
Gloria relents on December Nights, some community cuts in budget revise, but arts funds still on chopping block
A grand tree at Spreckels Organ Pavilion for December Nights at Balboa Park, Dec. 5, 2025. Planning and operational funds for the popular event had been slated for budget cuts. (File photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) Some library and recreation center hours and December Nights support we

Peter Kozma and San Diego’s Opera NEO build on success in 15th season
A rehearsal for Opera NEO’s “Arsilda, regina di Ponto.” (Photo courtesy of the opera company) Peter Kozma, founder and artistic director of San Diego’s musical gem Opera NEO, is the first to admit his enterprising company long ago outgrew the master plan he crafted for it back in 2012. Born and rai

A big restaurant named JOEY opens with a luxury bang at UTC La Jolla
Photo of new restaurant Joey at UTC – Photo by Frank Sabatini Jr. There is nobody named “Joey” behind the Canadian-based restaurant chain that recently made its San Diego debut at Westfield UTC shopping mall, nor is the name in reference to a baby kangaroo.Instead, the 10,600-square-foot restaurant
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