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Creature Comforts
Meet the animals that call San Diego homeWild parrots, leopard sharks and mountain lions—beyond the confines of Sea World and one of the world’s
most celebrated zoos, these are just a few of the animals that comprise San Diego’s dazzling array of wildlife.
And whether they fly, run, slither or swim, all of our hometown creatures help make life here a little more wild. -
Off the Wall
Art that doesn't leave you hangingTwenty-foot steel sculptures, amusement park caricatures, horror-themed comic books and hyper-color street art. Beyond the confines of museums and galleries, this is art that interacts with real life.
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In the House
Miss California USA spends a fashionable day on the Finest City HomefrontThere are two things that impassion Natalie Pack, the newly crowned Miss California USA: health and being in front of a lens. So when PacificSD called, the University of California, Irvine, biology major happily broke from cramming for junior-year midterms and her internship at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach for some camera time.
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Home Again
From the kitchen to the living room to the backyard, it's good to be homeA glimpse at the more spectacular sides of kitchens, gardens, furniture & living rooms from some of the Finest City’s finest
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KENDRA: Lovin’ Large
The girl next door has gone Hollywood, but San Diego still claims her heartWhat’s not to love about Kendra Wilkinson? Popular E! reality TV star. Former Playboy Mansion fixture. Add “loud-and-proud San Diego native” to the love-list and you’ve achieved celebrity nirvana.
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Valentine’s Play
From love-themed art show and chick flicks to homegrown romance novels, here's how to get more from the month of amour in San DiegoLocal art shows, live performances, new music, movie releases & romance novels authored in San Diego to enhance Finest City Valentines.
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Picture This
San Diego, as seen through readers' viewfindersOf the 1,167 Finest City-centric images submitted by 287 professional and point-and-shoot photographers for PacificSD’s Picture This photo contest, here are our 17 favorites.
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Back in a Flash
Tim Mantoani's ambitious eye frames history's famed beholdersHistory is both a record and a touchstone of our lives. And San Diego lensman Tim Mantoani has found his own artfully unique way to double-expose it in his new book BEHIND PHOTOGRAPHS: ARCHIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGENDS.
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Quest for Purrfection
For tastes running from pedigree to exotic, breeding is fundamentalInclined to accessorize with a purebred Bichon Frisee? Fancy the thought of a hybrid Savannah cat prowling the domestic wilds of your apartment?
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Pet Project
Local photog’s charitable eye for homeless animals draws national focusProfessional photographer Monica Hoover’s locally based company publishes greeting cards with high-quality photos of animals needing homes—raising awareness and funds for rescue organizations.
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Gimme Shelter: Home fur the Howlidays
How to avoid the pitfalls of pet adoptionWith hundreds of thousands of abandoned cats and dogs awaiting a new leash on life at shelters nationwide, eyeing a furry new friend as a gift to oneself or to others can be irresistible during the holidays.
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Sitting Tall
Carmel Valley kid writes own ticket to fame by rating, and making, family filmsAt an age when most grade-schoolers are twiddling their thumbs (or, between fits of digital fury on their Wii systems, still sucking them), Perry Chen has become known for turning his up or down.
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Brand Diego
Products of your own environmentFrom a miracle solvent that repels pythons to sporty shoes that attract Sarah Palin, a surprising array of household-name brands are headquartered right here in San Diego.
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Cashing In
San Diego investors write personal checks to propel local entrepreneursAngels don’t need wings to help businesses fly. They need money and expertise. The private investors of the non-profit Tech Coast Angels have both—and they give them to entrepreneurs.
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Horsing Around
Thundering thoroughbreds and rocking bands have race fans galloping to Del MarPlace your bets and tip your hat—you’re at Opening Day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, where the turf is still meeting the surf…cool as ever.
