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You Go, Girl
A Gaslamp nightlife darling makes her moveAsk Joan Rivers—every girl needs to get a little work done sometimes. And Whiskey Girl is no exception.
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Pouring it On
A nightlifer's guide to Finest City bottle serviceNo line, no cover—no problem. The secret to a snazzier nightlife: it’s not what you know…actually, it is. But it’s also who you know.
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AIRR Quality
For one Gaslamp bartender, less air means more flavorWhen someone is up in the air about what they want to drink, Morgans recommends the Eight—AIRR’s signature cocktail, comprised of Grey Goose L’Orange vodka, an orange slice, lemon and cranberry juices, with a muddled Serrano chili.
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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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Vintage Spirits
Through phases and crazes, veteran bartenders keep pouring the classicsWith 60 years of liquid psychiatry between these seasoned sixty-somethings, patrons are drinking in a little knowledge between sips.
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Dive In
Weathered neighborhood watering holes get by on quirky, retro charmFrom the black-light glow of Pacific Shores in Ocean Beach to the Art Deco spire of the Tower Bar in City Heights, San Diego’s dive bars wear their frayed edges and garish motifs like a badge of honor.
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Get Up, Sand Up
Obecians to host inaugural music and sports festivalNothing captures Midwesterners’ view of Southern California quite like Ocean Beach—Hacky Sack-playing hippies; people practicing yoga on the beach; Bob Marley music wafting through the salty, mota-tinged air.
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Out Of Africa
Take a worldwide beach-drink safari without leaving townThis clearly irresistible thirst-quencher looks like a tall, cool glass of water, but it’s actually a refreshing blend of crisp, South African chenin blanc wine; sweet, wild elderflower liqueur and a lemon-lime splash.
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Hit Me
Whether in the club or boxing ring, this DJ pulls no punchesI really like to hit ‘em hard,” says DJ Brett Bodley. “When I hit an exercise or boxing session, I go hard until it’s done. I do the same with DJing.”
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Broken Arted
Bartender's dark design pays homage to the lovelornDuring his tenure behind the bar at various beach-area venues, Woody Donahue has poured plenty of liquid anesthetic for those whose passions have been reduced to ash.
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On a Brighter Note
Beach area artist creates vibrant works to live musicWhen Pacific Beach artist Krystal Dyer steps to her easel, and the band plugs in, the prospect of watching paint dry suddenly seems a lot more palatable.
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House Calls
The place is rockin' when DJ Frankie M comes knockin'A longtime devotee of all things house—be it deep, funky, dirty or acid—Miss DJ Frankie M says she is stoked to see a resurgence of the genre in clubs and popular music.
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Well Drinked
Tatted tender wears her art on her sleevesAlexis Piotrowski, who slings drinks at North Park’s U-31 four nights a week, sees it all the time. On at least one occasion, she’s had to toss patrons out for sexing it up in the club’s memory-making contraption.
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Old’s Cool
Turquoise Room schools parched young'uns on the classicsPoring over the cocktail menu at La Mesa’s Turquoise Room is like liquid archaeology—an exploration marked by progressive sips, proving just how cool our grandparents could be.
