Pali Wine Closing Little Italy Tasting Room, Shuttering Cellar Hand Restaurant To Consolidate Operations In San Diego's Hillcrest

Less than two months after SanDiegoVille reported that Pali Wine Co.'s Little Italy tasting room was being marketed for a potential new tenant, the Central Coast winery has announced a major shakeup of its San Diego operations that will see it close both its longtime India Street location and its two-year-old Hillcrest restaurant while consolidating the businesses into a single concept.

Original Family Behind El Zarape To Close North Park Restaurant After A Decade On Adams Avenue

Another longtime independent restaurant is preparing to say goodbye along one of San Diego's most recognizable dining corridors. The original family behind El Zarape has announced it will permanently close its North Park-area restaurant on Adams Avenue, marking the end of a decade-long run and leaving just one remaining El Zarape operated under different ownership.

Video, Felony Guilty Plea And Civil Lawsuit: Jury Trial Begins In Beating Of Elderly Customer At San Diego Verizon

A civil jury trial is set to begin in downtown San Diego over a violent encounter captured on surveillance video, in which a Verizon Retailer employee struck an elderly customer outside a Poway store, knocking her unconscious and leaving her with serious injuries.

Campus Burgers To Replace Former Garden Kitchen In Rolando, Bringing $1.99 Smash Burgers To San Diego

Campus Burgers, the rapidly expanding Northern California chain known for its $1.99 smash burgers, is preparing to open two branches in San Diego, with the first heading into the former Garden Kitchen building Rolando, replacing a restaurant that generated years of glowing praise from local food media but ultimately disappeared with little warning.

San Diego's 50-Year-Old 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant Quietly Closes Again, Leaving Customers Wondering What's Next

One of San Diego's longest-running restaurants has once again gone dark, but this time, customers have been given little explanation. The 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, the aviation-themed dining destination overlooking Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa, has quietly ceased operations, posting only a brief notice on its website stating that the restaurant is "closed until further notice" and apologizing for the inconvenience.

Jacques Pépin Foundation Invests In San Diego's Kitchens For Good As Nonprofit Builds Massive Culinary Impact Center In Bankers Hill

One of San Diego's most impactful culinary nonprofits is preparing for its biggest transformation yet. As Kitchens for Good works toward opening a 29,000-square-foot Culinary Impact Center in Bankers Hill, the organization has received a major vote of confidence from one of the culinary world's most respected names, earning a prestigious $50,000 Partnership Circle Grant from the Jacques Pépin Foundation.

San Diego's Original Brazilian Steakhouse Sets Reopening Date Nearly Two Years After Comic-Con Fire

Nearly two years after a dramatic fire forced its closure during San Diego Comic-Con, Rei Do Gado Brazilian Steakhouse has officially announced its return. The longtime Gaslamp Quarter restaurant will reopen on Monday, July 20, 2026, just days before tens of thousands of Comic-Con attendees once again descend on downtown San Diego.

San Diego Plant-Based Favorite El Veganito Forced To Close At Grossmont Center As Massive Bass Pro Shops Redevelopment Displaces Food Court Businesses

After six years serving vegan Mexican food from Grossmont Center, El Veganito is being forced to close its original La Mesa restaurant as the aging shopping center clears space for a sweeping redevelopment anchored by San Diego County’s first Bass Pro Shops.

Brisa Closes In Little Italy As San Diego Dining Group's Restaurant Carousel Spins On Yet Again

A little over a year after opening with considerable social media buzz, Brisa Bar & Restaurant has quietly closed its doors in San Diego's Little Italy, becoming the latest casualty, or perhaps simply the latest transformation, in the ever-evolving restaurant empire built around San Diego Dining Group and its network of affiliated restaurateurs.

Family Of 12-Year-Old Encinitas Girl Struck And Killed In Crosswalk To Address Court As Defense Seeks Diversion That Could Erase Criminal Case

More than a year after 12-year-old Emery Chalekian was struck and killed while legally crossing an Encinitas street, her family is preparing to return to San Diego County court for what could be one of the most consequential hearings in the case.

Zach Bryan To Make Snapdragon Stadium History With First-Ever Back-to-Back Headlining Concerts This Summer At Relatively New San Diego Venue

One of the biggest names in modern country music is about to make San Diego concert history. When Zach Bryan brings his With Heaven On Tour to Snapdragon Stadium on Friday, July 31, and Saturday, August 1, the Oklahoma singer-songwriter will become the first artist ever to headline two consecutive nights at the four-year-old Mission Valley stadium, a milestone that underscores both Bryan's meteoric rise and San Diego's growing stature as a major stadium concert destination. 

Topgolf's San Diego Saga Drags Into Another Year As Waterfront Project Crawls Through Environmental Review

Nearly ten years after Topgolf first announced plans to expand into San Diego, the region is still waiting. On Friday, the Port of San Diego released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for its proposed East Harbor Island Redevelopment/Topgolf and Waterfront Park Project, representing another procedural milestone in a project that has spent years inching through planning, environmental review, and bureaucratic approvals without a shovel ever touching the ground.

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (July 3 - July 8) Due To County Health Department Inspections

For the first time in nearly two years documenting health department closures, there was only one spot listed on the weekly list of San Diego County restaurants and food facilities that faced temporary closures or downgraded health inspection grades from July 3 - July 9, 2026.