Kenneth Brantingham

Old Town memorials to events of 1846

In Old Town’s central plaza, formally named Plaza de las Armas, sit two granite boulders placed caddy-corner from each other on the expansive lawn. These large stones were placed here for an intended purpose and they will...

Fishing the reservoir - restrictions apply

For decades fishing at the Sweetwater Reservoir was a covert and illegal activity, confined mostly to evening hours under cover of darkness. That changed in 2004 when a stretch of shoreline opened up for legal fishing. While just 2.5...

The unlikely and inviting tide pools at Hotel Del Coronado

Your typical list of tide pools in San Diego County has an omission. Maybe it’s an innocent oversight or the fact that these tide pools reside amidst a breakwater. Whichever is the case, when the tide goes...

Survival training for birds

The California condor, an animal once in freefall towards extinction, can be seen and enjoyed at the San Diego Zoo. Theirs is a remarkable story of renewal and recovery. It wasn’t long ago their population dipped to 22...

Making chocolate better with a dash of sea salt

One of the great marketing ploys is the free sample. Have a taste of this fine chocolate and you’ll be hooked and want more. The tactic works arguably well at the grocery store and it was employed successfully...

Nature imitating art at the hands of Al Meloche

Creating art from nature comes naturally to Al Meloche. In fact, his business is called Al’s Naturals. His canvas is nature’s discards such as empty clam and oyster shells, or giant sand dollars found on an...

Balboa Park’s own artists’ colony at Spanish Village

Where the artists gather, the people will come. Add a 30 percent chance of rain and temperatures in the 50’s, will they still show? Apparently nothing deters art loves and the curious from Balboa Park’s Spanish...

Whale of a sensation arrives at Fiesta Island

Whales, dead or alive, create a media sensation. These ocean going mammals are one of this earth’s most fascinating creatures. It’s their enormous size and the fact that they are a throwback to the age of...

A designer park in the town of enchantments

The city of Coronado shows well all year long. More than just beauty, it has location. On the bayside is an incredible view of the San Diego city skyline. On the west side is a world famous white sand beach...

Preserving maritime history keeps this store, and family, afloat

If the walls, doors, and everything in-between could speak, oh, the stories they could tell. Tales of the high seas, shipwrecks, and adventure. Relics that once sailed the ocean blue return to service with their brass polished and wood...

Old Town memorials to events of 1846

Fishing the reservoir - restrictions apply

The unlikely and inviting tide pools at Hotel Del Coronado

Survival training for birds

Making chocolate better with a dash of sea salt

Nature imitating art at the hands of Al Meloche

Balboa Park’s own artists’ colony at Spanish Village

Whale of a sensation arrives at Fiesta Island

A designer park in the town of enchantments

Preserving maritime history keeps this store, and family, afloat

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