William B. Gross wasn’t looking to build a community when he arrived in San Diego. The Pennsylvania-born theatrical agent and sometime actor wanted a peaceful place to retire — and an investment that might pay off. A chance meeting with Ed Fletcher…
DANCE. DRINK. HUNT. DECODE. Maritime Museum of San Diego hosts a special experience for 21+ looking for a unique Halloween-inspired adventure. Davy Jones' Locker: Spirits of the Star guests will step aboard the world’s oldest active sailing ship, a San Diego…
Part one of a series on the canneries of San Diego. San Diego’s waterfront once revolved around a very different kind of visitor. Fishing boats arrived carrying tons of fish. Workers rushed the catch into nearby plants, where it was…
Julian is usually introduced through its gold-rush past. But the San Diego County mountain town has a much bigger story. Its history includes orchards, newspapers, schools, churches, hotels, Black pioneers, town halls, and even an attempt to become the county…
Other media describing Navy SEAL history have also mentioned Tudor Submariners, including the infamous passage in Richard Marcinko’s Rogue Warrior. As an official founding donor and exhibition contributor for the museum inaugurated on October 3rd, 2025, Tudor helped cement this documented supply…
The San Diego Museum of Art is handing its galleries over to dancers, opera singers, and Shakespeare this season. Museum as a Stage is the Museum’s first performing arts season, built with five San Diego companies and running from late…
University City is now known for UC San Diego, research institutions, planned neighborhoods, and its location near the Pacific. But the landscape looked very different before the community took shape. The area included ranches and agricultural land, military training grounds,…
How the town became the town.
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