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Jingle Belles
San Diego businesswomen on the go-goPutting the motion in “promotion” is all in a day’s work for the staff of Femme Fatale—50 San Diego women who provide rent-ertainment: for-hire dancing (go-go, choreographed and otherwise), modeling and acting services.
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Well-Spokin’
Social Cycle pedals wheel-time interaction and funFor a new spin on riding, check out Social Cycle (socialcyclesd.com), a touring party bicycle with bar-style seating for up to 16. The earth-friendly open vehicle is powered entirely by its riders and piloted by a pro “captain.”
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Let’s Get it Arted
Urban expression, youthful regression and offbeat ornamentation highlight these free exhibitionsThumbprint Gallery’s “Tangerines and Monster Dreams”, “Homeroom” at Subtext gallery, & Marianela de la Hoz and Tasha Rae make jewelry collaborations at Noel-Baza Fine Art
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Know Fear
Help yourself to these Halloweeny haunts, served up with gore galore, a slice of death and a splash of afterlife. Bone appétit!Some spooky situations to throw yourself into this Halloween season
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Scare Waves
Goth-loving 91X DJ still Robin the vaults after 20 yearsIn her 20-plus years as a San Diego radio and club DJ, modern rock’s raven-haired first lady Robin Roth has facilitated on-air marriage proposals, given away a bat-swarm of concert tickets and chatted up everyone from Peter Murphy to the Robert Smith of The Cure.
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Spaced Outing
East County’s UFO-affirming spiritualists to celebrate ‘Conclave of Light’Extraterrestrial enthusiasts phone home in El Cajon & a La Jollan woman wants to go topless in honor of our spacey creators above.
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Yes, We Cannes
The San Diego Film Festival returns to the big screen and downtown sceneOn-screen at the SDFF will be 85 high-caliber features, documentaries and shorts. Off-screen, attendees will enjoy nearly the same access—and treatment—as the moviemakers and shakers themselves.
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Sweet ‘n’ Low
Cruisin' with San Diego's lowrider community“The feeling you get when you show off your lowrider is a feeling you cannot describe, similar to hot rods when they win races.”
—Rigoberto “Rigo” Reyes, co-founder of San Diego’s Amigos Car Club -
Fired Up
Polynesian culture set to blaze through Mission ValleyClassic hot rods, mai-tais and burlesque babes—it’s the stuff retro dreams are made of, and key components of San Diego’s 11th annual Tiki Oasis.
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Cold Rush
Beat the summer heat with San Diego's frozen treatsWhen the summer sun gives us hot times, PacificSD makes cold calls—a countywide collection of America’s Finest and frostiest sweet spots—to help you lick the heat (and those pesky munchies) in style.
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Guilty Leisure
Costumed conventioneers let their dweeb flags fly during Comic-ConCostumed conventioneers, superheros and villans let their geek flags fly loud and proud during Comic-Com.
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Power Barre
Fitness craze combines the burn of ballet with pull of Pilates“Being a runner, I thought the only cardio that would give me results was pounding the pavement. But this work out burns—you work every muscle group to the point of exhaustion, so you’re sitting there, shaking and sweating, just ready to drop.”
—Angie Nobile, co-owner of Xtend Barre Scripps/Poway -
In For A Ride
SeaWorld breaks ground for San Diego's next thrill machineThat crane perched above SeaWorld the past month isn’t hoisting Shamoo for a deep cleaning. It’s part of a construction project for the amusement park’s new, manta ray-themed roller coaster.
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Permanent Markers
Female tattoo artists create in living colorAs the popularity of indelible ink and the proliferation of tattoo shops peaked over the past couple decades, millions went under the needle. And while sticking it to them used to be the work of men alone, these days, women are in on the action, too.
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Git ‘Er Dune
Local women head to Morocco for an intense, off-road adventureUnlike the romantic backdrop of the 1942 Ingrid Bergman film, Casablanca, the real Morocco is a harsh, dry kingdom of ripping sandstorms, where temperatures in the desert soar into the ridiculous.
