local harbors or beaches to view the event, lifeguards said.

Strong currents are expected along the shorelines with the potential for some minor flooding, according to the National Weather Service.

Ocean...

If you're a dog lover and concerned about the plight of dogs overpopulating our animal shelters, here's an event that will bring awareness to pet adoptions in a fun and festive way. The 2010 Doggie Street Festival is dedicated to increasing pet adoption through its yearly Festival and special educational events and projects throughout the year. Enjoy scrumptious foods, entertainment, exhibits, pet obedience demonstrations, vendors with pet related products and services, contests, including best dressed dog, best pet trick, and owner pet look-alike competition.

This one-day pet celebration and adoption event will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010; at...

Comic-Con is an enormous popular culture force. And Comic-Con is an important economic force in San Diego. But the event has become so huge that it is literally bursting at the seams, the public demand is so great. And that's making convention center officials nervous, even though Comic-Con is locked up through 2012.

But recent overtures from cities like Anaheim and Las Vegas, where facilities are larger, make the possibility of Comic-Con leaving its homegrown roots very real. A recent article in the Union-Tribune looked at the prospect of the event leaving and...