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PARTY PIX: See The Colorful Characters From Downtown's Monster Bash
NOVEMBER 1, 2009 -- The Monster Bash drew thousands of people downtown last night. Most dressed up in costume. Check out these pictures of Prince, Beaker, The Flintstones, Jack in the Box, Santa...
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FOOD NEWS: From Burger Lounge to Yorgurtland—How To Survive The "Taste of...
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 -- Taste of Little Italy happens twice a year and sells out each time (ticket sales are capped at 750). The next one is Wednesday (November 4) from 5-9 p.m., and it’s your last chance...
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WINE BARS: Join The Club At The Cask Room, Where Membership Brings Good Deals
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 -- Step into the Cask Room and you’ll quickly forget the trolley tracks and the East Village urbanity just outside the door. Faux barrel-covered walls replicate a wine cellar. The...
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NIGHTLIFE: Wednesday and Sunday Nights—The New Friday and Saturday?
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 -- Friday and Saturday are the nights that bars and nightclubs traditionally make the most money. The work week is generally over for patrons, and those hard-working folks want to...
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EVENTS: Facial Hair-Growing Charity Participant Needs "Mo" Identity; Seeks...
MOVEMBER 12, 2009 – This is the first of impeding and irregular updates on the “Movember” Movement. All month, hundreds of thousands of sane men around the world will be growing out their moustaches....
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PEOPLE: This Trainer Dishes On Downtown, Working Out Daily & Reality TV...
NOVEMBER 19, 2009 -- San Diego fitness trainer Renessa Williams is quick to point out that the word “reality” is loosely applied when it comes to Reality TV shows. She experienced the drama first-hand...
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PARTY PIX: The DTOWN Mixer AT Taste & Thirst
NOVEMBER 24, 2009 -- The site of the latest DTOWN Mixer was the new, dual-venue Taste & Thirst (715-719 Fourth Avenue) in the Gaslamp Quarter. The monthly party celebrates the publishing release...
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EVENTS: Cocktail Competition Will Crown A Top Mixology Master
DECEMBER 1, 2009 -- If the head-to-head battles seen in Iron Chef and the NCAA Basketball Tournament were rolled into one event, it’d be akin to the Cocktail Competition, coming to El Dorado Cocktail...
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PEOPLE: Adam Lambert Coming To Hard Rock Hotel San Diego; Access To Be Limited
DECEMBER 2, 2009 -- Local singing sensation and Americal Idol runner-up Adam Lambert will make a special appearance in downtown San Diego on Thursday (December 3). The glam-rocker will personally...
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EVENTS: Mo’s Finally Feted, Little Italy Christmas Spirit and A “Deal Of The...
DECEMBER 3, 2009 -- Tonight’s the end of the road for San Diegans growing moustaches to raise money for men’s health issues. The “Movember” movement climaxes tonight with a Gala Parte at downtown’s...
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WINE BARS: The Ivy Ultra Lounge And Wine Bar Has Sips For Sale
DECEMBER 4, 2009 -- A group has gathered to help celebrate my sixth 29th birthday. We all enjoy wine, but have different tastes. You know how it goes—sometimes when a group of gals gets together for...
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NEWS: Solar Panels To Be Installed On Convention Center Roof
DECEMBER 8, 2009 -- Solar panels will be installed on the roof of the west side of the downtown San Diego Convention Center. The environmentally friendly project is slated to begin in early 2010. The...
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EVENTS: Preiss Imports Cocktail Contest at El Dorado Won By Cowboy Star's...
DECEMBER 10, 2009 -- Cowboy Star bartender Garth Flood improvised his way to a close win in the first Preiss Imports Cocktail Competition, held Tuesday night at downtown’s El Dorado Cocktail Lounge....
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EXERCISE: On Your Mark, Get Set, Pilates SPX--A Souped Up Exercise Regimen
DECEMBER 12, 2009 -- Pilates practitioners (estimated at over 11 million of us) can take a note from car enthusiasts and their souped-up engines. Pilates “SPX” is a revved-up version of the system...
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FITNESS: Sweat's Joan Lindley Will Introduce You To Every Muscle In Your Body
DECEMBER 15, 2009 -- Personal training sessions at Sweat Personal Training Studio begin with a one-hour inquisition—a one-on-one consultation with East Village studio owner Joan Lindley.“I already...
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FOOD NEWS: Calling All Carnivores—Free Cheeseburgers At Morton's the Steakhouse
DECEMBER 16, 2009 -- The downtown Morton’s the Steakhouse revamped its bar a few years ago. The bar is called Bar 12/21 because the original Morton’s in Chicago opened 31 years ago on December 21...
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NIGHTLIFE: The Plane Truth—El Camino Replaces Airport Lounge
DECEMBER 17, 2009 -- One party guest at the new El Camino Mexicana in northern Little Italy seemed a bit confused about the venue. He approached a pair of pretty party-goers on the al fresco back...
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FITNESS: New La Jolla Yoga Center Stretches The Limits
DECEMBER 18, 2009 -- San Diego yogis sometimes drive to various corners of the county to follow their favorite instructors. And instructors have had to leave the county to study with master teachers....
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TRAVEL: A Trip To Palm Spa-rings Is A Hopeful Start To 2010
JANUARY 8, 2010 -- The New Year got off on the right foot (and every other body part of mine) in Palm Springs. I found innovation and inspiration aimed toward better days on, of all places, a massage...
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EDITORS LETTER: Youre Invited To Follow DTOWN As We Jump To SanDiego.com
JANUARY 27, 2010 -- Dear Readers: It’s my pleasure to inform you that sandiegoDTOWN.com is moving. This Web site is being merged into the much bigger SanDiego.com site. DTOWN will soon be a page on...
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