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Date archive for April, 2010

  • Splash Back
    The History of Women on Waves

    Surfers today have it easy compared to Faye Baird Fraser (reputed to be San Diego’s first female surfer), who in the 1920s was known to catch a wave on her 85-pound redwood plank.

  • Go, Fish!
    Meet a bartender who's making a splash in the Gaslamp

    There are many fish in the sea, but only one who tends bar at Float, Hard Rock’s pool-level bar and outdoor concert venue. Brian Holland Fish, 26, has been in the bar industry since age 15.

  • Who Nose?
    How non-surgical nose jobs are changing the face of Rhinoplasty

    By Christianna Ablahad (Published in the April 2010 issue)  If your schnoz has a hideous hump or a barely discernable bridge, or you’ve already gone under the knife only to come out with a pinched beak (think the entire Michael Jackson family or Lil’ Kim) or an asymmetric one (think Teri Hatcher or Tori Spelling), you [...]

  • Endless Summer
    It's getting (and staying) hot in here

    Red and blue don’t just make a flag, they also make green. And if colors can do it, so
can we. Just in time for the 40th annual Earth Day on April 22, here are some simple things San Diegans are doing to help save the planet from global warming.

  • Whet Paint
    Satisfying San Diego's appetite for art, and starving artists' appetite for food

    From the bottom of our arts, THANK YOU! to the more than 100 local artists who submitted their work to PacificSD’s first annual Whet Paint art contest.

  • Take Me Out of the Ballgame
    Unless you want the Padres to lose

    Soon after I landed at KGB-FM in March 1987, the radio station’s promotions department arranged with the San Diego Padres to give away 20 pairs of tickets for each Wednesday night home game at Jack Murphy Stadium (now Qualcomm).

  • Here We Grow
    Urban farming takes root in San Diego

    Growing your own vegetables no longer requires a backyard. If you have a patio or a balcony and a big appetite for fresh produce, you might try your hand at urban farming, a trend that’s getting green thumbs up from city slickers and condo-dwellers countywide.

  • Lahaina
    Lotus Thai