Every Charlie Brown fan knows about the Great Pumpkin, and craft beer lovers in Southern California should know about San Diego's Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. It's Saturday, Oct. 30 in the Gaslamp Quarter and features 40 breweries as well as a special tapping of a 1,400-pound real pumpkin keg. The idea was seeded in Seattle and has now spread to America's Finest City. It … [Read more...]
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San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Adds Three New Events For 2021
Already stuffed with several events that fills the palate of Southern California wine and food lovers, the lineup of events at the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival has gotten even more full with the addition of three new events for 2021. Here they are with a description of each. Game On! Louis Latour Wine Dinner featuring Chefs Suzette Gresham, Bernard Guillas & … [Read more...]
Single In San Diego: La Mesa Oktoberfest Is A Party – A Review
By Joey Freshwater, PubClub.com San Diego Singles Blogger After having a ho-hum time at the El Cajon Oktoberfest the previous weekend, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the La Mesa Oktoberfest. Well, the second I got off the trolley, I could tell it would be a more lively experience. For starters, it's right at the trolley station. El Cajon's is a couple miles … [Read more...]
You Can Win A Trip To Napa Valley Wine Country By Taking A Picture Of Yourself Drinking Wine
It sounds too easy to be true but it is – you can win a trip to the Napa Valley Wine Country simply by taking a picture of yourself, well, enjoying wine. HALL, WALT and BACA Wines, a set of family-owned wineries based in both Napa and Sonoma counties has launched a My Wine Moment Giveaway in which the winner will receive a four-day trip to Napa. The Photo Giveaway is open … [Read more...]
Single In San Diego: At The El Cajon Oktoberfest – A Review
By Joey Freshwater, PubClub San Diego Singles Blogger Feeling the urge to get a little taste of the atmosphere of Munich in late September/early October without traveling to Germany, I went to check out the El Cajon Oktoberfest. It's the largest Oktoberfest celebration in San Diego and I was anticipating a day full of holding up large German beers, singing, dancing, … [Read more...]
San Diego Coronado Ferry Ticket Price Jumps To $7 (That’s $14 RT)
Fare Increase May Make Some Second-Guess Casual Trips Across The Bay For Dining, Biking & The Hotel Del By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Whoa! The price of a ferry ticket from San Diego to Coronado has jumped from $5 to $7. That's one way. So the round-trip price is now $14. That's nearly a 50% increase. What was once a cheap way to get … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach’s Tower 12 Restaurant & Bar Expanding To San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger In a move that's been a while in the making Tower 12 – a beach bungalow- style restaurant and bar in Hermosa Beach and home to PubClub LIVE! – is expanding to San Diego. Specifically, it will be in Pacific Beach, which is kind of the Hermosa Beach of San Diego. So it will be right at home. It will be taking over … [Read more...]
PIER 39 Attraction Aquarium Of The Bay Lets You Walk Through SF’s Marine Life
View San Francisco Bay's Aquatic Animals Swimming Around You While Walking In A Tube There are many things for San Francisco visitors to do at the city's famous PIER 39, and one of them has people literally walking through a tube surrounded by the marine life in the bay. The Aquarium of the Bay features 300-foot-long clear acrylic tunnels with many of the bay's … [Read more...]
San Diego Oktoberfest Celebrations – La Mesa And El Cajon. Prost!
Bier Halls, Oompa Bands And The Chicken Dance At The Festivals 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 … [Read more...]
Bars, Nightclubs, Breweries & Wineries In LA County To Require Proof Of Vaccination
Drinking With A Vaccination Card The New Norm In Los Angeles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger If you're going to be having beers, cocktails or wine in inside at a Los Angeles County bar, you need to be vaccinated. Af of Friday, Sept. 17, anyone who goes to an indoor bar, nightclub, brewery or winery will be required to show proof of … [Read more...]
Check Out These Great Guest Perks At Mendocino’s Brewery Gulch Inn
At the Brewery Gulch Inn in Mendocino County, CA, you get much more than a mint on your pillow. You get an evening Wine Hour in a "gourmet treasure chest." And it's complimentary to all guests. During the daily wine hour, wines and local beers are available along with a “Mendo” Box of every-changing appetizers. Each person gets to take a box of food from a cart to enjoy … [Read more...]
Pacific Wine & Food Classic Cancels 2021 Event
Next Event Scheduled For First Weekend In October 2022 One of America's top food festivals – the Pacific Wine & Food Classic at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort in Newport Beach, CA – has been canceled for 2021. The beachside event that features the bounty of Southern California with wines, cocktails, and food from the region’s top chefs had been scheduled for … [Read more...]
Pike Long Beach Celebrates National Cheeseburger Day With $10 Burger & A PBR
Burgers, A Beer And Then A Band At This Eatery & Bar Owned By The Social Distortion Drummer National Cheeseburger Day is Saturday, Sept. 18 and the Pike Restaurant and Bar in Long Beach, CA is celebrating with $10 burgers and a PBR. Well, you can get a soft drink instead of the beer, but beer and cheeseburgers go together like bun and the meat. The special … [Read more...]
Bamboo Lounge Brings Nightlife Elegance To Westlake Village
LA Bar Mixes Creative Drinks With A DJ To Create A Soothing Setting There's a new cool vibe bar in Westlake Village. Yes, Westlake Village, a place known primarily for being a residential area with malls. In fact, this establishment is located in one of the latter, the Shoppes at Westlake Village. It's Bamboo Lounge and it features beer, wine and cocktails with … [Read more...]
San Francisco Travel Association Optimistic About Travel In 2022 And Beyond
The City By The Bay Expects A Rise In Visitors For The Future San Francisco has a lot to offer visitors – its excellent cuisine, cool bars, unique attractions like Alcatraz prison, Lombard Street and the Golden Gate Bridge being among them – but it has not been getting its usual amount of travelers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, much like the almost-daily … [Read more...]
Food For Thought: Breaking Down San Diego U-T’s ‘Best Of’ List
Chewing On The Union-Tribune's Best Burgers, Fish Tacos, Steakhouse & MicroBrewery By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger I always love it when newspapers and other publications put out a "Best Of" list. They provide moments of "hmmm," a few thoughts of "I need to check out that place," but mainly the question of "what were they thinking!?" And … [Read more...]
Ride Electric Railbikes Among California’s Redwoods In Mendocino County’s Newest Tourist Attraction
Picture this: You're among the California redwoods, rolling along railroad tracks while seated on a handcar. While using no hands. Imagine the selfies and social media posts you can get with that adventure. Where in the world can do so such thing, you ask? This can be had in Mendocino County in Northern California. It's the new adventure part of the historic Skunk … [Read more...]
The Castle Is Manhattan Beach’s Dive Bar With Hot Bartenders
Tasty Servers & Tasty Food Serve Up Locals At This Long-Time South Bay Haunt By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger I walked into the Castle Bar & Grill, one of Manhattan Beach's long-standing dive bars located at Marine Street and PCH, and started seeing double. As in double Ds! They belonged to the buxom blonde bartender, who was … [Read more...]
Catalina Wine Mixer 2021 Dates, Details, Ticket Prices & Information
6th Annual Event Is Sept. 10-11 At Avalon's Descanso Beach Club The Catalina Wine Mixer is two days of music from bands and DJs and, of course, wine. It is Sept. 10-11 in 2021 and will also have a lot of helicopters because it is inspired by the 2008 movie Step Brothers, in which Adam Scott’s character refers to a a fictional event by that name as “the … [Read more...]
The San Diego Blogger: Roberto’s Taco Shop, The Original
Enjoying A San Diego Tradition With A View Of The Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, The San Diego Blogger Whenever my friends James and Heather Hills dial me up and ask if I would like to go somewhere with them, I jump at the chance. As I pointed out in this San Diego Blogger post, they are taking this relative newcomer around the city and showing me lots of places to … [Read more...]
The San Diego Blogger: This Dive Bar’s Chicken Chipotle Sandwich is REALLY Good
Waterfront Tavern Serves Up A Surprisingly Great Dish By Kevin Wilkerson, The San Diego Blogger I went into Waterfront Tavern – not just the oldest bar in San Diego but in all of Southern California one of the workers once told me – seeking some cold beers and good comfort food. It was an early Saturday afternoon, I had been working all day and, being a … [Read more...]
The San Diego Blogger – Balboa Park Twilight Summer Concerts
Free Shows Feature Cover & Tribute Bands In Speckles Pavilion By Kevin Wilkerson, The San Diego Blogger One of the many cool things that happens in San Diego in the summertime are the weekday concerts in Balboa Park. The city's beautiful public space holds free shows featuring local bands on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In 2021, this is restricted to … [Read more...]
San Francisco Now Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Bars & Restaurants Indoors
Fully Vaccinated People Can Eat, Drink & Play Inside While Others Must Roll Up Their Sleeves By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Francisco Blogger Okay folks, if you want to go to a bar or restaurant in San Francisco, you'll need to roll up your sleeve and get vaccinated. That is the new mandate by Mayor London Breed for all indoor activities, which … [Read more...]
The San Diego Blogger – An Introduction
Adventures Of Kevbeaux As I Explore And Discover The Coolest Things In SD By Kevin Wilkerson, The San Diego Blogger Hello San Diego, I'm Kevin – or Kevbeaux – and I run this website, PubClub.com. I have fairly recently located from the Los Angeles Beach Cities to San Diego and this blog is my showcase for posting articles as I get to know this city. Follow me … [Read more...]
Greystone Steakhouse Is One Of The Gaslamp’s Best Restaurants
A 5-Star Dining Experience On 5th Ave. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger In an area so full of restaurants picking one can seem like trying to choose between the steak and the lobster, one manages to stand out as one of the best restaurants in San Diego's lively Gaslamp Quarter. It is Greystone Prime Steakhouse & Seafood on Fifth … [Read more...]
Twilight in the Park 2021 Summer Concerts In San Diego’s Balboa Park
Free Shows Feature Classic Rock, Jazz, R&B And Elvis & Santana Tribute Bands Music is back in San Diego's Balboa Park. And it's more than the freelance musicians playing for a few bucks from tips and the pipe organ on Sundays. There are bands on stage at Spreckles Pavilion From August 3-26. The Twilight in the Park series takes place every Tuesday, … [Read more...]
Vegan & Beer Summer Nights LA Arts District Taking Place Wednesdays In DTLA
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...]
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. 3-6, 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
A Tequila Festival And Oktoberfest Here's what's happening San Diego this week and weekend for the week of Sept. 23-26. • Dollar Beers At American Junkie – Thursday, Sept. 23 You read that correctly – dollar beers! It's every Thursday from 9-10 p.m., at American Junkie in the Gaslamp Quarter. • Expo Tequila En Tijuana – Sept. 25-26 The oldest tequila expo in … [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
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 coastal bike trails with scenic views in San Diego County. All of these rides … [Read more...]