After graduating from San Diego State in 2005, Leslie Hackett started working for The San Diego Union-Tribune as a newsroom page designer. Since then she has moved through different positions at the company, including Content and Product Manager in advertising, Editor of DiscoverSD.com and now works on both the print and website products for PACIFIC magazine as Editor-in-Chief and Digital Director.
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While it was no easy decision, adventure, in the end, led me to say “yes” to a new offer.
July 18, 2019
Top events around San Diego this weekend include Air Guitar Championships, San Diego Tattoo Invitational, San Diego Tattoo Invitational, Taste of Adams Avenue and IMPRIDE LGBTQi Pride Comedy Festival.
June 27, 2019
Top events this weekend include HessFest 9, 40th annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cookoff, Distilled Spirit & Cocktail Festival and comedian Chelsea Handler. 6.20: Impractical Jokers: The Cranjis McBasketball World Comedy Tour The stars of truTV’s hit improv series bring their outrageous, over-the-top hijinks to the county fair. — Michael Benninger Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, thetenderloins.com 6.20-22: Brian Posehn “Want to feel young again?
June 20, 2019
Top events around San Diego this weekend include the San Diego International Beer Festival, Rendezvous in the Zoo, Taste of Gaslamp and AURA AURA at Pendry San Diego. 6.13: 17th annual Beer & Sake Festival Support the Japan Society’s educational outreach programs by feasting on Asian fare and sipping on sakes and beers at this cultural event that includes art booths, a silent auction and exciting entertainment. — Michael Benninger USS Midway Museum, Marina District, japan-society.org 6.13-15: Ryan Hamilton “I went on a hot air balloon ride with a girl.
June 13, 2019
Top events happening around San Diego this weekend include the San Diego International Boat Show, Avolution Fest, Marine Corps Mud Run and Stone Sour Fest.
June 6, 2019
So many events to fit into one weekend around San Diego, including PACIFIC’s Margarita Month, Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival, the San Diego County Fair and Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon.
May 30, 2019
Beef seems to be in abundance around San Diego with steakhouses popping up left and right.
May 24, 2019
Top events in San Diego for Memorial Day Weekend include the Festival of Funk, Sing Dance Crawl and the Vista Strawberry Festival.
May 23, 2019
This weekend has San Diegans biking to work, toasting brews in a Wizarding World, walking across the Coronado Bridge tasting cheese and so much more.
May 16, 2019
Mother’s Day weekend is booming with events including comedian Jerry Seinfeld, Gator by the Bay, San Diego Comedy Festival and North Park Festival of the Arts.
May 9, 2019
Top events around San Diego this weekend include the Lakeside Rodeo, Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food Festival, Adams Avenue Unplugged and EarthFair 2019. 4.25-27: Janeane Garofalo“I’m not ageist, and I begrudge young people nothing.
April 25, 2019