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Yes, it’s time for Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp Quarter
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The biggest party of the year comes to the Gaslamp Quarter on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 6 p.m. to midnight during the annual Mardis Gras in the Gaslamp celebration. The event features two parade...
Darlynne and Marc Menkin, owners of Where You Want To Be Tours, stand before Georges on 5th restaurant, pointing to one of their favorite Victorian-style buildings. The building used to be Wyatt Earp’s gambling hall and saloon. Photo by Paul Hansen
Darlynne and Marc Menkin, owners of Where You Want To Be Tours, stand before Georges on 5th restaurant, pointing to one of their favorite Victorian-style buildings. The building used to be Wyatt Earp’s gambling hall and saloon. Photo by Paul Hansen
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Downtown's hidden treasures
by John Gregory
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The frenzied pace of urban life seldom leaves time for enjoying the details that make city living so attractive to some. But applying the brakes to savor the often-overlooked landscape is worth the...
The heads of Chinese dragon costumes are prepared for a previous year’s Chinese New Year Fair in downtown’s Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District. Downtown will celebrate Year of the Tiger
Chinese culture will be on the prowl downtown later this month. The 28th annual San Diego Chinese New Year Fair will ring in the Year of the Tiger on Feb. 20 and 21 in downtown’s Asian Pacific The...
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King-Chavez High School is giving its students a different look at the world
In its first year, King-Chavez High School ( KCHS ) is giving local high school students a different option downtown. The public charter school opened its doors to ninth-graders in August. “We see...
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A family enjoys the setting during a previous TET Festival. This year’s event wil be held Feb. 19-21 in Balboa Park. TET Festival set for Balboa Park
In an effort to preserve Vietnamese culture and heritage, the Vietnamese American Youth Alliance ( VAYA ) is putting together the fifth annual TET Festival at Balboa Park to celebrate the 2010 L...
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Downtown-headquartered Census Bureau office gets ready for the 2010 count
The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring up to 20,000 staff employees at three San Diego County branch offices in Chula Vista, Escondido and El Cajon, this month to augment its downtown headquarters at 1...
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Fank DeFransco, a member of the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary, serves breakfast at the Potiker Senior Center. Courtesy San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club’s members work for the betterment of the community
The 102 members of the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary get more things done by 9 a.m. on Wednesday than most people do all week. The club meets between 7:30 and 9 a.m. at the University Club, ...
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Last month, we asked if San Diego Unified School District should fight to keep Superintendent Terry Grier in office. Less than a day later, Grier accepted an offer of a similar position in a Houston school district. NEW QUESTION: Should City Council settle on Downtown as the locale for its winter homeless shelter?

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