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South Park in the News!

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Media contact: spbg@lucyslist.net


The Old House Fair

Click here to read articles about The Old House Fair, held each June in South Park.

Crow Thief

"The Shop," in RVSD Magazine, April 2012

South Park

Ed Bedford visits The Big Kitchen, explores "Judy World," and appreciates South Park, in "Big Heart & Kitchen," April 2012
Map and info on Grape Street Dog Park from Balboa Park
"City Neighborhoods: Livin' Large" in South Park
DesignSponge visits South Park in "Guide to San Diego," March 2011, including visits to Vagabond, Alchemy, Station Tavern, Progress, and Lulu's by Travis Parker.
San Diego Reader's Style Stalker checks out "South Park chic," March 17, 2011
Destination - South Park, San Diego, with visits to several shops, by Linda Kissam, The Big Blend, May 2010
Alaska Airlines Magazine (April 2011) takes a bike tour through South Park and North Park (go to p.105), and mentions favorites Make Good and Progress.
Classic Old House Fair in South Park, report by DiscoverSD.com, 2011.

Walkabouts

365 Things to Do in San Diego, March 2012
See California Travel Tips, "Goin' Down To South Park, Gonna Have Myself a Time!" March 2012
Wild West Themed Walkabout moseys into South Park, Uptown News, March 2012
Walkabout preview and Photo Gallery on SanDiego.com, March 2011
KPBS.org highlights the Spring Walkabout, Australia-style, March 2011
Night & Day, San Diego Union-Tribune, summer 2010
Joe Grant of Grant's Marketplace visits "San Diego Living" (Channel 6).
Now With Pumpkins! San Diego Union Tribune, fall 2010
Get your walkin' shoes on, NighttimeVIP March 2011

Station Tavern & Burgers

Discovered by Bakery Examiner, November 2011.
From Foodies Blog, November 2010.
The Station wins the "Grand Orchid," SD Uptown News, December 2009
San Diego Magazine's "Best Restaurant for Hipster Parents," 2010
Erin Jackson of A Hamburger Today (Serious Eats) writes about South Park and The Station Tavern, April 2011

The Rose Wine Pub

Discovered by Where Magazine, April 2012

Grant's Marketplace

"Pass The Pastrami," San Diego Reader, Sept. 2011

Juan Chou

Thrillist's video visit to Juan Chou, Sept. 2011

Whistlestop

Best Neighborhood Bars, DiscoverSD.com, September 2011
CELEBRATING The Whistlestop's 10th Anniversary, May 2011 -- here's a tribute in CityBeat
San Diego Reader, January 2011

Alchemy

Matt Thomas of Alchemy, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 2011
San Diego Magazine's "Best Vegetarian," 2010
Ricardo Heredia, executive chef at Alchemy Restaurant joins San Diego Union-Tribune "super-diners"
Alchemy = Solid Gold, SanDiego.com, December 2010
San Diego Examiner loves Alchemy's "Healthy Eats," March 2011
Watch Chef Ricardo Heredia produce Alchemy's unusual poutine, March 2011.
There's magic going on at Alchemy, WineandDineDeals, January 2011
"Alchemy radiates with the positive energy of the surrounding South Park community." DiscoverSD.com's "Culinary Culture: Neighborhood Dining" Sept. 2011

Halcyon Tea

Westways Magazine, March 2011
Tea & Travel, November 2010

Junc, Make Good and Indie Biz in South Park

Gay SD article, February 2010 "Sense of Place: Indie Business alive and well in South Park" --
"South Park is where Bohemian chic meets brooding hipster meets old vintage charm. There’s a grittiness and confidence to the neighborhood that I love. It’s not as polished and sanitized as some of our other mid-city locales, and that’s exactly what makes it so desirable ..."
"In South Park, Whisper-Thin Sleeves and Plunging Lines" ... the perfect little black dress, says NBC's The FeastNew Boutique and Spa Happenings Around San Diego, Sandiego.com, March 31, 2011

Vagabond Kitchen

"Travel the world in South Park," by Mike Spradley, LGBT Weekly, November 2011

Make Good

Check out #36 on LA's 75 Things We Love To Do in San Diego

South Bark Dog Wash

San Diego Songbird visits South Bark with Rufus.
About.com recommends the Blueberry Facial.

Big Kitchen

Foodies: A Southern California Food Blog, March 2011
The Big Kitchen on Wheat Thins' national commercial, January 2011
Judy The Beauty inducted into San Diego Women's Hall of Fame, March 2011

Lulu's by Travis Parker   

San Diego Songbird has a mani/pedi at Lulu's, July 2010
"Best Nail Salons" -- DiscoverSD.com, March 2011

Ginseng Yoga

One of San Diego Magazine's "Hot Spots" for 2010: Ginseng Yoga

Cafe Madeleine

"I’m in love. With Madeleine. Whoever Madeleine is." San Diego Reader, December 2010.


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