Sam Hodgson, Author at Uptown 11 Studios

Dancing in the street: All the best photos from the 42nd annual Adams Avenue Street Fair

Sam Hodgson September 23, 2024 No Comments

Epic doesn’t even begin to describe this past weekend on Adams Avenue. The 42nd annual Adams Avenue Street Fair was one big love letter to San Diego. We blocked off…

Girl Scouts are Bold. Sisterhood gives them “an opportunity to shine.”

Sam Hodgson September 16, 2024 No Comments

As summer wound to a close, we got a glimpse inside a special slice of San Diego: a bustling village of sisterhood at the northern edge of Balboa Park, where…

At Girl Scouts annual Urban Campout, “Fortune Favors the Bold”

Sam Hodgson September 16, 2024 No Comments

What an amazing experience it was to see two short films we produced debut in front of a live audience at the beautiful celebration hosted on the Girl Scouts’ Balboa…

I hate running, but I love my run club

Sam Hodgson August 27, 2024 No Comments

I’m turning 40 in October. My body has taken some bruising in its 39.8 years on this planet. I’m the middle of three boys who wrestled with his brothers every…

10 photos that will always remind me of Summer 2024 in San Diego

Sam Hodgson August 26, 2024 No Comments

Summer in San Diego never really ends, but it is technically coming to a close. A lot of us locals would argue that this is when the real fun begins…

All grown up. bica turns 1 this weekend.

Sam Hodgson July 9, 2024 No Comments

above: bica celebrates landing 10,000 followers on Instagram. The patio will be packed this weekend as we celebrate the café’s one-year anniversary. Last year, the day after Thanksgiving break concluded,…

Traversing San Diego’s tastiest two miles

Sam Hodgson July 1, 2024 1 Comment

As long as I’ve lived in San Diego’s Uptown neighborhoods, Adams Avenue has been a go-to destination for a good meal. In recent years, the restaurateurs in the area have…

Switchfoot’s Bro-Am is everything we were meant to live for

Sam Hodgson June 17, 2024 4 Comments

Perhaps the most iconic thing about San Diego is a day on our coastline. It’s plastered across the front of every postcard bearing this city’s name. This weekend we had…

Nothing to compare thee to. Old Globe’s Solstice Soirée is one of a kind

Sam Hodgson June 17, 2024 2 Comments

The Old Globe really knocked it out of the park on this one. This weekend the theater hosted its Solstice Soirée, a beautiful celebration of theatre, food, music and community.…

When Adams Avenue Rocks, We Roll

Sam Hodgson June 5, 2024 No Comments

When the Rock & Roll Marathon passed along Adams Avenue this week, the crew from Hayes Burger was there to feed the masses.

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