Virtual Issue
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Springing Forth
See what's popping up this seasonLike so many proud parents, San Diego entrepreneurs are giving birth…in this case to new venues. The primary difference, of course, is that rather than feeding and watering their babies, it’s their babies that will be feeding and watering us.
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The Names of the Game
The Sweet 16 most ridiculous (but real) college nicknamesEagles, Tigers and Bulldogs are the most common nicknames in college sports. If ever there were an NCAA championship tournament for uncommon monikers, these real-life nicknames would make the Sweet 16.
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The Tin Man
A retired motocross racer pours his heart into bartending and inventingChad Berkey grew up working on a farm in Pennsylvania—a real farm, with pitchforks and tractors and horses. As a child, he pursued a dream of becoming a professional Motocross racer. Horses and motorcycles were his life, or so he thought.
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Amour or Less
Shooting for love, but willing to settle for romanceOther than effecting a little hanky-panky here and there, PacificSD’s over-paid matchmaking masterminds have failed to muster a real love connection since who-can remember.
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Won’t Work for Food
How to eat healthy at home or work without the effortImproving at-home eating habits without lifting a finger (let alone a measuring cup) is simple. Just put down the spatula and pick up the phone—these San Diego chefs prepare dishes with vitamin-rich organics and chemical-free proteins…and they make house calls.
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Galvanizing San Diego
San Diego's Ruben Galvan on entertaining local news viewers and shaking his groove thingRuben Galvan is sitting in the kitchen/lounge at the San Diego 6 television studios when he’s asked to describe the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to him while cameras were rolling.
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Over the Rainbow
TV anchor Jodi Kodesh sets her sights sky-highThere’s an old joke that there’s no easier job than being a weather reporter in San Diego. But it wasn’t always smooth sailing for Jodi Kodesh, NBC 7/39 News in the Morning traffic and weather anchor.
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Ten
Half-a-score of cocktails by the sandThere’s a mystical, endless-summer vibe that comes from just saying their names out loud (preferably within earshot of a bartender). Beach drinks invoke the laidback paradise of Tahiti, Maui’s sun-baked beaches, genteel Cape Hatteras in the barrier islands, or Ikumi, Japan’s renowned surf beach.
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On the Homefront
A local photographer's fresh perspective on San DiegoThe annual rediscovery of the vacuum marks the arrival of a new season, but for photographer John Mireles, this year’s Spring Cleaning focuses not on removing dirt, but rather on renovating his outlook on life in San Diego.
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Going Green?
From neighborhood committees to the White House, the mixed signals San Diegans are receiving about the legality of MarijuansDoubt about the future of medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego County continues as local government officials juggle input from fact-finding committees, health coalitions, public opinion, state law and federal reform.
