San Diego State University professor Jess Ponting recently co-authored California’s first handbook on sustainable tourism.

Grand Pacific Resorts, a privately owned vacation ownership company located in Carlsbad, and ResorTime.com, a popular source for online vacation and timeshare condominium rentals, teamed up to kick off the first North San Diego County edition of "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer."

Deniece Duscheone and San Diego-based design and architecture firm S.K.I.N. have been selected to redesign the La Pensione hotel in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood.

Rubio's Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: RUBO) has rejected the acquisition proposal from Alex Mereulo, his affiliates and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners IV, saying that it was not in the best interests of company stockholders.

Calling all San Diegans! Jose's of La Jolla has announced it will host the first-ever sanctioned World Flauta-Eating Contest. Billed as the "Jose's World Flauta Eating Championship," this event is expected to draw the world's top competitive eaters in the final scheduled for Dec 6.

Red Door Interactive recently announced the launch of Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes "crEATe" October campaign where guests produce and submit their recipes online.

The soon-to-open Italian restaurant BICE is rooted in the story of one woman: Beatrice Ruggeri, lovingly called "BICE" by her friends and family.

TSA Contracting Inc. has completed renovation work inside Sycuan Casino.

Blackstone Group LP, the world's largest buyout firm, has agreed to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev NV's amusement park business, including the SeaWorld parks for as much as $2.7 billion.

The 21st-semi-annual Escondido Downtown Street Faire will be held Sunday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.