High above "the City" with great, 360-degree views of the bay and streets below, is an iconic San Francisco bar. It's Cityscape and it is back open after a remodel. “Cityscape has been imaginatively redesigned to evoke the beauty and mystery of the cosmos,” said Peter Hart, General Manager of Hilton San Francisco Union Square. “The 'Celestial Sisters' is a series of … [Read more...]
Remembering Hurricane Katrina 19 Years Later In New Orleans & The Rebuild
Editor's Note: This story was originally published on PubClub.com soon after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Aug. 20, 2005. It focuses on how the city rebuilt itself from the devastation. The music still plays in the French Quarter. The bars are still buzzing (as are the patrons) on Bourbon Street. Mardi Gras beads are hanging from balconies and trees along St. Charles … [Read more...]
Taste Of North Park Features San Diego Craft Beers & Live Music This October
Known for its craft breweries, it's only appropriate that this neighborhood of San Diego would have a party to celebrate it. The Taste Of North Park features San Diego craft beers, food samples and live music this October. The 13th annual event is Saturday Oct. 5. It goes from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and features more than 40 restaurants, breweries, cafes and retail stores with … [Read more...]
There’s A Las Vegas Pool Party In The Fall & Winter At Marquee Dayclub Dome
The famous Las Vegas pool parties, which rock the daytime Sin City daylife scene, are primarily a spring and summer happening. But there's one place where the daytime pool party continues in the fall and winter months and that's the at the Marquee Dayclub Dome, a climate-controlled pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The dome, 50 feet above the pool deck with heaters, … [Read more...]
San Diego’s La Mesa Oktoberfest 2024 Dates, Beer Garden, Bands & Food Information
Southern California's largest Oktoberfest party turns a part of San Diego into Munich for a weekend during the annual La Mesa Oktoberfest. Now in its 51st year, this year’s festival is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-6. The event features vendors, three biergartens with a rotating polka band, beer stein contests, the chicken dance and, of course, German food and lots … [Read more...]
San Diego Oktoberfest Celebrations Dates, Tickets & Informations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ein Prost! It's Oktoberfest time around the world and in San Diego there's two big festivals that will have you thinking you're in Munich. Well, maybe not quite, but close enough. There are two major festivals in San Diego, one taking place over two weekends and another just one the first of October. At each, you can … [Read more...]
8th Annual East Village Oktoberfest Taking Place At Quartyard Oct. 5
The 8th Annual East Village Oktoberfest is taking place at Quartyard, Saturday, October 5th from Noon-6 p.m. Held in partnership with the East Village Association, it features the traditional German festivities with a San Diego twist – it also has a Mexican flair. The locaton is within Quartyard and on Market Street between 13th & 14th streets, “It’s that time of the … [Read more...]
New Event, The Taste of College Area, Coming To San Diego
A new event, the Taste of College Area, is coming to San Diego. In a city filled with fun events, the Taste of College Area takes place on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The location is throughout the College Area & Rolando Neighborhood Commercial Corridor (El Cajon Boulevard between 54th Street & 73rd Street and on the SDSU Campus). It features samples … [Read more...]
San Diego Saturday Block Party Features Yächtley Crëw At Music Box
A block party is coming to San Diego. It's taking place at Music Box, a live music venue just north of Little Italy and the band is one that will have people partying as if they were on a yacht in San Diego Bay. The band is Yächtley Crëw, which plays a genre of music known as yacht rock (a twist on the Jimmy Buffett-inspired Trop Rock category). Yächtley Crëw is probably … [Read more...]
San Diego Labor Day Weekend Things To Do & Best Events
This a rundown of things to do, the best places to be and the most fun events for Labor Day Weekend in San Diego. There are pool parties, concerts, a great bar scene and it is also the start of the college football season. Labor Day Weekend Events The Beach Boys – the Mike Love version – play Sunday night at the Shell Amphitheater on San Diego Bay. Called Endless Summer Gold … [Read more...]
Key West Hosting Jimmy Buffett Events On Labor Day Weekend
There are Labor Day Weekend shows – not show – in Key West as the Conch Republic celebrates the life and songs of Jimmy Buffett. It was a year ago that the Jimmy Buffett passed away and to mark the occasion the town in which he lived, had a recording studio and pretty much defined his lifestyle is having a celebration. Called “Just a Few Friends Key West” – a play on words … [Read more...]
PBS SoCal Launches LA Food Documentary Series
PBS SoCal is launching a new food documentary digital series dedicated to documenting global food culture that follows the chefs, cooks and entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing what it means to run a restaurant. Called REBEL KITCHENS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, it follows Chef Tolu ‘Eros’ Erogbogbo, Korean transplant Chef Jihee Kim, punk rock Chefs Alex and Elvia Garcia, … [Read more...]
Top San Diego Padres Pre-Game & Game-Watching Bars
While it's hardly Fenway Park or Wrigley Field, Petco Park in San Diego does have a pretty good pre-game social scene. Here is a rundown of the best bars and places to be before, during and after San Diego Padres games. The bars are listed in alphabetical order. ALTITUDE Sky Lounge (Marriott hotel) This upscale lounge has a patio in which you can peer down into Petco Park. … [Read more...]
San Dieg’s All You Can Eat Shabu-Work Opens A San Marcos Location
Inspired by the success of its original location in Mira Mesa, the family-owned Shabu-Works is expanding to San Marcos. Known for its premium “All You Can Eat” traditional Japanese-style Shabu-Shabu, the San Marcos restaurant presents an expanded selection to their already impressive offerings of premium cuts of Wagyu beef and more. "We are thrilled to announce the opening … [Read more...]
Pacific Beach Gets New Restaurant & Bar, Slowly Restaurant & Lounge
Life at the beach tends to move more slowly than in other places and maybe that's why a new restaurant and bar in San Diego's Pacific Beach is called Slowly. Actually its full name is Slowly Restaurant & Lounge and it is a Mediterranean establishment with a Baja flair from the owners of Landini’s Pizzeria, Scuderie Italia and Ristorante Illando, Landini’s Restaurant … [Read more...]
These San Diego Bars Are Celebrating National Rum Day With Drink Specials
National Rum Day is Aug. 16 and these San Diego bars are marking the occasion with rum drinks and specials. They are: The Mavericks Mai Tai at Mavericks Beach Club, one of the most popular bars in Pacific Beach, is a boozy concoction made with Bacardi Dark & White Rum orange juice, lime, mango, amaretto, orgeat and a floater of Myers. It is $6 from 2-6 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Coco Maya ‘On Wednesdays We Wear Pink’ Cocktails
In support of the San Diego Lifesaving Association, Coco Maya in San Diego's Little Italy is having special "On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” cocktails. As part of its Cocktails for a Cause program, $1 from each drink will go to the association, which focuses on promoting public safety in the coastal and aquatic environment through educational and charitable means and the promotion … [Read more...]
San Francisco Rum Festival 2024 Dates, Details & Tickets
As home of the Tonga Room, Smuggler's Cove and The Zombie Village, San Francisco is a mecca for tiki bars and rum drinks. And to kick off Labor Day Weekend, the ninth annual San Francisco Rum Festival & Congress is happening at SOMArts. Also known as the California Rum Fest NoCal Edition, it takes place Aug. 31 and Sept. 2. It starts with the Rum Congress on Friday and … [Read more...]
Rooftop LA Rum Fest Set For End Of August In DTLA
If you say "mmm" when you think of rum, then the LA Rum Fest is for you. Also known as the California Rum Fest SoCal Edition, it takes place Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Haas Building DTLA Rooftop. Put on by TheRumLab.com, it is an event featuring two seminars and a rum tastig, along with music from a DJ. All of this is infused with the skyline of downtown Los Angeles. “Rum … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Highlights Top Things To Do In San Diego This Weekend
The Polynesian lifestyle, always prevalent here, sways in full force at the annual Tiki Oasis takes place at the Town & Country Inn. Plus, Reggie Bush and his Heisman Trophy are at Oxford Social Club nightclub, pool parties are spashing around the Gaslamp Quarter and there's the beaches in the summertime. This is a rundown of the top things to do in San Diego this … [Read more...]
Things I Saw At San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Trekkies, Captain Kirk and Spock, Star Wars characters, superheroes, villians, long lines to get into Paramount's Lodge activation, a ferris wheel, a beautiful blonde contortionist dressed up like a leopard, street performers from musicians to magicians and an incredible drone show above Petco Park. These were among the things I saw at San Diego's Comi-Con 2024. I even … [Read more...]
Reggie Bush Coming To San Diego’s Oxford Socal Club Nightclub – Full August Events Calendar
Reggie Bush, San Diego native and Heisman Trophy winner at USC during the school's Pete Carroll championship years, is coming home. With his hardware. He will be at Gaslamp nightclub Oxford Social Club on Friday, Aug. 2. The special event will feature a red carpet with photo ops, the prized trophy, special VIP guests and exclusive giveaways from Bush’s new line of golf … [Read more...]
Taste of East Village San Diego Dates, Restaurants & Tickets
More than 30 restaurants are taking part in the 2nd annual Taste of East Village in San Diego's East Village neighborhood. The 2024 dates are Wednesday, Aug. 28th and Thursday, Aug. 29th. It goes from 4-8 p.m. “After receiving overwhelming support with the inaugural event, we are excited to announce the second annual Taste of East Village,” said Dominic Li Mandri, … [Read more...]
What to Do If You Have One Night Out in Philly
You are travelling through Philadelphia and you only have one night to spend exploring the city, what would you do and where would you go? Philly is a City of Brotherly Love and the lights sparkle bright at night with a mix of food experiences, vibrant clubs, and cool, quirky bars. Here’s how to make the most of your single night out in Philly. City Views Start the event's … [Read more...]
Tiki Oasis Returns To San Diego With A 2024 Theme Of Way Out West
Aloha! The world's largest Polynesian festival, Tiki Oasis in San Diego, is back for 2024. This year has a them of "Way Out West." The five-night, four-day all-things-tiki event is July 31-Aug. 4 at its familiar location, the Town & Country Resort. During that time there is near-constant live music from several bands, DJs, tropical cocktails curated by top … [Read more...]
Where To Eat & Drink During San Diego Comic-Con
There are a lot of studio pop-ups during San Diego Comic-Con but for those without tickets to this massive event, there are still a places to go that provide a lot of the super hero, sci-fi and comic book characters amosphere. For starters, just hang around the Gaslamp Quarter sign on Fifth Ave., for there you will get a lot of the San Diego Comic-Con flavor. But … [Read more...]
Racing-style Zipline Course Returns To San Diego
Zip Zoom Ziplines, a racing-style zipline in which "racers" go side by side, is back in San Diego. It is having an opening event July 19-21 at La Jolla Indian Adventure Park in the Palomar Mountain range. The first 100 guests to book tours for the weekend will receive Zip Zoom Ziplines swag bags and discounts for a return visit. “We are thrilled to reopen this … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Mike Hess Brewing Introduces Special Craft Beer For City Tacos
San Diego's Mike Hess Brewing has created a special beer for City Tacos to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the popular taco restaurant. Named the Blessed City Hazy IPA, it is a 7.0% alcohol-by-volume (ABV) and has flavors of fresh citruses. It is available on draft only at San Diego's seven City Taco locations. Pints sell for $7, 10% of which is donated to local … [Read more...]
LA’s Historic Little Tokyo Neighborhood Celebrates 140 Years
Little Tokyo is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles. How old? It's been around for 140 years. Established in 1884, it is a cornerstone of the Japanese American community and one of four remaining Japantowns. It is also the location of the first sushi restaurant in America, Kawafuku, in the 1960s and another restaurant, Fugetsu-do (founded in 1093) claims to have … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Havana 1920 Celebrates National Mojito Day With $5 Mojitos & Live Music
San Diego's San Diego's Havana 1920 celebrates National Mojito Day with a "Havana Nights" party that includes $5 mojitos, half-priced pitchers of the cocktail and live music. National Mojito Day is July 11, and this Gaslamp Quarter bar and restaurant also has complimentary, tray-passed Cuban bocaditos and small bites from 4-7 p.m, with live music starting at 7 p.m. Havana … [Read more...]
Celebrate the Fourth of July with Lunch or Brunch and Bottomless Mimosas, Served All Holiday Weekend at Porta Via Palm Desert
Reservations available on resy.com WHO: Porta Via (@portaviaca) is family of neighborhood restaurants with locations in Beverly Hills, Pacific Palisades, Calabasas, and Palm Desert. Porta Via restaurants serve breakfast or brunch, lunch, and dinner seven days a week, offering Italian-inspired, contemporary Californian cuisine honoring proprietor Peter Garland’s cooking … [Read more...]
How I Spent A Sunny Sunday Afternoon In San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Editor The problem with living a place as cool as San Diego is figuring out what to do of its many options on a sunny afternoon. I was faced with that on a Sunday, the last one in June. My options were many: go for a bike ride around Mission Bay, go to the Adams Avenue Street Festival, listen to the pipe organ in Balboa Park … [Read more...]
Fourth Of July In San Diego Fireworks, Events, Bars & More
The Fourth of July in San Diego is not one big bang but several of them. Along with the all the activities that happen at the beaches, as well as the bars and beyond. Several cities offer as much variety as does San Diego for the 4th of July. And this year the 4th is on a Thursday, making for a super-long weekend. Here is a rundown of the events, happenings and bar specials … [Read more...]
How To Avoid LA Traffic And Experience The Real Los Angeles
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com LA Blogger Years of living in Los Angeles taught me one thing: avoid driving if at all possible. Frankly, I've had it with driving in L.A. The travel time is horrible – the city planners apparently have no idea of traffic flow and CALTRANS seems to go out of its way to create car-clogging freeway interchanges (don't get me started there, … [Read more...]
Win A Free Trip To Maui From The Pacific Whale Foundation
Maui, Hawaii, is calling. And you can go there for free. Pacific Whale Foundation is holding a sweepstakes with the winner and a guest getting a five-day, four-night stay on Maui, roundtrip airfare and a PacWhale Eco-Adventures ecotour. While there you can snorkel famous Molokini Crater and view sunrise (for really early risers) at Haleakala volcano. Enter Pacific Whale … [Read more...]
Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow To Go To San Diego’s Hasta Manana Cantina: A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The name is Hasta Manana but you should ve ahora because the place is good enough to go to right now. Do that and the chances are that you will be going back and seeing it tomorrow. Welcome to Hasta Manana Cantina in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It's on Fifth Ave., a few steps from the Gaslamp Quarter sign – the most … [Read more...]
There’s No Hiding It, Hideaway Bar In Pacific Beach Is Awesome: A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Editor The party scene in Pacific Beach, CA, just got bigger If you did not think that was possible then you have not been to Hideaway, the city's newest hotspot, a classy yet flip flops casual lounge. Around the corner from Crystal Pier on Mission Blvd., it is a daytime-to-nighttime destination that will quickly make … [Read more...]
Ultimate Guides To Nightlife In Major U.S. Cities
It's party time in the USA. The giant land of small bars, huge mega clubs, dive bars, lounges and everything in between is a great land of nightlife opportunities. If, of course, you know where to go and where to look when you get there. This is the ultimate guide to nightlife with links to articles about bars and clubs in major U.S. cities. • Austin, Texas. This … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Hosting Launch Party For New Beer Prior To SD Beer Weekend
San Diego's Karl Strauss Brewing Company is hosting a launch party for a new beer release which in turn, it kind of a launch into SD Beer Weekend. The new beer, Tower X² Double IPA, will be featured at Karl Strauss’ The Outpost San Marcos beer garden on Thursday, June 20 from 3-7 p.m. Karl’s Block Party is free to attend, and it marks the third event in the brewery’s 35th … [Read more...]
New Las Vegas Nightclub Substance Brings Substance To Fremont District Nightlife
There's a new nightclub in Las Vegas, and while that's not exactly unique news for Sin City, this one is different. That's because it is not on the Strip but instead in the downtown Fremont District. And is promises to bring a lot of substance to the Las Vegas nightlife scene. It is called Substance and it is at 450 Fremont Street on the second floor of the Neonopolis … [Read more...]
XOXO Retro Neighborhood Diner Now Open In San Diego’s University Heights
XOXO Retro Neighborhood Diner is now open in University Heights, carrying on the tradition started by Breakfast & Bubbles, which had to close due to water damage. The 3,000 square-foot restaurant is a nostalgic nod to '90s American diners with a contemporary twist. Open for dinner from Monday to Saturday, XOXO is a fusion of traditional diner dishes and eclectic … [Read more...]
Coronado’s The Gondola Company 25 Years Of Coronado Cays Romance & Rides
For 25 years, The Gondola Company has been providing a bit of a Venice, Italy touch to San Diego. It gives gondola rides through the Coronado Cays, an area five miles south of Coronado Village through upscale bayfront homes along the Silver Strand. It offers a variety of cruises including the Pasaporto Cruise, Sunset Cruise, Proposal Cruise, Caorlina Cruise, and Fleet … [Read more...]
North Park Music Festival A Cool & Funky San Diego Event – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The tone is set before the tunes are set. Upon walking into the annual North Park Music Festival in San Diego, you are greeted by a 70s psychedelic logo on a courtyard that looks as if Austin Powers had been there and things like a "bus stop" like none you'll ever see from the MTS and wildly painted phone booths. There's … [Read more...]
Happy Hour In San Diego’s North Park At Rusticucina, Including Weekends
Rusticucina, a Silician restaurant in San Diego's North Park, is offering Happy Hours duiring the week, including on weekends. The latter is certainly a rare treat for San Siegoans at any restaurant. The Happy Hour goes from 4-5 Sundays thru Thursdays and 3-5 Fridays and Saturdays on the front patio and in the bar area. That means that on weekends its 3-5 on Saturdays and … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Makes Surprise Performance At Sammy’s Island Pool Bar In Las Vegas
Sammy Hagar thrilled the people fortunate enough to be there by taking the stage in a surprise performance to open his new Sammy's Island beach bar at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas. Alongside longtime bandmates Michael Anthony and Vic Johnson, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer known as the "Red Rocker" bounded onto the stage during a set by tribute band Red Voodoo. Hagar … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Weekend In San Diego Bars, Restaurants & Events
San Diego is a fun place to be for Memorial Day Weekend, and it's even better with these happenings at the bars and restaurants. But before diving into that scene, Cloak & Petal in Little Italy is honoring fallen heroes and veterans all weekend from May 24-27 with two fundraising menu items, the Stars and Stripes Roll with yellowtail, blackened shrimp, avocado, yamagobo, … [Read more...]
North Park Music Festival San Diego Dates, Tickets, Bands & Everything You Need To Know
The sounds and talents of Southern California and Baja California fill the air of San Diego's North Park community on the last Friday of May and the first day of June for the North Park Music Festival. This year marks the fourth anniversary and it involves two days of music on a pair of stages, food, vendors and – this being North Park – craft beers. Bands include … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Introduces Summer Cocktials Menu
The Gaslamp Quarter's barleymash, a lively always-happping bar on the corner of 5th & Market at the centerpiece of the Gaslamp Quarter, has unleashed its cocktail menu for the summer. There are four drinks – some familiar to barleymash regulars – and each is different enough to provide a good variety. They are: Watermelon Sugar: Whether you're a discerning … [Read more...]
Monterey’s Alvarado Street Brewery Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Beer Collaborations
The drink most associated with Monterey, CA, is wine. And for good reason – there are nearly 350 vineyards in Monterey County and in the town, along with neighboring Carmel, there are 18 wine tasting rooms. Yet it is also home of award-winning craft beers and Alvarado Street Brewery is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Monterey. It is doing this in collaboration with 18 … [Read more...]
San Diego Cocktail Championship A Hit With Fans, Bartenders & Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger There was a reason to celebrate and everyone did just that – bartenders, bars and the patrons – at the 2024 San Diego Cocktails Challenge, held Sunday, April 28 at the Rustic Root and Swing Social bars in the Gaslamp Quarter. This was a competition among bartenders at some 20 bars all around San Diego, a showcase for them to … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day San Diego Top Restaurants For Brunch, Food & Cocktails
Mom certainly deserves more than one day of recognition but she does have one, of course, Mother's Day. It's May 12 and in San Diego, several restaurants and bars are having events. Here is a rundown of Mother's Day specials menus, food and drinks in San Diego. Mother’s Day is one of the few occasions Georges at the Cove serves brunch and this year a three-course prix fix … [Read more...]
St. Louis Speakeasy None Of The Above Adds To The City’s Nightlife Scene
It's not the loud and livey scene of Ballpark Village or the music in the small bars in Soulard, but St. Louis has one place that's a cut, well, below the rest. It is None of the Above, a speakeasy in City Foundry STL, a live-work-play community with a food hall, movie theater, shops and more located in St. Louis’ growing midtown neighborhood. And now, a below-ground … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival 2024 Lineup Stages And Times
The stages are set for BeachLife 2024. Here are the stages, times and performers for this big-time music festival in Redondo Beach, CA, in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities. The location is Seaside Lagoon and the event features nearly 50 acts, including Sting, ZZ Top and Sugar Ray. Performance times for BeachLife Festival (subject to … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Party Report: Bars, Events And East Village Happy Hours
Everyone's watchin' to see what you will doEveryone's lookin' at you, ohEveryone's wonderin' will you come out tonight?Everyone's tryin' to get it right, get it right Everybody's workin' for the weekendEverybody wants a new romanceEverybody's goin' off the deep end – Loverboy, Working For The Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Yes, it's the … [Read more...]
How To Get Free Tickets To The Opening Of Sammy Hagar’s Las Vegas Pool Bar Opening
Sammy Hagar is throwing a party and you are invited. The Red Rocker will be rocking out at the grand opening of his Sammy's Island, a tropical pool bar at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Friday, May 17. The public is invited and free tickets are available here, Going from 7-11:30 p.m., the pool party will feature Hagar and the Hagar tribute band, Red Voodoo (Sammy … [Read more...]
What’s Up With The Las Vegas Monorail?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is or isn't it? That is the question I am asking after seeing some news stories – including from the local paper, which should be considered a reliable source – about the Las Vegas Monorail. Is it history or isn't it history? Now operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), president and SEO … [Read more...]
Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee Jumps Into 2024 In May
Some silly events that become big public attractions are created on barstools – the Mooning of the Amtrak is one such example – and some are born of legends. Such is the case with the Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee. An aspiring novelist, Samuel Clemens, overheard a story about frog jumping competitions during the California gold rush. He turned that into a … [Read more...]
New Ocean Beach Pier Design Revealed And Includes A Pedestrian Skywalk
A design called “The Braid" has been revealed as the new design of the Ocean Beach Pier and it contains a unique feature: a double-decker pedestrian skywalk. Civitas, a worldwide landscape architecture and urban design firm, showed off renderings of the new pier to San Diego in a ceremony on Sunday, April 7. The design is a refined version of the current pier – which is … [Read more...]
San Diego Cocktail Championship Block Party Pours Into The Gaslamp In April
San Diego is having a cocktail party. But not just any cocktail party, it's a block party cocktail party. It is the San Diego Cocktail Championship and it is taking place on Fifth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter on Sunday, April 28. Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. This is a … [Read more...]
The Smoking Gun In San Diego Introduces New Food & Cocktails Menu
The Smoking Gun, a bar and restaurant in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, is all fired up about its new dinner & drinks menu. So this is what there now is to eat and drink at this causal hangout on 6th & Market which, by the way, has a cool arcade area, as well as several TVs for watching the Padres and other sports teams. Chimichurri Wagyu Steak Skewers, top … [Read more...]
East Village San Diego Padres Rescheduled Block Party Is This Saturday
The East Village San Diego Padres Block Party, orginally set for Opening Weekend, has been rescheduled for July 13. It will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m, on J Street between Bub's at the Beach and Basic Pizza (that's 7th & 10th Aveneues) in front of Petco Park. The game opponent that day is the Atlanta Braves with first pich at 4:15 p.m. The free-open-to-the-public … [Read more...]
Cloak & Petal Little Italy Launch Party For Geena The Latina Weekend Parties
Cloak & Petal, the sushi experience in San Diego's Little Italy, is hosting a launch party to introduce its Geena the Latina Margarita and Slushee nights. The event, open to the public, is Friday, April 5, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. It features $9.33 food and drink specials. Following the launch party, every Friday and Saturday night Cloak & Petal will be home to Geena the … [Read more...]
East Village Association Postpones Padres Opening Weekend Block Party
The planned East Village Block Party on San Diego Padres Opening Weekend, set for Saturday afternoon on March 30, has been postponed. The East Village Association will reschedule the event for a sunny date. Update: It has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 13. A late March storm is expected to drench the area Friday night through Sunday so much so that a flood watch was … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Brewing Releases Godfather Italian Pilsner Craft Beer
Karl Strauss Brewing has released a new craft beer, Godfather Italian Pilsner. The beer pays homage to the brewery’s namesake Master Brewer Karl M. Strauss, whose cousin Chris Cramer co-founded the brewery in 1989 in downtown San Diego. The beer is 6.0% alcohol-by-volume (ABV), and it was brewed with Saphir and Aramis hops. The traditional Italian-style pilsner has tasting … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Guide Links Resources To Bars, Nightlife, Events & Lifestyle
Hermosa Beach is the quintessential Southern California beach town, a place where the "hey dude" mentality comes from a culture of surfing, beach volleyball and life along The Strand. Locals get around on beach bicycles, not in automobiles, and frequent the bars on and around the Pier Plaza which leads to the Hermosa Beach Pier, as seen in LaLa Land. It is one of LA's top … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars Offering Food & Drink Specials For Padres Opening Day
The San Diego Padres Opening Day is a reason to celebrate in this city and several bars in the Gaslamp Quarter and beyond are having food and drink specials. The date is Thursday, March 28 and the opponent is the San Francisco Giants, now managed by previous Padres manager Bob Melvin. First pitch is 1:10 p.m. Just a few blocks from Petco Park on Market Street, The Smoking … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival DAOU SideStage Food Experience Bands & Chefs
Beyond the music that is the BeachLife festival, there is food and drinks. And for elevated moments of the latter there is the DAOU SideStage Experience, a culinary "setlist" created by event Executive Chef Jacob Ramos and hosted by DAOU Vineyards. It is a sophisticated festival dining experience on the LowTide stage with views of not just the bands but also of the Pacific … [Read more...]
Padres Now Offering Sunset Slam Mango Lime Hard Kombucha At Petco Park
The San Diego Padres are now offering a new adult beverage at Petco Park, the Sunset Slam Mango Lime hard kombucha. Made locally by NOVA, it is 8% alcohol-by-volume (ABV) and has a flavor profile of mango and lime. It is gluten free and vegan and is sold in both draft and in 16-oz cans at multiple locations within the ballpark: on tap in Gallagher Square and within the Craft … [Read more...]
Memories From Margaritaville Las Vegas Now Closed On The Strip
Meet me in Margaritaville. For many years, that was my Las Vegas mantra, my go-to-place in Sin City. While others were waiting in lines at the big mega clubs – the girls' high heels going click-click-click on the floors to get there – sitting at black jack tables or playing video poker – I was wastin' away in Margaritaville. I just loved the place. I would sit in the bar … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar To Open Sammy’s Island Palms Pool In Las Vegas
A pool bar in Las Vegas. Owned by the Red Rocker himself, Sammy Hagar. Does that just scream party!, or what!? It is about to become a reality as Hagar is opening Sammy's Island, a tropical-themed pool bar at the Palms complete with a Tequileria, a tiki bar, cabanas and even a stage. Hmmmm. It will open on Friday, May 17, just in time for Memorial Day Weeekend in … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Common Theory Public House Taps Otay Ranch For Second Location
San Diego's Common Theory Public House has tapped Otay Ranch for its second location. Known for its diverse, ever-evolving draft beer list and Asian-influenced gastropub menu in the Convoy District, it has expanded to 1980 Optima Street in the Millenia community adjacent to Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista. “Our objective from the beginning was to build a warm, … [Read more...]
San Diego County Breweries Win Nine Golds At Brewers Cup Of California
San Diego continues to live up to its nickame of "Capitol of Craft." Most recently, six San Diego craft brewries won nine gold medals at the Brewer's Cup of California, held in March in Sacramento. Pizza Port Brewing Company won a San Diego-best four Gold Medals and six overall, including two Silver Medals. Three of Pizza Port’s Golds came from its Ocean Beach brewery, … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Releases Follow The Sun Lager In Its 35th Anniversary Year
In sunny San Diego, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has released a beer called, appropriately enough, Follow The Sun Lager. The light-bodied American lager – 4.2% AVB – has notes of crisp malt and a subtle hop bitterness and is a new core beer for the brewery. It is available on draft and in six packs of 12-oz cans at Karl Strauss’ five San Diego County locations in 4S Ranch, … [Read more...]
Carlsbad Flower Fields Hosting Wine Tasting & Music Sunset Events
Having a wine tasing with food is common, but the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch is pairing is not just food with wine but also a local bonus: flowers. Starting on Friday March 29 and running every Friday thru mid-May, the Flower Fields will be hosting wine tastings with Advanced Sommelier Lamar Engel of The Wine Milit. The events feature premium wines and food bites, live … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day San Diego Bars Food & Drink Specials
St. Patrick's Day in San Diego will not ever be confused with the huge and famous celebrations in Chicago, Boston or New York, but it is a fun place to be for Irish for a day. Or a weekend in this year's case as St. Paddy's Day is on a Sunday. Here is a breakdown of food & drink specials in several San Diego restaurants and bars for St. Patrick's Day. In Pacific Beach … [Read more...]
Sip of History At Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage Has Whiskey, Wine, Beer & Live Music
Tennessee culture and its presidential history come together again for the ninth Sip of History, an afternoon of whiskey, wine and beer sampling and live music. The event is Saturday, April 9, at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage just outside of Nashville. It features tastings from some 25 Tennessee distilleries and beer and wine from local craft brewers and vintners, as well as … [Read more...]
Chicago’s Navy Pier Now Has The Thrilling Flyover Attraction
Chicago's Navy Pier now has a thrilling new attraction called, appropriately enough, Flyover. Using drones, Flyover is an exhilarating video that includes footage of climbing skyscrapers 13,000 ft. high to diving straight down buildings, skimming sidewalks, swooping into iconic landmarks like the Chicago Theatre and floating though fireworks. Some of the iconic Chicago … [Read more...]
San Diego Padres Opening Day East Village Block Party Date, Bands, Music & Information
It's the start of the season when every team is a contender. Even the Padres. Hey, it's not August yet, and to kick off the 2024 season the East Village Association is hosting its 12th Annual East Village Block Party on Opening Weekend, Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. The location is J Street from 7th to 10th avenues, which is in front of Petco Park. That leads … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Massives Raves At AREA15 For 2024
Massives raves are taking place in Las Vegas at AREA15 in 2024, from April into October. This year’s themes include We’re All Mad Here – a psychedelic Mad Hatter’s Tea Party to be headlined by global sensation Charlotte de Witte – as well as Secret Garden, Galactic Zoo and ScAREA15. Massives, a hybrid between typical concerts and over-the-top festival experiences, feature … [Read more...]
Dine Out Long Beach Has These Great Leap Day Restaurant Bargains
Check out these great restaurant bargains for Dine Out Long Beach on Leap Day, Feb. 29. Dine Out Long Beach is a foodie's paradise in Long Beach, CA, a city along the coast in Los Angeles County. Aji Peruvian Glass of Wine $2.99 Buono’s Pizzeria First Glass of Wine or Pint of Beer .29 Cents (with purchase of an entrée) District Wine Wine Flight $29 + … [Read more...]
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival Entertainment & Ticket Infomation
St. Patrick's Day in San Diego includes a huge block party in the Gaslamp Quarter. It is called the ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival and 2024 is its 28th year. It is comprised of live music, beer (duh!), food and shenanigans in a true celebration of an Irish-inspired "holiday." ShamROCK San Diego takes place on Saturday, March 16 from 2-11 p.m., along Sixth Ave., … [Read more...]
How California’s Proposed Drinks To-Go Bill Could Affect These Beach Towns
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger California, like many states around the USA, are turning to pubclubbers to save the economy. Legislation is in the works to create "entertainment zones" and allow to-go alcohol sales at bars and restaurants. Already in the Golden State, such a law exists in San Francisco for special events, and with Senate Bill 969 it could … [Read more...]
Lionfish San Diego Offering $5 Jameson Shots & Green Beers For St. Patrick’s Day
The best deal for drinks on St. Patrick's Day in San Diego may well be at one of its top restaurants. Lionfish, located at the Pendry Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter, is offering shots of of Jameson Irish Whiskey and drafts of green beer, each for just $5. This is on March 17 during the bar/restaurant's Sunday hours of 5-9 p.m. That is just one of many specials during March, … [Read more...]
Temaki Bar In Encinitas Creates A Special Sushi Roll For St. Patrick’s Day
Temaki Bar In Encinitas is having several offerings in March, including a special sushi roll for St. Patrick's Day. The Mystic Mc is a rainbow roll filled with albacore, salmon, hamachi, avocado, cucumber and sesame topped with krab, shrimp mix, tobiko, lemon and shiso. The price is $17 and green sake bombs, priced at $5, are available on March 17. Temaki Bar also has a … [Read more...]
California Rains Are Bringing New Life And Tourists To Death Valley
Mudslides and flooding are not the only thing the California rains are bringing to the state. In Death Valley, the rain is bringing new life. Wildflowers are blooming. A large salt water lake has appeared in Death Valley, one of the hottest, driest places in the Western Hemisphere . “Most of us thought the lake would be gone by October,” said National Park Services Park … [Read more...]
Celebrating The Women Of Calaveras County For Women’s History Month
Known for its celebrated jumping frog, thanks to Mark Twain, Calaveras County is not some isolated old Western town filled with men as dusty as an aird landscape. It's a moderb town in California between Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe with wineries, breweries, restaurants and outdoor recreation. And it's not just men who have built it; women also have played pivotal … [Read more...]
1923 Prohibition Bar Opening A Second Las Vegas Location, Inside The Venetian
The 1923 Prohibition Bar, which is inside The Shoppes At Mandalay Place, is adding a second location. It will be at the Grand Canal Shoppes inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas with a scheduled opening in mid-2024. “The motivation to open a second 1923 Prohibition Bar is to fulfill the demand for unique, expansive private event spaces on the Las Vegas Strip as well as create … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Extends Happy Hour Times
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The "go-to" bar of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, barleymash, has extended the times of its Happy Hour. The popular San Diego restaurant and nightlife spot has added an hour to its daily Happy Hour. It now goes from 3-6 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Previously, as a couple friends and I discovered during a visit a few minutes … [Read more...]
La Jolla CA & La Jolla Cove Articles Links To Restaurants & Things To Do Sightseeing Activities
With sea lions, sea caves, its famous Cove and high-end Village, La Jolla is known as "the Jewel" of San Diego. Its bluffs and cliffs provide incredible elevated views of the Pacific Ocean with waves creating surf spots such as the locally revered Windandsea Beach, kayakers peeking into sea caves, people walking into a sea cave at Sunny Jim's and elegant shopping and dining … [Read more...]
La Jolla Native Opens ‘Gastronomic Elegance’ Aldea Restaurant In The Village
La Jolla native Steve Horowitz has opened Aldea, a Mexican-inspired restaurant with an elevated food & cocktails menu. But it goes beyond that because for Horowitz, it's almost as much about providing a comfortable community gathering place as it is about serving dinners and drinks. "Where gastronomic elegance meets coastal bliss" is Aldea's motto and its name translates … [Read more...]
Nashville Visitors Guide Travel Information What to Do and See in Nashville
Born out of roots from country music and the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville today is a diverse, growing city. Nashville has an NFL team – the Titans, who play in one of the few stadiums in the country located by a body of water – an NHL team (Predators) and is home of an IndyCar race. But it also holds true to its culture and tradition and while it's much more than country these … [Read more...]
Florida Travel Guide Links To Articles On The Beaches, Bars, Lifestyle And General Information
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Florida Blogger With amusement parks and lots of amusement, the state of Florida is a holidays heaven, a forget-the-work-for-a-week place that is high on tourism and doen't mind tackiness. It is also a partier's paradise, with the best beach bars in America as well as daytime drinking places where people pull up to bars on … [Read more...]
Florida Visitor’s Guide Sunshine State Travel Tourism Lifestyle Beaches
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Florida Blogger Settled as the anchor of the country, beyond even the Deep South, Florida is a palm tree paradise, an easily-accessible state that is filled with fun. Florida is a peninsula but in many ways it's more like an island, as it is so different from even its closest neighbors. Florida is about boats and bikinis, inlets and … [Read more...]
West Palm Beach, Del Ray, Deerfield Beach, Jupiter Bars Nightlife, South Florida Entertainment and Party Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Florida Blogger Blue skies, palm trees and bars are not the exclusive domain of South Beach, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale in South Florida. The huge eastern coastine is dotted with small cities and communties north of Lauderdale, each with it's own cluster of activity and locals. And that means bars! The places include Delray Beach, Deerfield … [Read more...]
Getting To Know The Interesting Neighborhoods Of San Francisco
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Francisco Blogger San Francisco is truly defined by its neighborhoods. They are as distinct as the people who live there. Here is simplified look at these areas and while some residents may argue this isn't perfectly precise, don't be swayed; it's close enough for our purposes. Downtown/Financial District/Union Square – This heart … [Read more...]
San Francisco & Bay Area Sightseeing Tourist Attractions and Activities
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Francisco Blogger Perhaps San Francisco's best attribute – some argue its best quality – is the fact there is so much to do here. There are museums, great restaurants, huge parks, hiking and biking. Even walking around town is a refreshing experience. There's shopping at Union Square (Sack's, Neiman-Marcus, Norsdstrom, Macy's and … [Read more...]
San Francisco City, Nightlife And Entertainment Guide Links & Information
Culture, beauty and romance. Chinatown, the Golden Gate and the 49ers. Few cities in the world can boast the number of recognizable landmarks as can San Francisco, either emotionally or physically. Visitors arrive marveling and leave mesmerized. People who grew up in the area feel it's the greatest city in the world and if they ever leave, they always seem to … [Read more...]
St. Charles Street Car New Orleans Bars Along the Rail Line
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orelans Blogger One of the most famous street cars in America is the St. Charles Street Car. It is 150 years old and is a favorite tourist attraction. Indeed, it's a wonderful way to spend a few daylight hours in New Orleans. It treks patiently along beautiful St. Charles Ave., past the stately Old South-style houses, Tulane University … [Read more...]
New Orleans French Quarter Bars Nightlife Reviews Locals Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Nightlife Blogger There is more to partying it up in New Orleans than Bourbon Street. The rest of the French Quarter is good for quenching one's thirst for fun and a New Orleans-style experience. This is a look at the bars off Bourbon Street, fun places that are good for mixing not only with visitors but also spots that are … [Read more...]
New Orleans Locals Bars Frenchman Street, Garden District, Uptown, Downtown Warehouse Nightlife and Nightclubs
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Nightlife Blogger When New Orleans locals go to party - and they DO party – rarely do they head to Bourbon Street. Instead, they make the move to the many other bars about town. Some of these we've detailed in our guide to the French Quarter (click on the above link). But there are many other places surrounded by the … [Read more...]