
San Diego’s silent screen cowboy and heartthrob: The story of Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart and Lillian Gish in The House Built Upon Sand (1916). (Photo via Wikipedia/Public Domain) If you were walking the streets of San Diego in the late 19th century and heard the name Roy Stewart mentioned in passing, you might have assumed someone was talking about a local ranch hand, not a

San Diego Museum of Art is turning 100 in 2026. We take a look back
The San Diego Museum of Art, which is about to turn 100. (Photo by San Diego Museum of Art is readying to celebrate its centennial with hopes of more growth in the next 100 years. But its past century included triumphs and tribulations that will inform the future. Here’s a look back at San Diego’s

From beacon to film: Point Loma Lighthouse on camera
The lighthouse, c. 1865, before the construction of the assistant keeper’s quarters. (Photo via Wikipedia/Public Domain) Long before Point Loma became a destination for visitors with cameras and smartphones, the Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood as one of San Diego’s most recognizable silhouettes—its
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