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Warwick’s Bookstore in La Jolla has been around for 125 years. The final chapter was near, but a group of community investors saved the store from having to leave its spot on Girard Avenue.

After a pandemic-prompted hiatus in 2020, Hillcrest’s weekend-long art and music bash, CityFest, will be back in August, officials announced this week.

The Olympics in Tokyo this summer will be the first games to welcome surfing to the competition and San Diegans don’t have to look far to find a hometown favorite.

Disney’s theme parks were hit hard by Covid in the fiscal second quarter, but new CDC guidance means increased capacity and a possible rollback of restrictions.

Disney’s “Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings” and “Free Guy” will play exclusively in theaters for 45 days, the company’s CEO said during an earnings call Thursday.

Shoppers will be able to use the technology to try on clothing from Walmart’s private labels or national brands it carries and get opinions from friends.

Toodling along the Central Coast? Swing by San Luis Obispo for this restaurant-based celebration of ooey, gooey goodness.

Business owners and managers say they can’t get people to come in for interviews, much less show up for work, and they’re stuck pulling double duty until they can bolster their staff.

Seth Rogen is beardless and very ’90s in the pics from Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy,” in which he stars as the guy who stole Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s sex tape.

An 88-year-old artist looking to fill time during the pandemic has completed an entire year of elaborate “daily doodles.”

A new fellowship co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will provide $25,000 for emerging and established Puerto Rican writers.

The embrace of joke cryptocurrency dogecoin by a billionaire and a community of passionate investors encapsulates the current meme economy.

The company said they are working to “solve this issue quickly.”

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will induct Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go’s, elected this year on the first ballot

On Tuesday, the 33-year-old-singer shared on Instagram that she ended up in the hospital on Monday after suffering a panic attack.

Veterinarians nationwide are dealing with a COVID-19 pet boom.

Instead of using up precious character space in their bio, Instagram is now letting users select their pronouns in a specific section of their profile.

SANDAG is looking to transform the military’s old cybersecurity center near Old Town into a Central Mobility Hub, a Grand Central Station if you will, where bus services, Amtrak, trolley lines and all other future modes of transportation will connect with jobs, housing and services.

NBC 7 Responds looked at how you can protect your personal information from apps that want to track you.

Both were high school dropouts. Anna was a teenage mom and dealt with domestic violence issues. Christian had a drug addiction.

“More than 50 performances” are on the 2021 schedule, with Christina Aguilera, Viola Davis, and Kool & the Gang all appearing under the iconic bandshell.

Ben Affleck, 48, and Jennifer Lopez, 51, were such a hot and heavy couple from 2002 until 2004, they earned their own tabloid nickname: Bennifer. And now, 17 years after the pair called off their wedding engagement, multiple news outlets are reporting that Bennifer is back in action.

Here’s everything you need to know about a job fair happening this week at Westfield UTC in La Jolla.

“Hamilton,” “Wicked” and “The Lion King,” three of Broadway’s cornerstones, are set to reopen Sept. 14. Tickets are now on sale.

The TODAY co-anchor and meteorologist announced Tuesday morning that she and her husband, Brian Fichera, are expecting a boy this November.

The Bahamian island Faith Hill and Tim McGraw spent years and many millions to develop is on the market for $35 million.

Maria Melchor built FirstGenLiving to help other immigrants and young adults learn about their money.

So what do you know about ghost kitchens? No, the establishments also known as delivery-only restaurants or virtual kitchens aren’t the next horror movie franchise coming your way. In fact, you may have ordered from one today and not even realized it if you’re someone who’s frequented food delivery apps during the pandemic....

Tom Cruise has reportedly given back his three Golden Globe statues to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, following outrage against the annual award show’s organizers.

A NASA spacecraft is headed back to Earth with rubble it collected from an asteroid nearly 200 million miles away.

It will come as little surprise to its legion of fans that the first professional musical to be mounted in the U.S. during the pandemic was “Godspell.”

Well, this is as sweet as a petal on the breeze: The colorful Carlsbad destination is welcoming visitors for a few extra days this season.

NBC will not air the Golden Globes awards in 2022, the network said Monday.

Proprietors faced closures, space restrictions and lingering uncertainty. They’re now facing a potentially crippling labor shortage as summer approaches.

Teen Vogue has chosen Versha Sharma, a top editor at NowThis, to replace Alexi McCammond as editor in chief

The Weeknd will celebrate his whopping 16 nominations at the Billboard Music Awards with a performance at the show

On the Olympic Dreams: San Diego to Tokyo podcast, NBC 7’s Steven Luke chats with BMX royalty Alise and Sam Willoughby about their journey overcoming personal tragedy.

A beachgoer came across a rare find on his morning stroll when he saw a weird looking fish washed ashore at Newport Beach.

Actor Robin Williams has died, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s investigators are investigating his death, believed to have been a suicide.

The 18th San Diego River Days celebrations kick off Saturday, with nine days of free events and interactive activities for all ages to learn about the city’s namesake river’s history and help preserve it for future generations.

Around 220 goats are helping San Diego Gas & Electric take a bite out of potential wildfire ignition sources and carbon emissions.

Although the bike group tries to unite women of color around the sport of bicycling, it’s open to all women who want to push each other into the cycling community.

While other major cities in California have shifted to the state’s least restrictive yellow tier in its color-coded reopening system, San Diego will remain in the more restrictive orange tier and it may stay that way until the state’s targeted reopening date.

A well-known local chef bringing his burgers and butcher shop to a more permanent spot in PB. The reopening of a beloved wine bar in South Park. Street tacos. Dumplings. Eater San Diego shares the top stories of the week from our local food and drink scene.

Two San Diego teens whose families migrated to the United States in search of a better life were accepted to Harvard University, and now, they dream of giving back to the communities who saw them grow.

Jobs in the service industry are once again in demand after over a year of repeated shutdowns, supply chain breaks and business model reinventions suffered by restaurant owners across the U.S.

Music fans — or just the pandemically stressed people who need a break from the house — will be heartened to hear there are more than a hundred live performances on the books around San Diego County.

Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge from 15 U.S. states

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby boy is celebrating his special day on May 6 and his relatives are paying tribute to him from across the pond

Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu last week

More than 40% of small business owners had job openings that could not be filled, a survey found.

With margaritas, tacos, and cervezas, partiers celebrated the holiday across Old Town.

More than 10 years later, the pro skateboarder is accusing the production team of name-calling and manipulating his romantic relationships for ratings. On Wednesday, Sheckler opened up on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” about why the TV series “rocked” him to his core.

For some homebound travelers yearning for a vacation, the question isn’t whether to book a vacation this year, but when.  Enthusiasm for travel is at its highest point in a year, with 87% of American travelers expected to take a trip this summer, according to a survey conducted last week by travel market research company Destination Analysts....

San Diego-based “Top Chef” alumna Claudette Zepeda officially debuted her restaurant Wednesday – a beachfront spot named VAGA at a new resort in Encinitas.

When will Disneyland, Universal Studios, Magic Mountain, Legoland, Adventure City, Knott’s Berry Farm, and SeaWorld reopen? We’ve got you covered.

Actor and comic George Lopez is launching a virtual, delivery-only taco restaurant in San Diego and other cities. Here’s what you need to know.

San Diego International Airport’s Cell Phone Lot, which has been closed since last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is slated to reopen this weekend, the airport announced Wednesday.

A vote weighing the possibility of waiving restaurant fees for a year in San Diego County has been postponed from Wednesday to next month when local leaders will discuss all COVID-19-related issues.

A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the endangered species.

A bowling alley in Poway — a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic — has been purchased to create a mixed-use development that will feature luxury apartments and commercial space, it was announced Tuesday.

Back in August 2017, the “Moms” star and Chris Pratt shocked the world of pop culture when they announced their split after eight years of marriage.

The first two completed projects of a major overhaul upgrade to the Chula Vista Bayfront made their official public debut with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.

“As the pandemic winds down, I think the great outdoors theme has more legs than you realize,” the “Mad Money” host said.

Like many Americans, Kristen Bell found herself glued to the TV as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold in 2020.

Adam Sandler is sharing his thoughts for the first time about the viral video that showed the star acting like a grown-up when his trip to IHOP wasn’t meant to be.

The 41-year-old “Bridesmaids” actress took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo of herself looking forlorn while standing along the beach in front of a cloudy sky. In the caption, she said she had gotten “bad news” earlier in the day and implied it was related to her struggles with fertility.

Just as fans are recovering from Elliott Stabler’s (Christopher Meloni) triumphant return in the highly-anticipated series “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” viewers now have another spinoff to look forward to — and this time, it’s all about the defense

John Legend delivered Duke University’s undergraduate commencement address on Sunday, May 2.

On our Olympic Dreams: San Diego to Tokyo podcast, NBC 7’s Steven Luke chats with skateboarding superstar Heimana Reynolds about his path to Team USA.

Billie Eilish transformed into the epitome of old Hollywood glamour for the latest cover of British Vogue, and in the process, she broke a world record.

After hearing about the increase in attacks on Asian-Americans, particularly in major cities like New York and San Francisco amid the pandemic, Jessica Sanchez felt compelled to do something, in the best way she knows how — by using her voice.

Italy’s culture minister says a project to build a high-tech, light-weight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure “to see the majesty of the monument.”

So … basically everyone.

Names such as Luna, Arlo, Ava and Milo are popular not just in English-speaking countries, but also from Spain to South Africa, Israel to China.

Fiesta Old Town Cinco De Mayo returned for its 37th annual Cinco De Mayo Festival this weekend, after it went virtual last year. Local restaurants, musicians and vendors enjoyed the increase in business Saturday, after a challenging year.

Kamala Harris will become the first vice president to be memorialized in New York’s famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, which will unveil her likeness and that of President Joe Biden later this year. Both Biden and Harris’s wax figures will be displayed in the museum’s “Oval Office experience.” A team of studio artists ...

Friends of Balboa Park held a ceremony on Friday to open a new deck and fence around the park’s iconic Moreton Bay fig tree, which is located between Spanish Village and the San Diego Natural History Museum

In preparation for Disneyland’s reopening, parkgoers have stocked up on Mickey ears and Disney-themed masks to show off their fandom while visiting the park.

The last time San Diego Loyal SC played an official match was September 30th of 2020. The opponent was Phoenix Rising FC, at the time the team with the best record in USL Championship. San Diego led 3-1 and was steamrolling towards the playoffs. Then a Phoenix player used a homophobic slur against San Diego’s Collin Martin, one of the…...

One of the best non-official holidays for animal lovers has arrived and the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) has the right way to celebrate. Mark your calendars and put your paws together because Friday is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day!

What are the plans for the county’s parklets — those outdoor dining areas and workout spaces occupying parking spots — now that the pandemic is ebbing?

Disneyland Resort in Southern California starts reopening today, setting off the final countdown to the debut of the new Marvel Avengers Campus there. 

Four months ago, America’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor tents and killed hundreds of people each day. On Friday, Disneyland, California’s world-famous theme park, will reopen to visitors after an unprecedented 13-month closure.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a proposal that would waive a years-worth of permit fees for restaurants struggling to recover as the county eases out of the coronavirus pandemic.

A couple of La Jolla’s most recognizable residents now have a new home and have even welcomed a little one thanks to a couple of locals’ grand idea that helped them create the nest.

Music lovers in America’s Finest City are now seeing a growing list of live concerts that are returning to the schedule for several San Diego area venues. Here are some headlines who have made announcements for a stop in San Diego.

The spectacular collection of Kentucky Derby hats at Churchill Downs this year will be spotted with the tracks newest fashion symbol — face masks.

After a 13-month pandemic closure, the Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista reopens to visitors on May 1. Here’s what you need to know.