A big victory for donut lovers in San Diego! Downtown San Diego’s world-famous Donut Bar is the big winner of A&E food program Best in Chow!
Chef Santiago and his smiling crew conquered all opponents using a sweet Big Poppa Tart donut. My friends at the Donut Bar survived three rounds of culinary competition to claim the top prize!
You can watch the tasty episode, which first aired August 5th on the A&E cable network, by clicking here!
UPDATE!
When their trophy finally arrived, I took photos!
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Inspector Gadget and Gamisodes have descended on San Diego for Comic-Con 2023!
Could anything possibly be better than those Saturday cartoons you watched as a kid?
Yes! Saturday morning at Comic-Con!
Alvin. Alvin! ALVIN!!!This dog was unimpressed by cartoon Snoopy.You won’t see this on Saturday morning television!People download a game to gain a donut.Cool guy from Zander Comix has appeared at other San Diego events!These guys with the creepy heads informed me they’re from Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles.Speaking of peculiar heads. Perhaps the Jack in the Box character could star in a fun cartoon.Heading over Harbor Drive toward the area behind the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday morning of Comic-Con.News flash! Harley Back At Arkham! Why do lunatics always run the insane asylum?Huh? I thought the pandemic was over.I told you this is fun, didn’t I?Where else can you stand in line with a dinosaur?These unsuspecting people will soon be transformed into two dimensional cartoons themselves!Hopefully the Planet Express doesn’t fire up its engine.Burgers on a Saturday morning? Why not.Voodoo Ranger beer on a Saturday morning? Too early for me.Someone here is determined to make the most of Saturday morning.A guard permitted me to take a photo of the back of the Only Murders in the Building activation. Two hour wait line. I’ll try later perhaps…Saturday morning breakfast to go.This is what fun looks like!Waiting at Grand Central-42 Street Station. Might be a long while before transportation arrives.Four strange beings have emerged through the Quantum Leap portal.Nelvin of the Union Tribune documents another lifeform that must have come through that portal.Hellfire Clubbers no doubt recovering from a party late Friday.Someone should mention something to this unsuspecting guy.Yikes! This shark must get more respect than Jabberjaw. Some of you older folks remember Jabberjaw, right?All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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Look at these photographs! I took them this Friday afternoon! It’s obvious that the usual craziness outside Comic-Con is back in full gear! And it’s not even Saturday–typically the wildest day of all!
In 2020 and 2021 Comic-Con was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. In 2022 lingering worries about the pandemic reduced the crowds noticeably. But look at 2023! Even while the writers and actors in Hollywood are on strike, it’s apparent that the love for Comic-Con and all that it represents is as strong as ever. Stronger, perhaps?
I saw a passion for creativity and good-natured fun. I saw dreams made real. I saw sudden smiles and many people coming together.
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I’m covering Comic-Con again this year. To see all my current and past blog posts concerning Comic-Con, click here and scroll down!
I live in downtown San Diego and love to walk around with my camera! You can follow Cool San Diego Sights via Facebook or Twitter!
Comic-Con might be a little too intense for some very young people. The big crowds . . . sometimes scary costumes . . . monsters, aliens, weird stuff . . . But there’s one place that is certain to delight everyone, from the very youngest to old-timers like myself. Camp Snoopy!
Every year Peanuts has a great activation outside the San Diego Convention Center. This year, Camp Snoopy can be found along Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade–exact same place where the Peanuts offsite was located last year. The theme for 2023? The 50th Anniversary of the Beagle Scouts, a favorite recurring theme of the Charles M. Schulz’s beloved comic strip.
Visitors get a passport that can be stamped, can pose at a campfire and marshmallow roasting photo-op, learn how to use a compass, watch Beagle Scouts cartoons featuring Snoopy, Woodstock and other bird friends, and buy themed goodies. There are also fun displays outside that will put a smile on your face!
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There’s a super fun offsite activation at Comic-Con 2023 that pop culture fans streaming through the Gaslamp might miss. But you shouldn’t! It’s called Roseanne Lanford Days!
Whether or not you’re a fan of the Roseanne TV show, you’ll find lots to do and lots of cool swag to win!
The activation is loosely based on the town where Roseanne and her sister Jackie worked as waitresses. Once you walk through the activation’s archway, it looks like you’ve stepped into an old-time carnival. Shoot a hoop, knock over pins, toss a ring on a bottle and you can score DVDs, Roseanne bags and shirts, magnets, stickers, and other cool stuff. There’s free popcorn, photo opportunities and live entertainment. And there a big screen TV sweepstakes you can enter, too!
Roseanne Lanford Days is located on Sixth Avenue at E Street. Look for the signs on Fifth Avenue. It’s will be open Thursday and Friday from 10am to 6pm.
Check it out!
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Shelter Island is one of the most beautiful spots in sunny San Diego.
Today, as I walked along Shelter Island’s linear Shoreline Park, I noticed two volunteers working around colorful blooms in a flower bed. They were making the bayside park even more beautiful!
Theresa and Steve are both members of the Point Loma Association’s volunteer Mean Green Team. When they saw me taking photographs of the flowers, they immediately greeted me with big smiles.
I learned that they and other Mean Green Team members maintain about ten garden spaces along Shelter Island. They not only work to make this part of Point Loma more beautiful, but they brighten the world that we all live in.
I learned Theresa was born in China, grew up in Taiwan, and is very grateful to live in the United States. She’s an author! One of her books, titled Americans the Beautiful, provides portraits of many wonderful friends. In her book’s Acknowledgments, she writes: Thank you for showing and sharing how you applied yourself to achieve wonderful dreams for humanity, creativity, entrepreneurship, independence and inspiration.
Eva Mather, young vocalist, singer and actress, will be performing in San Diego at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park on Friday, November 24, 2023. Her concert will benefit a project that helps those who are homeless.
Today she sang the National Anthem at Balboa Park’s International Cottages, as the “Independence Day of United States of America” program began. Her powerful voice soared.
Eva has performed at diverse events around San Diego–most recently at the San Diego County Fair. She is also a Princess representing the House of China of the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages.
Youthful optimism, energy and ambition will be taking the stage! Why not make a note on your calendar?
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I ran into some cool people today during a Balboa Park walk. An organization called A Way Home For Dogs was out on the grass by the Centro Cultural de la Raza with some happy rescue dogs. I learned A Way Home For Dogs specializes in pet recovery. They help recover, reunite, rehabilitate and rehome lost dogs.
A Way Home For Dogs offers FREE help to get your pet back home, including important advice from Babs Fry, an expert animal tracker who founded the organization. She’s an honest-to-goodness pet detective!
This nonprofit has been featured many times on television and in newspaper articles. (TODAY Show and New York Post included!) The San Diego Humane Society features an article concerning Babs.
If your furry friend is missing and you want some free expert help, or simply want to learn more, check out the A Way Home For Dogs website here!
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I walked though Encinitas Community Park today. It was my first ever visit.
I was surprised at how large and how wonderful this park is! There’s a big skatepark (called Poods Park), a big, colorful children’s playground, multiple sports fields (that can be seen from Interstate 5 just south of Santa Fe Drive), long meandering pathways, and flowers and picnic benches shaded by trees.
Lots of people were out this morning walking dogs.
Enjoy my photos…
Beautiful sign welcomes the public to Encinitas Community Park.A big, wonderful, shaded playground.Put your head in the lion’s mouth to get a drink of water.More fun tomorrow!Flowers by a soccer field.Heading down landscaped paths feels like a nature walk.Dogs like walking here, too!A fun smiley on a gate.Your laugh will forever be in our hearts.Guys fly radio controlled airplanes at a ballfield.Performing a trick at the Encinitas skate park.Best friends.
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Territorio autonomo de lombrices. Autonomous territory of worms.
Hey, San Diego! Did you know there’s a community composting project in Balboa Park? The public is invited to participate!
I met the above super nice people today and learned about this environmentally friendly project.
The message is: Everyone, bring your compostable food scraps and grass clippings to the colorful structure you see in these photographs. The composting operation is located behind the Centro Cultural de la Raza at 2004 Park Boulevard. You can’t miss it!
From time to time, a batch of composted material is ready for use, and the organically rich soil is set out for participants to take home for their plants and gardens.
I learned the best time to come by is Saturday around noon. Smiling project volunteers are usually present around then. They can help you out, and perhaps even convince you to volunteer, too!
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