• Photos: Portraits on Kettner,Cole Novak

    Photos: Portraits on Kettner

    For his series Portraits on Kettner, local photographer Israel “Iz” Castillo snaps medium-format film photos of people simply as they are—no glam squad, no FaceTune, no filters. It’s an intimate look at the locals we pass everyday, often standing in the middle of the road in Little Italy during traf

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  • 40 San Diego Charities & Nonprofits to Donate to on Giving Tuesday,Cole Novak

    40 San Diego Charities & Nonprofits to Donate to on Giving Tuesday

    Every year, after the shopping fervor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, comes Giving Tuesday, a global initiative encouraging people to use their dollars for good. There’s no specific charity or organization tied to the movement—instead, you’re welcomed to choose the cause that lights you up and don

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  • The Story is Enough,Cole Novak

    The Story is Enough

    In 2020, Kat Alexander experienced a serious mental health crisis that would last more than a year. In 2022, she and her best friend, author and beloved San Diego Magazine contributor Mara Altman, began chronicling the crisis and its aftermath in what would eventually become EPISODES: The True Story

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