At first, this Yountville house looked like many others from the 1970s. Ivy covered the beige brick exterior, the roofline sat low, and the interiors felt turned inward. Inside, flat ceilings and small openings limited light and made the rooms feel compressed, even though the site itself was generou

Hillend Station House sits within a working farm near Wanaka, designed to frame the surrounding alpine landscape rather than compete with it. The home takes cues from traditional farm buildings, breaking the program into a series of connected gabled volumes that follow the land. This approach keeps

This Montana barndominium shows how barn decor works best when structure leads the design. The exterior keeps a classic barn silhouette, but the scale, materials, and proportions shift it into modern mountain territory. Whitewashed siding, a metal roof, and exposed framing give the house a clean pre

So, the guy comes out of the closet, and he’s got both passports and a gun with a silencer…” Matthew Quirk pauses his muttering into his phone to wave at a family passing by him on Bessemer Path in Point Loma. Docked boats float on one side, while palatial homes overlook the trail on the other. Chec

Peruse pictures of vineyard estates in California, and you’ll see Tuscan dwellings of stone, tile-roofed stucco mansions, and wood-sided barnhouses. Christian and Anna Zaleschuk’s hilltop home in Fallbrook, however, crushes those clichés like grapes. The Zaleschuks had lived for several years on a f

New year, new fitness goals, right? Like many people, we’re starting the new year with a focus on health and staying active. No matter what your fitness objectives may be, there are plenty of activities around town prepared to help you achieve them. From more traditional gym settings to unique ways

I’ve had a lot of massages in my life—Thai sessions that had me approaching joint dislocation, Balinese flower-oil rituals, quick chair sessions at the airport—but never one that came with a power switch. When I heard San Diego was welcoming its first fully robotic massage experience, I booked immed

George Saunders may be the most beloved short story writer in the country. His short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Atlantic, Harper’s McSweeney’s, andGQ. His 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo also won the Booker Prize and his new novel Vigil is destined to be a bestseller. He’s also known f

When we talk about a city’s culture, we’re talking about about people. Year-round, SDM editors analyze the flares and shifts and leaps and fissures in the culture of here. Then we find the humans tinkering in the heart of those moments, and we tell their stories. We document the ineffable charm of S

When we talk about a city’s culture, we’re talking about about people. Year-round, SDM editors analyze the flares and shifts and leaps and fissures in the culture of here. Then we find the humans tinkering in the heart of those moments, and we tell their stories. We document the ineffable charm of S

It’s a new year! And the city is celebrating with plenty of activities all month-long including a winter fest in Poway, the return of San Diego Restaurant Week, Spamilton: An American Parody at the Balboa Theatre, and Braxton Cook at Lou Lou’s Jungle Room. Check out the full list of things to do in

Designed by Nahoko Ueda of Ueda Design Studio, this home is shaped as much by its site as by its program. Set high above Salem, the house stretches horizontally across the landscape, keeping a low, calm profile that follows the contours of the hills rather than dominating them. The exterior architec

Barn homes have moved far beyond simple conversions. The most compelling projects today treat the barn not as a novelty, but as a starting point for thoughtful architecture. These are spaces where original forms are respected, materials are allowed to age, and modern living is integrated without era

The Na Kukačkách Mountain Chalet by edit! architects is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Krkonoše Mountains architecture, completed in Strážné, Czech Republic, in 2025. While the exterior strictly follows local regulations with a stone plinth, timber cladding, and a classic gabled form,

Out with the old, in with the new (year). While you tinker with a new set of resolutions, there are many ways to savor the remainder of 2025 and welcome in 2026. Partygoers can spend New Year’s Eve exploring the Hard Rock Hotel’s annual end-of-year bash or enjoying bass drops around Petco Park durin

When times get tough, San Diegans step up to help those in need. Even amid economic uncertainty, locals donate their time and money to nonprofit organizations and independent foundations. These stats from the University of San Diego’s 2025 State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report highlight the th

For more than 80 years, the North Chapel has been one of Liberty Station’s defining silhouettes. Opened in 1942, the multi-faith chapel  has hosted Navy services, weddings, memorials, and countless community milestones during wartime years. Its story stretches from religious services for military me

I’m standing in a hotel lobby with a carry-on suitcase packed with three pairs of flats, two pairs of heels, a dress I hope isn’t wrinkled for The Nutcracker later, and a handful of outfits perfect for wandering a multi-story mall. Light Christmas music floats through the air, mingling with the scen

While canids like Arctic foxes, New Guinea singing dogs, and jackals aren’t native to San Diego County, a handful have made a permanent home in Santa Ysabel. The Judith A. Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center (JABCECC) is a safe haven for these animals and others rescued from fur farms, the

In 2016, a group of female surfers in Oahu came together with a shared belief: When women come together to support and uplift one another, they can change the world. The surfing sisterhood founded the Changing Tides Foundation, initially to provide aid in disaster-stricken coastal communities in Lat