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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.
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Fun Night Stands
Shedding light on what San Diegans do after darkA blues singer, a rhino trainer and a magician walk into a bar. It’s not a joke. It’s a peek into the night-lives of 11 cool San Diegans and their hot evening itineraries.
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The Night Stuff
San Diego's nightlife visionaries reveal their next big thingsOn any given night, tens of thousands of San Diegans flock to the city’s swanky night clubs and restaurants—marveling at light displays, killer DJs, gorgeous go-gos and other flourishes. What club-goers usually don’t see is the extensive planning and foresight that go into designing, building and running a top-tier nightspot.
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Beauty and the Beach
Miss California USA Paints Pacific Beach RedPacificSD cover model and current Miss California USA, Alyssa Campanella, left her crown—and sun block—in L.A. for a day, so her playful side could reign over Pacific Beach.
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Members of the Board
San Diego's surfing elite excel on different wavelengthsThere’s no question—San Diego is a hotbed of professional surfing. Here we go, San Diego, let’s claim ‘em—our hometown’s finest members of the board.
