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The Convoy District's journey from industrial region to Asian cultural center offers lessons in network-building and the power of word of mouth.

Juneteenth offers us the opportunity to reflect on stories, resources, and accessibility within the food & beverage industry. Understand the role food played in Black emancipation, and how businesses are carrying on that legacy in San Diego.

A few Sundays ago I was running through North Park at around 6:30 in the morning. I'd been cutting through mostly empty blocks for the better part of two miles when I turned a corner at Upas and 30th and nearly stopped mid-stride — a bar was packed, jerseys everywhere, beers already in hand. At 6:30am on a Sunday.