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Bringing you the best, the luxurious, and the unique. DowntownRob is the semi-official ambassador of San Diego, and craves new venues with distinctive flare, amazing food, and superb cocktails.

February, 2016

  • 10 February

    Local Valentine’s Day Events and Venues

    With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I wanted to highlight a few local events I heard about from my fine friends at The San Diego Museum of Art, The Headquarters at Seaport Village, and the dog-friendly Hotel …

January, 2016

  • 13 January

    Coronado Island Film Festival: Films, Panels, Parties, and more

    Coronado Island Film Festival featuring the Hotel Del Coronado

    The first annual Coronado Island Film Festival is this Friday through Monday, January 15-18, 2016, taking place in some spectacular Coronado venues, including the Hotel Del Coronado, the award-winning $2.7 million Art Deco renovated Village …

  • 5 January

    Best Limo-Friendly Temecula Wineries

    We’re sharing the best limo-friendly Temecula wineries, after an amazing day from our recommended limo provider, Aall In Limo, who provided a group of San Diego Bloggers a free tour of a handful of Temecula wineries. …

December, 2015

  • 23 December

    New Website and a Pumpkin Spice Cocktail Recipe

    First, welcome to the new website of DowntownRob.com – a brand new design and a migration in the works for a few months, now featuring revamped categories, new navigation menu, new ratings and review options, …

September, 2015

  • 23 September

    Digital Cinema @ The Balboa Theatre

    Historic Balboa Theatre Unveils State-of-the-Art Cinematic Experience in Downtown San Diego! I’m a huge movie fanatic, and I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing the superb digital cinema at the Balboa Theatre earlier this week …