Gaslamp Warhorse: The Balboa Theatre
February 22nd, 2017|SofiaBlog

 

Mere blocks from the Sofia Hotel over on Fourth Avenue stands one of the handsomest and most venerable of the Gaslamp Quarter’s entertainment venues: the Balboa Theatre.

Valentine’s Day Inspirations: Romance in San Diego
February 15th, 2017|SofiaBlog

 

Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is here again: a time to gaze into your special someone’s eyes across dancing candlelight—or, conversely, a time to mutter about commercialization and sing the virtues of singlehood.
Well, today at Check In we’re proudly siding with the romantics as we sift out some of the most inspiring locales [...]

Art Fix: The Sparks Gallery Presents Sculptors of Southern California
February 6th, 2017|SofiaBlog

 

San Diego boasts a wonderfully diverse, wonderfully alive artistic community: one of many vibrant cultural strands making up our city’s spirit. Here at the centrally located Sofia Hotel, we’ve got multiple great outlets for that artistic community close at hand—one of them most certainly being the young Sparks Gallery.
The Sparks Gallery
The Sparks occupies one of [...]