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<p> <a><img src="http://www.signonsandiego.com/feature/cinco-de-mayo/images/cinco-events.gif" /></a><br /> <i>Mocktail drinkers, we understand if you just want to drink in Mexican culture. Here are some family-friendly celebrations and arts events.</i><br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/cinco-de-mayo-chula-vista/">Cinco de Mayo in Chula Vista</a><br /> Chula Vista celebrates the Battle of Puebla during its Cinco de Mayo community fair (5/4).<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/fiesta-poblana/">Fiesta Poblana</a><br /> Want to learn more about the story behind Cinco de Mayo? Centro Cultural de la Raza hosts an evening of dinner, dance and history in Balboa Park (5/4).<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/cinco-de-mayo-celebration-bazaar-del-mundo-old-tow/">Cinco de Mayo Celebration Bazaar del Mundo</a><br /> The Old Town square presents dance and mariachis all day long (5/2-5).<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/fiesta-old-town-cinco-de-mayo/">Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo</a><br /> There&#39;s just nowhere else more appropriate to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than San Diego&#39;s Old Town - come for music, margaritas and mariachis (5/3-4).<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/oceanside-cinco-de-mayo-fiesta-2008/">Oceanside Cinco de Mayo Fiesta</a><br /> Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on the northwest coast of San Diego County (5/4).<br /> <br /> <b>ARTS</b><br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/la-gaviota/">&quot;La Gaviota&quot; (through 5/17)</a> Love in the time of the Mexican Revolution. Ion Theatre&#39;s reimagining of Chekhov.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/innocence-questionable/">&quot;Innocence is Questionable&quot; (through 5/31)</a><br /> T.J. and San Diego artists exhibit at CCAE.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/chicano-park/">Chicano Park (daily)</a><br /> <a href="http://video.ap.org/v/Default.aspx?g=8f235482-7212-4ccf-933c-49ce8d3a2a0b&amp;mk=en-ap&amp;f=cadiu&amp;fg=email">Check out</a> the murals on the freeway overpasses.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/spanish-village-art-center/">Spanish Village Art Center (daily)</a><br /> Enjoy a day of art as you stroll through this historic village.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/bottle-night/">Bottle Night (5/5)</a><br /> OK, so Sushi at a pizza joint isn&#39;t exactly Cinco de Mayo, but May 5 you can catch site-specific dance pieces at Basic.<a><img src="http://www.signonsandiego.com/feature/cinco-de-mayo/images/eats-drinks.gif" /></a><br /> <i>If you want to skip the festivals but don&#39;t want to miss the great food and drink, these restaurants and bars are must-stops.</i><br /> <strong>TRIED AND TRUE (AND SOMETHING NEW)</strong><br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/hacienda-de-vega/">Hacienda de Vega</a>: This 1.4-acre hacienda dates back to the 1930s, has amazing outdoor garden seating, private casitas and cuisine from Mexico City.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/el-agave-tequileria/">El Agave</a>: The bar menu boasts more than 200 tequilas.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/frida-mexican-restaurant/">Frida</a>: Moody lighting, fruity sangria, homestyle cooking and decadent crepes make this restaurant a funky dining spot.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/hacienda-del-patron/">Hacienda del Patron</a>: You&#39;ll find dinner, music and dancing at this South Bay spot.<br /> <strong>CASUAL AND SIMPLE (JUST PLAIN GOOD):</strong><br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/el-comal-bar-and-grill/">El Comal</a>: This nondescript North Park restaurant has excellent family cooking, hot chewy tortillas, creamy refried beans and great steak.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/pescados-y-marisco/">Pescados y Marisco</a>: Try turtle tacos and micheladas - beer with clam juice - at this Chula Vista strip mall spot.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/lucha-libre-gourmet-taco-shop/">Lucha Libre</a>: Because who doesn&#39;t love Mexican wrestlers? If it&#39;s Friday, watch a <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/events/lucha-libre/">fight</a> in T.J. after.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/cantina-mayahuel/">Cantina Mayahuel</a>: These tacos look like they were designed by Frida Kahlo in one of her better moods. So does the funky intimate interior.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/mama-testa-taqueria/">Mama Testa Taqueria</a>: Its delicious regional tacos take you on a tour of the country.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/las-cuatro-milpas/">Las Cuatro Milpas</a>: At more than 70 years old, the restaurant must be doing something right.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/el-indio/">El Indio</a>: Many prefer this longtime San Diego landmark to Old Town.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/la-hacienda/">La Hacienda</a>: This <em>caballero</em> kitsch restaurant serves up a zesty albondigas soup.<br /> <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/profiles/places/111754">Siete Mares</a>: Fight May gray with its authentic Caldo de Camarones (Mexican shrimp soup).<br /> <b>FIESTA ZONE (HERE&#39;S THE PARTY):</b><br /> <i>On this day of donning sombreros and burning berets, your craving for salty, sweet-and-sour intoxication should lead you to at least one (if not all) of the following:</i><br /> • In San Diego&#39;s own private Margaritaville - Old Town, that is - the tab&#39;s the cheapest at <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/10/happy_hour_lime_fibbers_in_pre.html">the Alamo</a>, the crowd&#39;s the rowdiest at <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/old-town-saloon/">Old Town Saloon</a> and the accents are the thickest (which makes the scene the most authentic, hands down) at <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/casa-guadalajara-mexican-restaurant-cantina-1/">Casa Guadalajara</a>.<br /> • If you&#39;re looking to find the real deal, head to <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/casa-machado/">Casa Machado</a> and shout <em>&quot;Salud&quot;</em> alongside living, breathing <em>vaqueros</em> and moms unwinding with the kids after soccer practice, followed by a game of pool at <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/el-uno-bar/">El Bar</a>.<br /> • Micheladas, Mexico&#39;s take on the Bloody Beer, are served poolside at <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/pearl-hotel/">the Pearl</a>.<br /> • <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/baja-bettys/">Baja Betty&#39;s</a> deep-blue Kick Ass Margaritas are deep enough to swim in. Boardshorts belong on the patio at <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/gringos-cocina-y-cantina/">Gringo&#39;s</a> or over at <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2008/04/bottoms_up_meet_the_29_margari_1.html">Firehouse</a>, where a $29 margarita is actually worth the price.<br /> • <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/ponces-mexican-restaurant/">Ponce&#39;s</a> is known for pouring &#39;em strong, but one of the best margies in town awaits at the ever-faithful <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/turf-supper-club/">Turf Club</a>.<br /> • South of the border in Tijuana, <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/sentildeor-frogs/">Señor Frogs</a> is not only a given but within walking distance from San Ysidro.<br /> • <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/la-cantina-de-los-remedios/">La Cantina de los Remedios</a> is the local&#39;s palace-sized party hall that&#39;s almost as glorious as the Sistine Chapel, with a <em>loteria</em> mural that stretches across the ceiling.<br /> • Want the full TJ experience? Start off at <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/el-dandy-del-sur/">El Dandy del Sur</a>, Nortec&#39;s favorite little dive, before skipping across the street and through the enormous neon-red star that leads into <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/la-estrella/">La Estrella</a>, where all-night <em>norteño</em> marathons almost always ensue.<br /> • Not in the mood for working up a sweat? Head around the corner to <a href="http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/places/mikes-disco/">Mike&#39;s Disco</a>, where the male strippers do the dancing for you. </p>

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<div class="subhead"> <span class="c1"><strong>RECYCLING BASICS<br /></strong></span><b>Cardboard:</b> Do not recycle wet cardboard. It can clog sorting machines.<br /> <b>Plastic bottle:</b> Do not recycle bottle tops; they&#39;re not made from the same plastic as recyclable bottles.<br /> <b>Cans:</b> Cans are the most commonly recycled items. Recycling aluminum and steel cans directs valuable metal into new products, saving 95% of the energy required to manufacture aluminum from scratch and 74% of the energy needed to make steel. It&#39;s so efficient these days that a can is regenerated and back on the shelf in as little as 60 days.<br /> <b>Bottle Contaminants:</b> Don&#39;t worry if there&#39;s a lime stuck in the bottle or a little bit of peanut butter stuck to the bottom of the jar. The recycler&#39;s machinery can tell the difference between contaminants and recyclable materials. It will zap all contaminants.<br /> <br /> <span class="c1"><strong>LIGHTS</strong></span> </div> <div class="subhead"> <b>Fact:</b> Contrary to popular opinion, you won&#39;t waste energy by turning the lights on and off, and the bulbs lifespan will not be noticeably reduced. A 100-watt bulb left on 8 hours a day burns $30 worth of electricity per year.<br /> <b>Tip:</b> Turn off the lights whenever you leave the room. Replace regular light bulbs and fixtures with Energy Star-qualified compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) available at most hardware stores. CFLs cast a warmer glow. They cost more than regular light bulbs, but they use 70% less energy and last much longer (10,000 hours, compared to 750 hours). And they look just as good.<br /> <br /> <strong class="c2">RED MEAT</strong> </div> <div class="subhead"> <b>Fact:</b> Meat production, especially in mass-produced beef, is extremely resource-intensive. It can take 7 or more pounds of grain to produce one pound of beef, and livestock consumes 70% of America&#39;s grain.<br /> <b>Tip:</b> Skip red meat once a week. Eat less of it and choose pasture-fed, sustainably raised beef whenever you can. If you give it up once every 7 days, you would save 840 gallons of fresh water is takes to produce a single serving.<br /> <br /> <span class="c1"><strong>LINT</strong></span> </div> <div class="subhead"> <b>Fact:</b> The average American household spends up to $135 per year in energy costs drying clothes. A dirty lint filter can use 30% more energy to get the job done.<br /> <b>Tip:</b> Free lint bunnies.<br /> <br /> <span class="c1"><strong>CANVAS BAGS</strong></span> </div> <div class="subhead"> <b>Fact:</b> It sounds obvious, but in an average year, U.S. households use about a Billion plastic bags, 99% of which are never recycled.<br /> <b>Tip:</b> Bring a canvas bag to the market. Stash some canvas bags in your car.<br /> <br /> <span class="c1"><strong>RECYCLED PRODUCTS</strong></span> </div> <div class="subhead"> <b>Fact:</b> If every American household purchased one package of 100% recycled napkins, we would save 1 million trees.<br /> <b>Tip:</b> Buy Recycled Paper Products. While you&#39;re at it, buy recycled paper towels and tissues, too.<br /> </div>

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<p>What could be better?! This sounds like a lot of fun, I just might have to spend a Saturday this way soon:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.sandiego.org/event/Visitors/1458">http://www.sandiego.org/event/Visitors/1458</a><br /> <strong>2/22/08 - 5/19/08</strong> - &iexcl;Arriba! What better way to end a hectic day than enjoying a relaxing and refreshing kayak paddle around La Jolla Cove, followed by an ice cold beer and Mexican food at La Jolla Shores' El Charro Mexican Restaurant? La Jolla Kayak is now offering the Sizzling Special: El Charro Taco &amp; Beer Paddle. Guests will enjoy a two-hour single or double kayak rental where they can explore the spectacular sea cliffs, the Seven Caves and kelp forest, followed by a refreshing taco and beer combo plate at the adjacent El Charro Mexican Restaurant. The Taco &amp; Beer Paddle includes: Transportation of your kayak to and from the beach; Kayak Rental; Mandatory Safety Training Session (five minutes in duration); Life Vest; Backrest; Paddle; and choice of one chicken, beef, fish or carne asada taco, rice, beans and choice of beer (or other beverage). The Taco &amp; Beer Paddle package is available Monday through Friday after 3 p.m. and Saturday and Sundays after 4 p.m. Sombreros optional!</p>

<p>Looks like we have another BEAUTIFUL weekend ahead of us... anyone have any plans?</p> <div align="center" style="padding: 5px; float: left; font-size: 84%;">Thu<br /> <img width="40" height="40" border="0" title="Mostly Sunny" alt="Mostly Sunny" src="http://www.google.com/images/weather/mostly_sunny.gif" style="border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 204); margin-bottom: 2px;" /><br /> <nobr>68&deg;F | 56&deg;F</nobr></div> <div align="center" style="padding: 5px; float: left; font-size: 84%;">Fri<br /> <img width="40" height="40" border="0" title="Mostly Sunny" alt="Mostly Sunny" src="http://www.google.com/images/weather/mostly_sunny.gif" style="border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 204); margin-bottom: 2px;" /><br /> <nobr>70&deg;F | 56&deg;F</nobr></div> <div align="center" style="padding: 5px; float: left; font-size: 84%;">Sat<br /> <img width="40" height="40" border="0" title="Mostly Sunny" alt="Mostly Sunny" src="http://www.google.com/images/weather/mostly_sunny.gif" style="border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 204); margin-bottom: 2px;" /><br /> <nobr>67&deg;F | 56&deg;F</nobr></div> <div align="center" style="padding: 5px; float: left; font-size: 84%;">Sun<br /> <img width="40" height="40" border="0" title="Mostly Sunny" alt="Mostly Sunny" src="http://www.google.com/images/weather/mostly_sunny.gif" style="border: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 204); margin-bottom: 2px;" /><br /> <nobr>67&deg;F | 58&deg;F</nobr></div>

<p>Anyone have big plans for beautiful Easter weekend? Coloring eggs with the kids? Easter egg hunts? For me, all of the above plus a trip to Sea World.</p> <p>The beach is suppose to be&nbsp;warm and sunny&nbsp;all weekend so if you get down my way drop me a line.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade will make it's way through beautiful Balboa Park on Saturday, March 15 at 11 a.m.</p> <p>The event is fun for the whole family. In addition to the parade, there will also be a Kid's Zone with games and rides, musician showcase stage, traditional Irish dancers, Celtic Village and beer garden.</p>