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  • A-Buzz and Beyond
    Local woman’s house of blues morphs into nationally expanding social network

    Until a few years ago, home was the where the hurt was for Carlsbad resident Audra Leigh. She couldn’t imagine setting foot outside her front door, let alone becoming CEO of The bUZZ Ladies, a social network for moms, work-from-home women and retirees.

  • Heaven Sent
    Passionate do-gooders feed San Diego's homeless youth

    There are angels among us. Case in point: Darin Dew, director of Street Angels, a local nonprofit that delivers backpacks filled with food, toiletries, socks and other basic necessities to San Diego teenagers living on the street.

  • Suit Case
    For one of the nation’s most iconic mascots, it’s always Halloween

    Ted Giannoulas is the funniest muthaclucka you’ve never seen. What started in 1974 as a $2-an-hour job promoting KGB-FM radio events blossomed into a lifetime career for Giannoulas, otherwise known as the Famous San Diego Chicken.

  • Don’t Say Cheese
    An un-flashy look at summer 2011

    Self-proclaimed (and award-winning) master photographer John Mireles is never without his camera—even when he probably should be.

  • Opening Doors
    Helping bar-goers break the ice

    Wild chicks in leopard print mini-skirts, cougars running around like college girls, dudes behaving like party animals—it’s a jungle out there.

  • Parts Department
    Lend an ear as fitness fans get physical

    Every body is different. Some folks have big arms and warm smiles; others have ripped abs and nerves of steel. But whether you’re cold-blooded, fast-footed or heavy-handed, one thing’s for sure—no body’s perfect. Well, maybe in part.

  • What’s Your Number?
    If it's seven digits, you just set a record

    For even the most flirtatious singles on the prowl, getting someone’s number is no small feat. So, asking a stranger to reveal his or her number of sexual partners must be even more difficult…if not outright dangerous. Risking ridicule and physical trauma,