• Florida Canyon offers a wealth of hiking and nature experiences,Cynthia Robertson

    Florida Canyon offers a wealth of hiking and nature experiences

    For exploring San Diego’s urban trails, keep in mind Florida Canyon, one of the largest trail systems within the city. Consisting of 150 acres of coastal sage scrub, the trails provide habitats for native chaparral plants, birds and animals. Actually an extension of Balboa Park, interconnecting trai

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  • Recipes from the most elevated country in the world,Frank Sabatini

    Recipes from the most elevated country in the world

    (left to right) Owner Smita Giri and executive chef Sanjog Chaudhary.You don’t have to endure a 30-hour flight itinerary to Nepal to savor some of its traditional, homespun dishes.Amid the small number of Himalayan restaurants dotting our local landscape is Bhojan Griha, which is located only a few

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  • Hillcrest sign returns brighter, more colorful,Kendra Sitton

    Hillcrest sign returns brighter, more colorful

    At the corner of Fifth and University Ave., the Hillcrest sign has returned after a three-week hiatus. While being repaired and refit, all the sign’s electrical and lighting components were restored with new color changing technology.That means that while most of the time the sign will display the f

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