May / June 2009

Features

	LISTEN LOCAL San Diegans have always had a reason to brag about the local music scene. With bands like Blink 182, POD and 3 against 1 originating in America’s Finest City, locals have certainly earned the right to be proud.
	It's 5 O'Clock... Richard Walker’s Pancake House - For a late breakfast on a sunny spring afternoon and was gratified to encounter tasty coffee, flavorful food and on-point customer service. Sights & Sips Sunset Cruise on the Hornblower - This is the only floating happy hour on San Diego Bay. Hop aboard one of Hornblower’s pristine charter boats and experience a happy hour like never before. Lolita’s at the Park - Look out Downtown San Diego, a Taco Shop powerhouse has just opened in the East Village. A taco shop with a happy hour is a dream come true. Jose’s Court Room - A dimly lit, bustling Mexican eatery and bar situated at the north end of La Jolla’s posh shopping district on Prospect Street.
	Taxi Talk We went out to find a couple of drivers at the Airport. After being unsuccessful and getting turned down from the drivers right outside of the terminals, we were directed to go to the Cab and Shuttle waiting lot which is just East of the Airport near the long-term parking lot. Here you can find about fifty shuttles and the drivers waiting around in plastic chairs conversing and waiting long hours to finally get a call that someone needs to be picked up.
	Hometown Celebrity Dat Phan is the Original Winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and is a Headlining Comedian touring live across the U.S. We caught up with Dat earlier this month during his nationwide comedy tour.
	How To: Avoid a DUI At first glance this appears to be a rather pointless How To article, does it not? I mean come on, the solution is simple: don’t drink and drive, right? Right.
	Spin Diego Who wouldn’t want to be in charge of rocking the dance floor? DJ Schoeny wears ‘The Good Life” on his knuckles and explains why being a DJ nowadays is the good life.
	Minds That Move Clay’s La Jolla is the kind of spot a girl can come after work with her girlfriends, have a cosmo and not feel like she has to fight off battalions of lusty men. As Clay himself said, the place can have a ratio of 10:1, girls to guys some nights.
	Booze Slingers The La Jolla Brewhouse is smack dead in the middle of the La Jolla Village, right across the street from Vons. Not only is this bar perfect to watch any sporting event, but is a fantastic place to try some great micro-brews. No matter what you like; blondes, reds, or browns, the Brewhouse brews them in the back.