Magpie is a small cute store located in South Park down the street a bit from local watering hole Whistle Stop. A regular stop among many at any and all South Park walkabouts it has been a staple for young fashionistas in San Diego over the past 3 years weather it is for a vintage [...]

Which boutique cared so much about winning a recent contest for “Best San Diego Boutique” that they used emails off their mailing list to log votes in to win? The question at hand… will it work when the contest sends the unsuspecting an email saying “Hello voter, Please follow the link below. You must [...]

Thursday, November 1 is a special edition of TNT. This coming first Thursday of the month, TNT will be bringing masquerade to MCASD. “Inspired by the monochromatic works of Robert Irwin,” people are encouraged to bring their own masks or create their own at the museum.

Explore the new exhibition, Robert Irwin: Primaries and Secondaries.

There will [...]

There are many bands out of Canada that are doing quite well. Personally, I love quite a few bands from Canada including; Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Hot Hot Heat, Metric and Stars just to name a few.
Tonight, October 29, Final Fantasy (another good band from Canada) will be at The Beauty Bar. [...]

Nightly News Video
LA Times Photographer, Karen Tapia-Anderson, captured a Stonehenge like image of 12 firefighters surrounded by flames atop of hill in the Santiago Firein Lake Forest. The Orange County firefighters were forced to take cover inside their silver coated emergency shelters. LA Observed wonders if this next year’s Pulitzer photo.
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Been watching a lot of tele after evacuating Monday, and today I heard Homecoming on HBO’s season trailer. I immediately recognized Kanye West and Chris Martin’s voice. The hook got me, so I went to iTunes only to find that it’s $9.99 for the Graduation album if I want Homecoming. I realize Kanye is trying [...]

Smoke Plumes of San Diego Fires visible from NASA’s satellites, red areas show fire activity.
These latest images, captured by NASA satellites on the afternoon of October 22, show the thick, billowing smoke coming off the numerous large fires and spreading over the Pacific Ocean. Fire activity is outlined in red.
With over 640 square miles and [...]

While some people were allowed to go back to their homes, others received evacuation orders this afternoon.
San Diego Wildfire Updates
As of midnight Wednesday morning, courtesy of CAL FIRE.

Harris Fire at Harris Ranch Road & Hwy 94 has burned 72,000 acres and is 10 percent contained.
Rice Fire has burned 7,500 acres in Rice Canyon in [...]

On Monday 250,000 people in San Diego County were told to evacuate their homes, the number has since increased to 500,000 people. The whole county is at a stand still seeking information on radio, television and the Internet to see if they will be next to get a reverse 911 call, or to see how [...]

If you would like to do something to help, think about volunteering or donating. Qualcomm has said they are closed for donations for the day. Q is overloaded with real evacuees that have been forced to leave their homes. it would help the people who are operating evacuation facilities to find an alternative site, as [...]