The hottest pizza in Southern California isn’t coming out of some fancy restaurant or trendy pizzeria — it’s being baked in a guy’s apartment kitchen, and getting your hands on one is practically a lottery. AJ Miller doesn’t have a storefront, a commercial brick oven or a delivery fleet. The Connecticut transplant simply cranks out … Read more
At this charming California restaurant, the Wild West never ended. Western-themed eatery Descanso Junction Restaurant has been named the best hole-in-the-wall for comfort food in California by The Takeout. The roadside restaurant is located along Southern California’s State Route 79, just a 40-minute drive east of beachy San Diego. Sign up for the California Morning … Read more
Better bring your appetite. Three California kitchens cracked the top 12 in a new list of the top 100 pasta places in the U.S., based on Yelp reviews. Family owned Assenti’s Pasta in San Diego ranked seventh on the list, making it the only restaurant along the west coast to make it into the top … Read more
The founders behind one of the Golden State’s most famous beer brands are launching a new venture in the San Diego area after the company announced its production facilities would be leaving Southern California. Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch and Steve Wagner, who launched the brand in 1996 with their first keg of Stone Pale Ale, … Read more
A baby sloth was born at the San Diego Zoo — right in time for National Sloth Day. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced the arrival of the Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth pup — complete with an adorable video of the newborn — on Oct. 20 to mark the holiday. The little one was welcomed on … Read more
[nyp_video player=”SPdDOYds” platform=”jw-player” playlist=”W5xXwQyA” playlisttype=”dynamic” placement=”true” jwpropertyid=”XDErnc08″ California may have some of the best colleges in the country, but its high cost of living may be holding the state back. A new list from WalletHub breaks down the best college towns in the U.S., and just one California city made the top 10. The list … Read more
And you think you’ve got a long commute. A brave Bay Area woman just swam the entirety of the California coastline to make a statement about the environment — braving the Pacific’s briny, shark-infested depths for 900 chilly miles. Endurance swimmer Catherine Breed, 33, began her 111-day journey at the Oregon border near Crescent City … Read more
San Diego is flying high — leaving some of the world’s biggest cities in the dust. San Diego International Airport has been crowned the fastest-growing major airport on the planet in 2026, zipping past better-known heavyweights as an increasingly fierce airline turf war sends flights soaring. The single-runway Southern California airport, better known as SAN, … Read more
After 321 grueling days at sea, thousands of US sailors finally got the homecoming they’d been waiting nearly a year for — complete with tearful embraces, American flags and dozens of babies meeting their dads for the first time. The USS Abraham Lincoln steamed into its homeport at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado … Read more
Cities across California are bleeding both jobs and affordable housing, a new study says. The Golden State dominates the top 10 of a new list from MoneyLion ranking 46 U.S. cities where jobs and affordable homes are increasingly hard to come by. California shamefully claims every spot but one in the list’s top 10, which … Read more
Talk about lunch and a show. Mkutano House, the buzzy new restaurant buried inside the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has become an unlikely dining hot spot thanks to its biggest attraction — enormous African elephants casually roaming within view as customers tear into $42 ribeyes. The two-story restaurant opened in March inside the park’s … Read more
A San Diego Padres fan with the X username @Eggorian went viral for using social media to find a date for his beloved team’s playoff game. “Do you want to go to the #Padres / Cubs playoff game on Wednesday night with me? This is me. I sit here….dugout club section 4. Due to circumstances … Read more
It’s been a tough year for air passengers. Following a massive communications system outage that caused over 1,000 flights to be canceled earlier this month, new data shows just how bad things have gotten at US airports in 2026. Cancellations by U.S.-based airlines are up 15% this summer compared with last year, reaching a four-year … Read more
Talk about a home-cooked meal. From breakfast burritos in bungalows to tea parties on the lawn at hilltop estates, trendy home-based restaurants are popping up all over LA — unlocking a slew of new dining experiences as diverse as the City of Angels itself. And unlike the scores of street stalls taking over local sidewalks at … Read more
A routine construction job in Southern California has dug up something considerably older than plumbing. Hard-hat crews working on an Oceanside infrastructure project unearthed the fossilized remains of a rhino-like creature that roamed the Golden State some 45 million years ago — and scientists say it could be a brontothere, better known as the “thunder … Read more
Passengers at San Diego International Airport faced long lines and crowded terminals Tuesday morning as a technical issue slowed the ticketing process. An airport spokesperson confirmed that the airport remains open and flights are still arriving and departing despite the delays. Around 8:30 a.m., the airport posted an update on social media advising travelers to … Read more
They’re some of the best in the West. Five California restaurants were honored on a new, national list of the best restaurants in the United States — from a casual San Diego County taqueria to the casual offshoot of a pioneering East Bay farm-to-table eatery. Published annually by the New York Times, the unranked list of … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. We “Remember.” Earth Wind and Fire, the group that brought the world “September,” is on tour all month long. From September 15-30, the ’70s R&B legends will groove at six … Read more
Chugga chugga, choo choo. Step aside, Napa Valley — Southern California’s very own “wine train” is roaring back into action this fall, promising riders a unique experience aboard a restored vintage train. The 90-minute ride on the “Backcountry Wine Train” takes you through eastern San Diego County’s scenic highlands, making you feel like you’re out in … Read more
Good catch! Fishermen in San Diego were stunned to catch a nearly 500-pound bluefin tuna this week — sending the local fishing community into a frenzy. “We both got a look at it, and we didn’t even say anything,” Markus Medak of Shearwater Fishing, who snagged the prize catch with the help of another, unnamed fisherman, … Read more