La Jolla

SAN DIEGO – November 05, 2026 -- Aries, an 11th-floor rooftop restaurant and lounge atop Hotel La Jolla, opens November 11, 2026, serving Pan-Pacific cuisine with sweeping Pacific Ocean views.

An investment of more than $1 million backs the project. It turns a space historically catering to overnight guests at the Hilton Curio Collection hotel into a destination for locals and visitors alike.

Two Gaslamp Quarter operators lead the project

Restaurateur Alessandro Minutella and co-managing partner Giancarlo Guttilla also manage Zama and AKA in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Minutella says La Jolla has plenty of beautiful places to eat but has been missing "a little electricity."

Chef James Montejano helps shape the menu

Montejano's career spans Michelin-starred kitchens and destinations including L'Auberge and Four Seasons. Aries pairs the Pan-Pacific menu with craft cocktails and curated entertainment.

San Diego – – September 28, 2026 -- Cyclists in San Diego are increasingly drawn to Mount Soledad, a climb that ends not just at a scenic overlook but at a nearly century-old veterans memorial.

Multiple routes lead to the same summit

Mount Soledad offers several distinct roads to the top. Some are short and steep, testing riders early with punishing pitches. Others wind longer through residential streets, offering a more gradual but sustained effort. Regardless of the route chosen, every path converges at the same summit.

A nearly 30-foot cross anchors the memorial

At the top stands the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial, centered on a large white cross rising nearly 30 feet and visible from much of the city below. An American flag flies beside it. The structure has stood on the hilltop in some form for close to a century.