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Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar didn’t set out to become a neuroscientist or a geneticist; she just wanted to help her daughter. Her journey began about thirty years ago, when the then-stay-at-home mom’s 2-year-old daughter, Savannah, began having uncontrollable seizures. Her doctors couldn’t give the family answers, so Dixon-Salazar began her own research. Thirty years later, Dixon-Salazar has a doctorate in neurobiology and neurosciences, and her daughter is thriving. Read their incredible story here: https://lnkd.in/eKhEz6cT Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation

Continuously inspired by the women of this city. This is the time to celebrate the success women are able to achieve across all industries, despite the barriers we continue to face. Let’s show up for each other because there is #strengthinnumbers

Our annual Celebrating Women Awards are back! Nominate now (sdmag.com/cw24) to help us honor the San Diego women who are paving the way, inspiring others, and making our city a better place. One Pioneer and one Rising Star will be awarded in 15 categories that represent the diverse span of industries in our beautiful city. Nominate through August 4, then vote starting August 19. Come November, we'll celebrate our winners in person at the annual Celebrating Women Summit at UCSD’s Park & Market downtown. Thank you to Rancho La Puerta for making this year's Celebrating Women Awards possible!

You never fail to keep us on our toes, Troy Johnson. Your style is truly my favorite. If you're in need of an authentic, fun read, check this one out. San Diego Magazine explores the depths of Funner, CA, and of course, the one-and-only, Martin Short.

Storytelling works. We’ll show you how we do it–or take the reins and do it for you. We’ve spent 76 years covering this city. And now, we’ve built a house of storytelling for brands. We humbly present SDM Studios, our creative studio. Tell us about your business, brand, or idea, and we’ll translate it into award-winning writing, photography, and video. Behind every great brand is a story well-told. Email hello@sdmag.com to get started.

Hear ye, hear ye. Our annual Best of North County party is just over a week away. You're invited, but you better get your tickets quick. The details: Friday, June 7 from 6 to 9 pm, at the Carlsbad Flower Fields, with the sunset as a backdrop. All you can eat and drink from 40+ of the best restaurants, brands, and booze north of the merge, from ice cream to oysters to ramen. See the lineup and get your tickets at sdmag.com/northcounty24. Big thank you to our sponsors! PNC Bank Hoehn Motors Solento Organic Tequila Coastal Fit Encinitas Eden Mill St. Andrews Feeding San Diego Alpha-Lit San Diego Photo: Kambria Fischer

Been trying to justify my poetry degree for 25 years. Last night was pretty huge in that pursuit. Once a year, the oldest journalism school in the U.S. (Missouri School of Journalism) and about 100 judges from the national media scene nominate the best writing and art and creative work done by the country’s city magazines. The writers at these media companies—Texas Monthly, Chicago, Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, Philly, etc.—are nuclear talents. A massive honor just to be named next to them. And last night I got the national award for Food Writing. So damn honored. And a cool nod for what the whole creative team at San Diego Magazine is doing. For a couple days, Claire Johnson and I got to trade ideas with some of the top journalists and creatives from cities across the U.S. They’re the people who help build the culture of their cities by telling the stories. Like Stephanie March. I’d listen to her talk or write about food all day. Thanks to the CRMA, University of Missouri, and the wildly talented storytellers we somehow convinced to take the ride with us at SDM.

BIG NEWS: The lineup for Del Mar Wine + Food Festival 2024 just dropped, and somehow, it’s even better than last year’s. The stars! The chefs! The gorgeous green lawn! DMWFF is the culinary event of the year, and it’s back from October 2-7, 2024. Get your tickets while they’re hot! And check out San Diego Magazine's guide to the festival here: https://lnkd.in/gSfqsfjN

Our 2024 Best Restaurants list is live and ready for you to scroll, savor, share, and save for future reference. Creating this list is a tradition we’re honored to keep. You, readers, picked your favorites (with 45,000-plus votes, a new record)–the créme de la créme of coffee and cocktails and cheap eats and Chinese food. And our critic and content chief, @heytroyjohnson, picked his. (Troy switched it up a bit, though–he left out a few that have become institutional and duh-of-course, politely placed them over on Mt. Olympus, and made room for other places that deserve that spotlight.) This issue is our billet deux to the people behind those winning restaurants, and to San Diego’s flourishing dining scene as a whole. The top chefs have arrived. Our seafood’s RIGHT there. Our produce is among the best on the planet. Plus, moms and pops who started cooking furiously four years ago (due to The Terrible Thing) are opening kitchens. The proximity to Mexico’s fire and ash and stew culture never hurts. So many things that make San Diego a hallowed ground for food people. We hope the list guides you to new go-to’s, ushers you back to old faithfuls, and inspires you to eat well and eat often. https://lnkd.in/gjV5ECHj

Asymmetric façades, exposed concrete and wood, organic shapes snuggled into the natural environment… This house is a chef’s kiss with windows. Frederick Charles Liebhardt was 26 when he built this house in 1951 for himself, fresh off an apprenticeship with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West (Taliesin Preservation) in Scottsdale. The home sits on a quiet cul-de-sac in La Jolla, but even a passing glance at the house reveals its pedigree—its sharp angles, natural materials, and way of blending into its natural surroundings belie a strong association with Wright, the architectural demi-god.   Local designer-and-restaurateur couple Jules Wilson and Paul Basile purchased the home in 2019 (along with Liebhardt’s original office in downtown La Jolla). They’ve been living and entertaining there ever since, making small but painstaking changes along the way. You’ve got to see this place to believe it. Luckily, we took photos.   “You know, it was on the market for a year,” Basile says. “I think it needed so much work that people were scared of it.” But when he and Wilson saw an open house sign while driving down Torrey Pines Road one day, all they felt was excitement.   Read the full feature and see more of the Liebhardt home’s interior here: https://lnkd.in/gjZfzBhw Story by Jackie Bryant