• Inside Balboa Park’s $28M Botanical Building Renovation,Cole Novak

    Inside Balboa Park’s $28M Botanical Building Renovation

    There is a quiet bustling at the northern end of Balboa Park as a multi-year project nears its grand reveal. Groundskeepers, lighting techs, and botanists line the walkways as workers scale ladders to bring state-of-the-art lighting to a building that used to fall dark by dusk. A light mist travels

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  • How San Diegans Can Support Los Angeles Fire Relief Efforts,Cole Novak

    How San Diegans Can Support Los Angeles Fire Relief Efforts

    The worst wildfire in Los Angeles County’s history is still raging after three days of destruction. Nearly 30,000 acres have burned across Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst, reducing 2,000 structures–businesses, homes, schools–to rubble. Currently, 130,000 residents are under evacuation order and at least

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  • Dry January: An Unsolicited Sojourn in Sobriety,Cole Novak

    Dry January: An Unsolicited Sojourn in Sobriety

    The sun just set on January 2, 2025. I closed my laptop for the day. I don’t know what to do with myself. I’ve committed to Dry January and already allowed myself a mulligan for the New Year’s Day holiday to have a glass of wine at lunch—and dinner. Today is the day I truly begin my search for tempo

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