The San Diego Symphony, one of the country's rising orchestras, has renovated its formerly inhospitable concert hall with surprising success.

Beware, this one is for those who prefer haunted houses and jump scares to pumpkin patches. State of fright: Every October, the abandoned grounds of the beloved Marshal Scotty's Playland turns into a haunted trail in El Cajon.

Now that the Bay Area’s pesky heatwave has finally cooled off, it’s time to get in the mood for spooky season. San Francisco bars and restaurants are readying their spaces with fake cobwebs and (in one case) Shining-themed decor,

Fire Station 52 is the first in the city to feature an electric fire apparatus and rapid electric vehicle charging station.

Fire Station 52 is located along North Torrey Pines Road on the northwest corner of UC San Diego’s campus. The $22.2 million station is the first of its kind to house an electric fire apparatus and rapid electric vehicle charging station,

Representatives of the city of San Diego and UC San Diego cut the ribbon on the city’s newest and most environmentally conscious fire station on Oct. 17 near the university campus in upper La Jolla. Fire Station 52 has San Diego’s first electric fire engine and first rapid electric vehicle charging station.