Boomtown Brewery Hosts Food, Craft Brews & Eco-Friendly Merchants In a New Night Market A new weekly Arts District evening night market has launched in downtown Los Angeles that combines craft beers with vegan food. Summer Nights LA Arts District features craft beer, vegan food and eco-friendly commerce. It takes place every Wednesday at Boomtown Brewery in … [Read more...]
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No Summer Concerts At Del Mar This Summer But There Is A Wine Festival
San Diego's Horse Racing Track Has Limited Seating For 2021 Season By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There won't be any post-race concerts this summer at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Normally a very popular Friday evening happening for San Diego's singles and young-and-fun people, it's not happening for the 2021 race season. There is, … [Read more...]
Lineup Of Bands For Fiesta Hermosa 2021 On Labor Day Weekend
Three-Day Music & More Festival Features Local & Tribute Bands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Fiesta Hermosa is back for Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 4-6, in 2021. Now called Fiesta Hermosa Locale it features – among other things – three days of music on two stages, There is an acoustic stage and the main stage in the beer garden, … [Read more...]
Tickets Required For Fiesta Hermosa Labor Day Weekend Beer Garden & Bands
Hermosa Chamber Now Charging For Access To The Garden & The Bands You will now have to pay to get into Fiesta Hermosa. A fence will be put up around the food court and beer garden area (which is now simply called the Garden) and the Hermosa Chamber – which puts on the event – will be selling tickets for the traditionally free three-day festival on Labor Day … [Read more...]
No General Admission Tickets Or Big Crowds At Del Mar Opening Day 2021
Sold-Out Tickets For Those With Seats Only; Friday Night Concert Series Also Canceled At DMTC Tradition had already been broken by moving the start of the season from a Wednesday to a Friday and now another long-standing element of Del Mar Opening Day will not be a part of 2021: large crowds. Officials at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (DMTC) have limited capacity … [Read more...]
Salsa Under The Stars In San Diego 2021 Dates & Information
Manny Cepeda & Orchestra Band Leads Salsa Dancing At The Headquarters In Seaport Village By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger A free night of listening to and dancing to salsa under the stars occurs once a month on Friday nights in San Diego. The awesome Manny Cepeda & Orchestra, which often plays at Sevilla in the Gaslamp … [Read more...]
What’s Happening In San Diego This Weekend – Top Fun Events & Nightlife
Dollar Beers & A NOLA Crawfish Festival Here's what's happening San Diego this week and weekend for the week of July 22-26. • Dollar Beers At American Junkie – July 22 You read that correctly – dollar beers! It's every Thursday from 9-10 p.m., at American Junkie in the Gaslamp Quarter. • World's Largest Crawfish Boil – July 24 Organizers truck in 15-20 tons … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival 2021 Tickets Information & Pricing
City's Premier Social Event Of The Year Returns With Tastings & Spectacular Events The San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival is back for 2021, and tickets are now on sale via its website. The event takes place in its usual mid-November timeframe, from Nov. 11-14. The event's main event is the spectacular Grand Tasting on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the North … [Read more...]
Where To Eat In Little Italy San Diego – Check Out The Food Hall
Eating Our Way Through These Restaurants While Soaking Up The Italian Atmosphere By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Little Italy is one of the coolest places in San Diego. With people strolling around India Street and the main plaza, it makes you feel as if you are in a lively section of an Italian city. It is also home to most of San Diego's … [Read more...]
San Diego Set For A Major Party Weekend With Fully Open Bars, US Open & Padres At Full Capacity
Multiple Events & A Fully Open California Make This The Best Place To Be In The USA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The dam has burst. A flood of partying has been held behind a giant wall but now a rush of excitement is rolling across the Golden State and this weekend it's all collecting in San Diego. And that makes the sunny city THE … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Top Of The Mark Bar Is Open With New Cocktails & A Vodka-Tasting Experience
Unique Tableside Service Pairs Vodka With Chocolates & Caviar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The Top Of The Mark lounge is open again and this legendary bar and restaurant high above San Fransisco is right on the mark as it hits it out of the park with a new menu of cocktails, as well as a unique vodka-tasting experience. This is the new … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Elegant Top Of The Mark Bar & Restaurant Is Open
Food, Drinks & Soft Latin-Jazz Music On The 19th Floor Of The InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel One of San Francisco's legendary and traditional bars, the Top of the Mark, is back open providing food and cocktails along with its famous views to sophisticated local and visiting lounge lovers. Located on the 19th floor of the InterContinental Mark Hopkins … [Read more...]
San Diego Nightclub Parq Back Open And Is Ready To Party
The Bar Scene Is Surging In The Gaslamp Quarter By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The surging nightlife scene in San Diego – in particular in and around the Gaslamp and East Village areas – continues now that Parq nightclub is back open and ready to party. On Saturday, June 19, Parq re-launches with headliner DJ Dynamiq. Located at 6th and … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival 2021 Dates
The 17th Annual Culinary Classic Is Set For Nov 11-14 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger One of the top events on the San Diego social – not to mention the food & drink – calendar is back for 2011. The San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival is set to take place from Nov. 11-14. It is comprised of a series of wine and food tastings and pairings, … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Central California Wine Country Is Open And Welcoming Visitors
Bold Ad Campaign From Travel Paso Invites Visitors To Pop The Corks At The Area's Many Wineries By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine Blogger Paso Robles has been like a fine wine sitting in the cellar and now it is ready to pop the cork and invite people over for a party. This wine country in the rolling, golden hills of Central California – just inland from … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Volleyball News & Events: Smackfest 2021 Sold Out
Summertime Schedule Has Several Tournaments & Hot Happenings The summer's biggest and best beach party in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities – the whacky dress-up beach volleyball tournament known as Smackfest is not just on for 2021 but it has already set a record. It sold out in record time, less than 8 hours. So if you want to play you had better find … [Read more...]
Reviewing The Beach Boys Concert At Petco Park In San Diego
San Diegoans Have 'Fun, Fun Fun' During Two-Hour Show On Memorial Day Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger It was "Fun, Fun, Fun" until the concert curfew time took the band away. And then there were fireworks. The Beach Boys played Petco Park – home of the San Diego Padres – in a live, in-person, … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day To Have 100% Seating Capacity; GA Still To Be Determined
DMTC Summer Season Runs From July 16 Thru Labor Day By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger Del Mar Opening Day 2021 – set for Friday, July 16 – will be run with 100% capacity of fans in the seated areas. This will continue through the summer racing season, which runs thru Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6. General … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Encouraging Residents To Register Bicycles To Curb Bike Theft
HPBD Using Social Media & Surveillance Cameras To Find And Track Down Thieves By Kevin Wilkerson, Hermosa Beach Blogger As anyone who has lived in Hermosa Beach and the neighboring towns of Manhattan and Redondo for a while well knows, it's important to lock up your bicycle when you park it. And sometimes that doesn't even help. My friend's bike was swiped … [Read more...]
Start Your Memorial Day Weekend With This Wine Tasting Event In The San Fernando Valley
Buvette Restaurant Hosting Flights From Fernweh Wine Co. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger While Memorial Day Weekend means beer and BBQs to a lot of people, wine lovers in Los Angeles can have their moment, too. On Tuesday of Memorial Day Weekend (May 25), Buvette restaurant in the San Fernando Valley is holding a wine tasting, hosted by … [Read more...]
Is The Queen Mary Worth Saving?
Legendary Cruise Liner & Long Beach Landmark Is In Danger Of Sinking And Needs $23 Million In Repairs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger She is an historic luxury liner, a landmark in the Los Angeles-area city of Long Beach and a point of pride and passion for many residents and especially former tour guides. She has style and she has grace, … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Presidio Becomes More Bike Friendly With Advisory Lanes
Biking In The City's Scenic Park Just Got Easier With Addition Of European-Style Bicycle System By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Like many places, San Francisco has seen a huge increase in bicycle riders and a reduction in car traffic during the coronavirus pandemic. Taking note of this, the Presidio has become even more bike friendly with the … [Read more...]
Outdoor Dining In San Diego Extended Into 2022
City Council Allows Outside Seating Into Next Summer By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The great outdoors is going to be great for San Diego restaurant owners and diners for another year. On May 18, the City Council voted to extend an ordinance that allows restaurants and bar/restaurants to have outdoor dining and drinking in the streets in … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Wine Festival 2021 Weekend Events: Winery Tastings & Winemaker Dinners
Dates, Details & Events In Central California's Wine Country The corks will be popping and the glasses touching in rounds of "cheers" for the 2021 Paso Robles Wine Festival. The four-day event in Central California is scheduled for Thursday thru Sunday, May 20-23. This year's event features winemaker dinners at area restaurants and at the wineries … [Read more...]
The San Diego Gaslamp/East Village Has A New Neighborhood Bar Called Neighborhood
Speakeasy Lounge A Modern-Day Classic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter – or really the East Village to those who know the difference– has a new neighborhood bar and it's called, well, Neighborhood. It is everything I expected it to be when I first saw its old-school neon sign hanging on the corner of G … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Hottest TV Weather Girls And Reporters
These Beauties Of Broadcasting Deliver The News In America's Finest City They are the beauties of broadcasting, the knockouts delivering the news, the “whoas” of the weather. In a city as beautiful as San Diego, there are several beautiful girls working at the local TV stations. To recognize them, PubClub.com has compiled a list of the hottest broadcasters and … [Read more...]
Best Happy Hour Bars In The San Diego Gaslamp – Updated After COVID Shutdowns
Great Deals On Food & Drinks In This Lively Nightlife Hotspot By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is one of the best nightlife areas in the USA from Thursday thru Saturday nights. And it is also a place to find great Happy Hour deals in the restaurants and bars. This is a rundown of the best Happy Hour spots in the … [Read more...]
Beach Boys & Ziggy Marley To Play Memorial Day Weekend Concerts At Petco Park
It's Going To Be Fun, Fun, Fun Again In San Diego By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Okay now THIS is what we're talking about folks. With vaccinations, open doors to bars and restaurants and the return of events, the party landscape is returning to San Diego. And it's just been announced that The Beach Boys and Ziggy Marley will be playing a … [Read more...]
May Is San Diego Bike Month And Here Are The San Diego Bike Coalition Events
Local Bicycling Organization Encouraging People To 'Love To Ride San Diego' One of the great lifestyle pleasures of living in – or visiting – San Diego is the abundance of great places to ride a bicycle. There are rides along bays, the ocean, scenic leisurely trails and challenging terrain with hills. And with the San Diego weather, well, there's no excuse for not … [Read more...]
San Diego Bike Coalition Kicks Off Bike Month With Imperial Beach To Coronado Ride
Free Bike Ride Honors San Diego Cycling Legend Gordy Shields The San Diego Bike Coalition is kicking off San Diego Bike Month with the a ride from Imperial Beach to Coronado. It takes place on Sunday, May 2. This is the Gordy Shields Memorial Ride between 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. PT. The meeting place is Bikeway Village at 536 13th Street and includes stops at the Pier 32 … [Read more...]
Is The Gaslamp Quarter A Safe Place For Bars, Restaurants And Nightlife?
San Diego's Downtown Entertainment Area Under Scrutiny After Fatal Shooting; Police Put More Officers On The Streets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger In the wake of a recent incident in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter in which a trouble-seeking individual found what he was looking for and wound up shooting five people (one fatally), the … [Read more...]
Why I Refuse to Call The Beach Path The Boardwalk In San Diego
Why The Strand Is A More Fitting Term For Southern California's Beaches By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Southern California beaches have something every beach town should have: a concrete path running parallel to the sand that both a parade of pedestrians and a bike path. They are the heartbeat of the beach towns, full of character and … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Police DUI Checkpoint For Friday April 16
MBPD Releases Information But Not The Location The Manhattan Beach Police Department is setting up a DUI and driver's license checkpoint on Friday, April 16. Below are the details as released by the MBPD: "The Manhattan Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 8-p.m.-3 a.m. "The purpose of … [Read more...]
Boozehounds Is A Pet-Friendly Restaurant And Bar In Palm Springs, CA
Dog-Lover Owners Has A Menu For Both People & Pets Boozehounds, a pet-friendly dining, cafe and bar, is now open in Palm Springs, CA. Other than a clever name, it has a creative food and beverage menu, including options for dogs. The restaurant and bar features a main dining area, a lounge, an atrium and a patio. Dishes include the Burrata and … [Read more...]
With Curfew Lifted, San Diego Bars Can Now Stay Open Late
California's Orange Tier Allows For Later Closing Times By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger One of the sort of hidden aspects of San Diego being place in California's less restrictive Orange Tier of COVID-19 restrictions is that the curfew of early closures for bars and restaurants is lifted. That means they no longer have to have last … [Read more...]
Casbah San Diego Club Is Back Open – Without Live Music But Great Tacos
Rock The Casbah Now With DJs & !Salud! Tacos The iconic San Diego live music club the Casbah is back open after being closed an entire year due to COVID-19. That's the good news. The not-so-good is that it won't have any live music until at least this summer. Instead, it will have a DJ and San Diego's famous taco stand ¡Salud! The club is really becoming … [Read more...]
Could San Diego Use A Nightlife Mayor?
A Potential Voice In City Hall For Bars & Nightclubs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Editor One of the rising popular elements that has emerged as a result of COVID-19 restrictions is the appointment of a "nightlife mayor" in various cities around the USA and the world. The closure of bars and nightclubs during the pandemic has brought … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Smackfest Beach Volleyball Classes & Leagues Return
South Bay Social Recreation Is Back, Followed By Bar Specials At Sharkeez & Tower 12 Beach volleyball classes and leagues are back in Hermosa Beach as Smackfest Events has classes scheduled and Prank Monkey has its leagues ready to return. Below are the dates and details, along with signup information. The kickball league is sold out. Smackfest … [Read more...]
San Diego Padres Opening Day Gaslamp Bars Party Report
Fans Celebrate Team's Win In The Bars During The Game By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger They arrived as early as 8 a.m., even tho the first bar did not open until 10. They wore jerseys, team shirts and hats with an SD logo on the lid. And they surrounded Petco Park, cheered on their team and left happy – both from the booze and a satisfying … [Read more...]
Temecula Valley CA Spring Hotel Deals & Packages
Places To Stay In Southern California's Wine Country With Southern California shedding its winter coat and more people getting vaccinated, travel is in the air. Particularly if it's local travel and staycation destinations for SoCal'ers includes heading to the Temecula Valley wine country. Several hotels in the area are having springtime deals and packages. Here's … [Read more...]
What’s New In Temecula Valley This Spring & Summer
New Restaurants, Hotels, Wineries & Things To Do In Southern California's Wine Country Like flowers blooming in the warm sunshine, there's a lot popping up this spring in Southern California's wine country. Here's what's new in Temecula Valley with wineries, hotels, restaurants and a cool way to get around the area. New Wineries & Wine Tasting In Temecula … [Read more...]
Dog-Friendly Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week & Cocktail Week Spots
Southern California City Food-Lovers Event Set For April 1-15 In 2021 Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week – taking place April 1-15 in the Los Angeles-area seaside city – is going to the dogs. Well, not entirely, of course, but it does have a list of dog-friendly restaurants taking part in the 2021 food-lovers paradise. They include: Dogz … [Read more...]
Infinium Spirits Moves Corporate Office To San Diego’s Gaslamp
New Digs Are In Sight Of Petco Park And In SD's Bars & Nightlife Hotspot By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger In a move that's as natural as adding an olive to a martini, Infinium Spirits – one of the nation's fastest growing spirits companies – has relocated its corporate headquarters to San Diego. And not only just San Diego, but into the … [Read more...]
Del Mar Planning On Having Fans At Opening Day 2021 & The Season
The 'Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger With falling COVID-19 numbers and vaccines being administered across the city, officials at the Thoroughbred Club are anticipating having fans back in the stands for the 2021 horse racing season. This includes Opening Day, which traditionally is such a San Diego social … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Return To The Red Tier Is A Reason To Cheer
Back Indoor At Restaurants & Bars A Welcome Addition To The City's Nightlife By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Okay bar owners, fling open the doors. Save me a seat at the bar. I'll be in for Happy Hour. San Diego's return to the red tier is a reason to cheer, for we can now go back inside restaurants and bars. It's hardly like … [Read more...]
California Breweries, Distilleries & Wineries Are Open With No Food Requirement
Restaurants Also Allowed To Open Indoor In Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange County, San Diego And Ventura Counties By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the more irritating rules during the COVID-19 restrictions for bars and restaurants – and their customers – was the one requiring a food purchase to get a drink. It also effectively shut down … [Read more...]
The Best Places To Stay In Los Angeles For Nightlife
5 Hotspots In L.A. For Bars, Pubs & Clubs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger 1.) Hermosa Beach What, never heard of it? Are you expecting to see Hollywood or Santa Monica here. (Keep reading, by the way). Well, you want to PARTY don't you!? Hermosa Beach is the place to do it, with a young and energetic crowd of party-first, … [Read more...]
Would You Do A Dinner In The Dark? It’s Coming To San Diego
Unique, Mystery Dining Experience A Different Kind Of Night On The Town By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger It's not always a good feeling to be left in the dark about things. Unless, perhaps, you are at Dinner In The Dark. This unique dining experience is coming to San Diego later this spring on a weekly basis and it involves going to a … [Read more...]
San Diego Nightlife Coming Back To Life In The Gaslamp Quarter
Barflies Are Going Out To The Bars & Restaurants On Fifth Ave. By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger A visitor from Los Angeles turned onto Fifth Ave., on a Saturday night in early March and stopped in her tracks. Marveling at the scene in front of her – the sound of conversations and music filling up the air, tables full of patrons sitting … [Read more...]
Dear Gov. Newsom: Open The California Bars Indoors For March Madness
Don't Be A Bracket Buster; Put The Ball In Play By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Lifestyle Blogger This is a plea to California Gov. Gavin Newsom to please open up the bars to indoor cheering for the upcoming March Madness Men's NCAA basketball tournament. You see, governor, March Madness is the playoffs for the sport. It involves 68 teams – way more … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Police Cracking Down On Electric Scooters & E-Bikes
Department Issues 52 Citations On The Strand In One Month Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger The increasing popularity of motorized personal transportation – and the actions of those using on them while on The Strand – has got the attention of the Hermosa Beach Department. As a result, the HBPD is cracking down on violators and people on … [Read more...]
What Are The Top 10 Vacation Destinations In California?
The Most Popular Travel Places In The Golden State By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Travel Blogger What are the top 10 vacation destinations in California? Easy! Just follow the crowds. Well, theres' more to it than that and here are not just the major tourist spots but a few quieter – but very nice – places that make for a great vacation. To … [Read more...]
Comic-Con Releases Statement On 2021 Event
Main Event Is Virtual Again But There May Be An In-Person Show In November Comic-Con 2021 will, like 2020, be a virtual event. However, officials are planning for a small (by Comic-Con standards) in November. Here is the official statement released by organizers and published on its website: As you may be aware, due to concern for public health and safety, San … [Read more...]
San Diego Fans Starving For Success From Its Sports Teams
Padres Offer Hope For A Championship Tho History Shows Otherwise By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger As an avid sports fan – heck, I began my career as a sports reporter on daily newspapers – I am always interested in what the local teams are up to and, of course, to become a fan of them. That, tho, is easier said than done here in San Diego where I now live. … [Read more...]
Are Restaurants Open In California? Here’s What You Need To Know
Outdoor Dining Is Okay, Tho From There The Rules Get A Bit Confusing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Blogger To understand what in tarnation is going on with California restaurant openings, one needs to take a different approach here than with other states and areas. It requires a "boots on the ground" method rather than simply looking up the rules … [Read more...]
How To Get From The Gaslamp To The Mission Bay Bike Path Directions
Getting To This Beautiful San Diego Area Isn't Easy But Is Worth The Effort One of the great joys of being – and especially living – in San Diego is to be able to take advantage of all the coastal scenery around the city. Mission Bay is especially ripe in this area, and if you enjoy riding a bike like me it is ideal for exploring. It is important to note that I am … [Read more...]
Are Bars Open In California? Here’s What You Need To Know
Getting Drinks Is Possible In The Golden State - With An Asterisk By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Nightlife Blogger Attempting to follow whether or not California bars are open is like trying to follow the U.S. tax code. Except the rules in the Golden State often change on a monthly, weekly or – so it seems – daily basis rather than once a … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Loses One Of Its Irish Bars
The Dubliner Is Closed, Cleaned Out And Gone By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger The Irish flag still flies in front of the Dubliner in San Diego's Gaslamp. It should, however, be a white flag. The Irish bar has surrendered to the COVID-19 lost business and has closed its doors. For good. The building has been cleared out and now … [Read more...]
San Francisco Wedding Locations Include These Presidio Venues
Golden Gate Club, The Log Cabin & Chapel Of Our Lady Available For Special Events Historic venues in the Presido, the former Army base with beautiful views of the bay and Golden Gate Bridge, are available for weddings. In a partnership between Presidio Trust and Wedgewood Weddings & Events, the Golden Gate Club, Chapel of Our Lady and the Log Cabin can be … [Read more...]
Pacific Coast Highway Closed For Months South Of Big Sur
PCH Likely Won't Re-Open Until Summer Scenic Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most beautiful coastal drives in the world, will likely be closed through the spring to make repairs to the famous road. A large chunk of the road collapsed during heavy rains in late January. Currently, the road remains open from Carmel/Monterey thru Big Sur to about two miles south of … [Read more...]
Smackfest 2021 Hermosa Beach Date For Beach Volleyball Costume Tournament
One Of The Top South Bay Events Scheduled To Return In July By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger The crazy, costumed, team-themed beach volleyball tournament known as Smackfest is back on the South Bay social calendar. Canceled last year due to COVID-19, the event has a date for 2021 at the pier in Hermosa Beach, CA.. It is scheduled for … [Read more...]
Smackfest Events 2021 Dates Beach Volleyball, Beer Festival & More
South Bay Events Scheduled To Return To The Beach This Summer By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger After being smacked around by COVID-19, it looks like Smackfest – and other events put on by the Bill Sigler-led company – are back for 2021. Smackfest Events has released dates for its 2021 events and it includes the signature Smackfest beach volleyball … [Read more...]
Goodbye To The Poop Deck, Closing For Good In Hermosa Beach
Landmark Dive Bar Was A Beach Cities Institution On The Strand By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger I wish it were an April Fool's joke. But the only joke here is what's going in its place. The Deck bar – for many of its years it was Poop Deck and many locals still call it that – in Hermosa Beach, CA, is closing for good in 2021. Taking its … [Read more...]
Here’s The Date For Del Mar Opening Day 2021
Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast Opens On A Saturday By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The 2021 date for Del Mar Opening Day – the Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast – as we call it on PubClub.com – has been set. And it's a little different than in traditional years. It is July 17, which is on a Saturday. Now as just about everyone in San Diego … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Using Postcards To Tell California Tourists It Is Open
Postcards From Paso Promotion Shows The Area's Iconic Scenes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Believing in the old adage of "one picture is worth a thousand words," the wine country area of Paso Robles is reaching out to tell California residents that it is open using an old-fashioned method. It is sending out postcards. The Postcards From Paso … [Read more...]
California’s Half Moon Bay Coastside Is Open And Is Welcoming Tourists
Top Things You Can See And Do In This Coastal Town Near San Francisco The beautiful California coastal town of Half Moon May Coastside – 30 miles south of San Francisco – is open for business and is welcoming tourists to visit. Visitors from within the state of California are permitted to immediately take advantage of the spectacular coastal scenery and … [Read more...]
Rising San Diego Gas Prices Make Getting Around On A Bike Even Better
Pedaling Is A Lot Easier Than Paying These High Prices At The Pump By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger I saw in the Union-Tribune the other day that San Diego gas prices have risen back to pre-pandemic levels. According to the paper, the average price per gallon is a whopping $3.43. Normally, this would send me into one of my "danged rip-off oil companies" … [Read more...]
Catalina Island’s Airport In The Sky DC-3 Grill Open For Take Outs & Seating
The Famous Buffalo Burger Is Back By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com The home of what some locals claim to be the best buffalo burger on Catalina Island is back open, now serving food for both take-out and sit-down customers. The DC-3 Grill & Gifts is open daily from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. It is located at Catalina's private plane airport, known by pilots and … [Read more...]
South Bay Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bands, Music & Musicians
All The Music That Has Made The LA Beach Cities Such A Longtime Fun Party Place By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com When people think of live music in the Los Angeles area, the Sunset Strip with its legendary bands and clubs immediately comes to mind. And for good reason, but there is another part of the vast city that has long been a hotbed of bands and musicians. … [Read more...]
Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach Weekend Party Report From PubClub.com
Reopening Of Outdoor Dining And The Super Bowl 10K Highlight Beach Cities Happenings By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Welcome to the PubClub.com Beach Cities Party Report! It's party time again in the South Bay, or at least what comprises a party time these days. Here's an update on restaurant and nightlife news in and around the Beach Cities. Enjoy the Party … [Read more...]
Billy’s At The Beach In Newport Beach Super Bowl To-Go Specials Include Mai Tais
Newport Beach Restaurant 'Survival Packs' Come With Its Famous Cocktail Billy's At The Beach, Super Bowl food, Newport Beach restaurants Billys at the Beach tiki-style restaurant and bar on the harbor in Newport Beach is offering a pair of to-go food and drinks combinations for Super Bowl LV. And yes, the drinks are its famously strong Mai Tais. The Halftime … [Read more...]
Be Ready For Lines When San Diego Restaurants Reopen This Weekend
Tips For Getting An Outdoor Dining Table San Diego restaurants re-opening, purple tier By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger The good – make that great – news is that San Diego restaurants are able to re-open this weekned. The bad news is that many potential customers may not be able to take advantage of it. Here's why that is the case. The ruling by … [Read more...]
Dog Beach Coronado Is Open And Is A Beautiful Play Area For Owners & Pets
All You Need To Know About This Pooch Park By The Ocean Dog Beach Coronado, dog parks, San Diego, dog lovers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The dog's life in San Diego is pretty good. At least when the owners take them to Dog Beach on Coronado. Dog Beach is just that – a public beach open for dogs to roam, run into the water and socialize … [Read more...]
Great Scenic Coastal Bike Trails In San Diego County
Where To Ride With Spectacular Views Of Beaches, Boats & More San Diego bike trails, biking, bicycles, locals guide By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger In an area with scenic views that can boggle the mind with their beauty, there are bike trails that get you right up to seaside cliffs, along an expansive bay and by beaches. Here are three great … [Read more...]
Outdoor Dining Is Back In California
Gov. Gavin Newsom Shifts Course And Lifts Stay-Home & Curfew Orders California, outdoor dining, COVID-19, Gavin Newsom By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Blogger In the ever-changing, back-and-forth, open-one-day-closed-the-next world of California restaurants COVID-19 restrictions, there is yet another change. And unlike so many in the past, … [Read more...]
5 Things That Are Better About Los Angeles Than San Diego
Giving Props To The Glitz, Glamor, Sports Teams And Mexican Food Of LaLA Land Los Angeles, Los Angeles vs. San Diego, California, travel By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Blogger I Luv LA! But I love San Diego even more, something I discovered as I moved to "America's Greatest City" a year and half ago from LaLa Land, as pointed out in this … [Read more...]
God Save The Queen (Mary) – Long Beach Landmark Files For Bankruptcy (Again)
Historic Luxury Liner In Danger Of Sinking Financially Queen Mary bankruptcy, Long Beach, LA landmarks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Publisher The Queen Mary is under water again. Financially, anyway. God save the Queen (Mary)! The Long Beach landmark – the Hollywood sign of that LA city within the city – is in danger of sinking from its berth. The … [Read more...]
Which City Is Better, Los Angeles Or San Diego?
Comparing These Two Southern California Cities From Someone Who Has Lived In Both Places Los Angeles vs. San Diego, California cities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger The question is often posed to me. Which city is better, Los Angeles or San Diego. As someone who has lived in both places, here is my answer. For me, it's San Diego and … [Read more...]
Escondido’s Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen Giving Away Free Rice Bowl For Anniversary
San Diego Restaurant Offering Buy One, Get One Free Meal Thru January Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen, San Diego restaurants It's been a tough year but somehow Escondido's Yoshinoya Japanese Kitchen has made it to 2021 and in celebration is giving away a free regular rice bowl to customers who purchase one regular bowl. This buy-one, get-one-free offer is good … [Read more...]
Why Having No Outdoor Dining At California Restaurants Is Such A Stupid Rule
COVID-19 Restrictions Are Bad For Both Businesses & Patrons Published Jan. 18, 2021 outdoor dining, Gavin Newsom, COVID-19 restrictions, restaurants By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Blogger On a warm and sunny Friday afternoon in January, I decided to take a bike ride along the scenic Southern California coast of San Diego's North County. A friend … [Read more...]
San Diego Experiencing Santa Ana Winds And Warm Weather This Weekend
Temperatures To Reach The 80s Along The Coast San Diego weather, Santa Ana winds Posted Jan. 14 By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger This IS January, right? In San Diego it's more like August this weekend as Santa Ana winds are bringing very warm temperatures to the area. How warm? It's 80 along the coast and almost 90 inland. All this while the eastern … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K 2021 Information – A Virtual Race
Run On Your Own & No Beer Garden Redondo Beach, Super Bowl 10K By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Blogger The 2021 Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K is on, although it will be a virtual race. This means people who sign up will not run the course as part of the usual 7,000 participants but rather do their own race and send in the results to the … [Read more...]
5 Fun Things To Do In San Diego During The Stay-Home Order
Sunsets, Picnics Beaches & Bike Rides things to do, San Diego stay-home order By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Tired of sitting a home, flipping channels on the TV remote, running out of Netflix shows to watch and having nothing new and exciting to post on your social media channels? Yes, Gov. Newsom's stay-home orders are a nuisance … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach, CA Shuts Down Outdoor Seating
Restaurant Customers No Longer Able To Sit Outside After Receiving To-Go Orders By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger It has been an oasis in a crisis but that is now ending as the city of Manhattan Beach, CA, in LA County, has shut down outdoor seating at its restaurants. Citing a rise in positive COVID-19 cases, it is eliminating tables on … [Read more...]
Before The ‘Jetpack Man’ There Was ‘Lawnchair Larry’ In Los Angeles
Man Gained International Fame By Attaching Weather Balloons To A Lawnchair & Winding Up In LAX Airspace By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger There have been reports of a man flying around Los Angeles Airport on a jetpack. He's as mysterious as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, as unidentified as D.B. Cooper. The media has dubbed him the … [Read more...]
Rose Bowl Moved To Texas Is Another Blow To California Gov. Newsom
College Football Playoffs Semifinal Between Alabama And Notre Dame To Be Played In Dallas Instead Of Pasadena By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Editor Published Dec. 20, 2000 The Rose Bowl – and California Gov. Gavin Newsom's unbending and restrictive COVID-19 policy – has been intercepted. The "grandaddy of them all" has been moved out of California … [Read more...]
The 2021 Long Beach Grand Prix Will Take Place In September
New Dates Break With Tradition While Also Going Back To The Race's Roots By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Editor Published Dec. 18, 2020 In a break with tradition, the 2021 Long Beach Grand Prix will take place in September, rather than its customary time in April. Officially called the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the dates are Sept. 24-26. The … [Read more...]
UPDATED: San Diego Restaurants Are Back Open – And Have The Strip Clubs To Thank
County Will Not Enforce California Gov. Gavin Newsome's Stay-Home Order By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger Posted Dec. 17, 2020 UPDATE (Dec. 18) – An appeals court has reversed this decision until it can take the time to evaluate it. Upon hearing the news a restaurant owner broke down crying on KUSI-TV News. A San Diego Superior Court judge has opened the … [Read more...]
Scenes Of The San Diego Shutdown During California’s Stay-Home Order
Once-Lively Gaslamp & Waterfront Now Resembles A Ghost Town By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Was that a tumbleweed I saw? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Maybe it was just some loose debris from one of the disassembled outdoor dining areas blowing in the breeze. With the California-mandated stay-home order in effect, once-vibrant San Diego is now … [Read more...]
Iconic Newport Beach Bar Billy’s At The Beach Back Open For Outdoor Dining
Home Of The Hawaiian Theme And Mai Tais Completes Renovation On Newport Harbor Billy's at the Beach, the iconic Newport Beach bar and restaurant on Newport Harbor known for its socially-active scene, Hawaiian-style music from local bands and strong Mai Tais, is back open for outdoor dining (and drinking, of course). It had been undergoing a renovation and now has … [Read more...]
Take A Look At The Sad Scene Of The San Diego Gaslamp Sports Bars
COVID-19 Restrictions & Outdoor Dining Only Keeping Loyal Fans Home By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Sunday mornings and afternoons during fall football season are normally buzzing in San Diego's Gaslamp. Fans wearing team jerseys and shirts gather with other transplants at specific venues and there is a buzz one can just feel by … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett-Themed Margaritaville Resort Comes To Palm Springs
Parrothead Tourists Covered With Oil Have A Place To Flock In The Southern California Desert Some people may claim their Margaritaville is in Palm Springs, but now they can have Margaritaville Resort to blame. The Jimmy Buffett-themed property is open in a collaboration between hospitality brand Margaritaville and Davidson Hotels & Resorts as the Margaritaville … [Read more...]
LA Beach Cities Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts Unique to Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach
South Bay Offers Active, Social And Food & Drink Presents By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beach Cities Blogger The Los Angeles Beach Cities are one of the most lively, active places to live in Southern California. And when it comes time to giving presents to the people of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach, there are many items based on the area's … [Read more...]
San Diego Holiday Gift Guide 2020 – Cool Gifts Unique To America’s Greatest City
PubClub's List Includes Sailing, Gondola Rides, Wine Tasting And, Of Course, Craft Beers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger You can go on-line and you can go the mall or a shop (tho it's hard to keep up with the changing COVID-19 rules) to do your holiday shopping. There are cool gadgets and other really neat things for sale but I like to be … [Read more...]
How San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Restaurants Are Adapting To The Purple Tier
More Outdoor Seating And Heat Lamps Are Critical For Survival By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The sound of construction is echoing through the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. It is not, however, coming from hotels, apartments and condos being built. Instead, it is on streets and sidewalks in front of the restaurants, as those businesses are … [Read more...]
LA’s Boomtown Brewery Releases Hazy DIPA In Can By Tattoo Artist Fuzi
New Craft Beer Aptly Called Fuzi Boomtown Downtown LA's crafty craft brewery, Boomtown Brewery, has introduced its latest creation, again featuring a colorful artist-designed can. This one is a Hazy DIPA featuring the artwork of tattoo artist Fuzi. It is, appropriately enough, called Fuzi Boomtown. The artist previously designed the can of Boomtown's beloved … [Read more...]
California Mexican Restaurant Miguel’s Jr.’s Holiday Gift Cards Now Available
$5 Bonus Card And On-Line Purchase New For 2020 Mexican restaurant Miguel's, Jr., - which has locations throughout Orange County and the Inland Empire in Southern California – has its annual holiday gift cards now available to customers. And it comes with a bonus this season. Beginning Dec. 1, every gift card purchase of $25 will include a $5 bonus card. … [Read more...]
San Diego Moves Into Purple Tier Despite A Decline In Positive Rate
Restaurants & Businesses Must Suffer The Consequences Of An Unfair State System By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Editor Despite a drop in the positivity rate, San Diego has fallen into the state's dreaded COVID-19 purple tier, putting even more pressure on restaurants & local businesses to stay in business. According to numbers presented by the … [Read more...]
San Diego Party Events Flashback: The SD Bay Wine & Food Festival
Rewinding Moments & Memories As 2020 Festival Is Canceled By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Editor Many places have a kind of anchor event that defines a particular time of year or the season. In Munich, Oktoberfest means the fall October fall harvest season has arrived. In San Francisco, the imminent arrival of summer is signaled with the wild and … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Gets A New Bar, Toro; Restaurants Coming Soon
Nightlife & Dining Options Increase Along Fifth Ave. By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger Despite current COVID-19 restrictions the San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is "charging" ahead with the opening of a new bar and two restaurants coming soon. The bar is Toro, which has opened on the prized corner of G Street and Fifth Ave. Right now, it's an … [Read more...]