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Roger Guillemin & Le Corbeau: Father and Son May 25, 2012 The opening reception for this exhibition featuring artwork by Roger Guillemin and his son, Francois, who'll be showing work together for the first time. The exhibition features abstract prints by Guillemin and bronze sculpture by Le Corbeau. On view through June 16. 58 other things to do on Friday, May 25
 
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Wednesday, May 2,2012
Urban Scout

A homesteading how-to

Where to find everything you need to raise bees, preserve fruits and ferment vegetables

By Clea Hantman
Homesteading used to simply be a term for the pioneers who took on a piece of land, turned it around and made it produce goods of some sort—and, in return, earned a portion of ownership.
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Wednesday, April 18,2012
Urban Scout

What can I find in Seaport Village?

Unexpected discoveries in San Diego’s tourist mecca

By Clea Hantman
Why on earth would anyone who lives in San Diego go to Seaport Village?
Wednesday, April 4,2012
Urban Scout

What San Diego's missing in the retail category

A store that sells only socks, an authentic apothecary and a place to buy indie fabric

By Clea Hantman
I’ve been lamenting a few of the things that San Diego doesn’t have. I present you this list not to bitch, but rather to encourage the burgeoning entrepreneurs among you.
Wednesday, March 21,2012
Urban Scout

Therapie brings mobile shopping to San Diego

The RV packs in clothes, accessories and two good-size dressing rooms

By Clea Hantman
Enter Therapie, a mini mobile clothing store. It’s the same model truck and RV as the one my in-laws drive from northern California to San Diego with their five dogs and endless sky-blue Samsonites to visit us. But Therapie smells a whole lot better.
Tuesday, March 6,2012
Urban Scout

Gifts for hipster parents

Hitting up Hillcrest, South Park and El Cajon for cool baby presents

By Clea Hantman
My first thought was: Wait? I thought hipster parenting was totally two years ago? Isn’t chicken cooping the newest hipster thing?
Wednesday, February 22,2012
Urban Scout

Friars Road CVS is a drugstore like no other

From fancy French skincare products to Brylcreem and Jean Nate gift sets

By Clea Hantman
The reason the Friars Road CVS is so engaging is primarily the beauty department, which encompasses more than one-third of the sizable store.
Tuesday, February 7,2012
Urban Scout

Shopping for condoms in San Diego

Looking for love (gloves) in all the right places

By Clea Hantman
Because a truly lousy condom can ruin a perfectly lovely encounter.
Wednesday, January 25,2012
Urban Scout

Valentine’s Day is all about paper goods

A few spots to find cool cards and other V-Day ephemera

By Clea Hantman
If ever there were a day to revive the lost art of the handwritten note, Feb. 14 is it. No eCards of love, please. Actual folded, creased-paper, handscribed with words of love (or lust, or like) in genuine ink are mandatory. Anything less than that is a bloody crime.
Wednesday, January 11,2012
Urban Scout

Looking to learn something new in 2012?

Where to find classes in dance, surfing, Spanish, sewing, DJing and more

By Clea Hantman
Near the tops of many lists, behind quitting smoking and ahead of drinking less, is the quest to learn something new. Here are some suggestions for where to find such instruction in San Diego.
Wednesday, December 28,2011
Urban Scout

Finding the perfect New Year’s Eve dress

Our recommendation for three local spots to shop

By Clea Hantman
If sequins are what you want, then sequins you should have. And no one does them more tastefully in town than Little Italy’s Vocabulary.
 
 
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