• First Look: The $43.5M Joan & Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center,Cole Novak

    First Look: The $43.5M Joan & Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center

    Rows of untouched seats face a stage still smelling faintly of sawdust and fresh paint. The air is quiet, almost reverent, as if the newly constructed theater is holding its breath before the curtain rises. After years of planning, one of the remaining puzzle pieces of Arts District Liberty Station

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  • How the San Diego Zoo & Safari Park Create World-Class Exhibits,Cole Novak

    How the San Diego Zoo & Safari Park Create World-Class Exhibits

    When the San Diego Zoo planned the renovation of Panda Ridge—the home for the newest generation of giant pandas arriving in 2024—it wasn’t just a matter of cleaning up the previous panda habitat, planting some bamboo, and calling it a day. Instead, the zoo wanted to upgrade the space to reflect the

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  • 5 of San Diego’s Best Libraries to Explore,Cole Novak

    5 of San Diego’s Best Libraries to Explore

    From sun-soaked beaches to towering stacks of books, San Diego offers no shortage of places to get wonderfully lost. While card catalogs and call numbers may be a thing of the past, the city’s libraries remain true gems—welcoming spaces to escape, explore, and discover something new, all for free. H

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