Downtown Blog

San Diego’s usual casual style was upgraded for black tie swagger, as downtown’s entrepreneurs of all avenues dressed up and gathered together to celebrate the district’s continued success with a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, awards ceremony and live auction...

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The Gaslamp Quarter Association presents the 18th Annual Lamplighter Awards, honoring the best downtown San Diego businesses, events and individuals, on Tuesday, November 13 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter.

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Monday, November 7th was a wild night of praise and celebration for all of our favorite businesses in the Gaslamp Quarter. The awards show honored the Best New Retailer, Best New Restaurant, Best New Nightclub, Restaurateur / Chef of the Year, Favorite Gaslamp Hotel, Favorite Gaslamp Spa and man...

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In celebration of the Gaslamp Quarter and all its rich history and contemporary allure, the Gaslamp Quarter Association hosts an annual Hollywood-style awards show, spotlighting the city’s best businesses, events and individuals. This year, the 17th Annual Lamplighter Awards will take place on M...

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As the port’s first environmentally friendly building, the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier is proud to showcase features such as reflective roof paint, efficient light fixtures that include automated daylight controls, recycled content building materials, a photovoltaic system, and low-flow restr...

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Our Young Professional of the Month for March 2011 is Chris Jones of Hotel Indigo. This green and tech savvy downtown hotel strives to upgrade the guest experience with home-like amenities, eco-friendly operations and, of course, the unparalleled views into PETCO Park from the 9th floor lounge –...

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Try this one on for size: happy hour tax preparation! Anne-Marie realizes that most people hate everything revolving around the idea of doing taxes, which is why she decided to take the process out of the office and into the fun environment of downtown San Diego’s East Village.

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The Gaslamp Quarter Association presents the 16th Annual Lamplighter Awards, celebrating the best downtown San Diego businesses, events and individuals, taking place on Monday, November 15th at the Omni San Diego Hotel. Every month it seems the Gaslamp Quarter welcomes a host of new restaurants,...

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Start your engines and shine those hoods, ladies and gentlemen. The 2nd Annual Fifth Avenue Auto Showcase is rolling into town on October 10, 2010, bringing the hottest and most incredible cars to glitz up our downtown streets. Both vintage and contemporary cars will cozy up and park themselves ...

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San Diego native Mick Baca saw a rising local demand for fast and affordable computer and tech repair and with this vision he founded MobileTech with the purpose of providing downtown’s East Village community with a chic, urban store that caters to computer and cell repair along with home theatr...

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