• Seven things to do in middle San Diego this month,Matthew Lickona • Special for Times of San Diego

    Seven things to do in middle San Diego this month

    From Mission Valley to Mission Trails, here are seven events that may be worth your while this month. Rabbit Hole Who wants to tackle a Nicole Kidman role? (Publicity photo) Grief is freezing. And frozen things get brittle. A husband and wife navigate the loss of a child in David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pu

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  • San Diego Ballet to highlight San Diego Museum of Art’s century through dance,Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego

    San Diego Ballet to highlight San Diego Museum of Art’s century through dance

    It’s all creative expression, but arts are often categorized as visual or performance, and never the twain shall meet. But a San Diego Ballet residency at the San Diego Museum of Art is challenging that narrative. The relationship is closer than ever for the museum’s centennial year, as the 35-year-

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  • Before the boardwalk: The rise of Pacific Beach’s first seaside hotel,Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego

    Before the boardwalk: The rise of Pacific Beach’s first seaside hotel

    View of the former Pacific Beach Hotel Del Pacific in 1898. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego History Center) In the late 19th century, the area now known as Pacific Beach consisted largely of undeveloped dunes, scattered scrub, and a small number of homes. Its transformation into a seaside destinati

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