🌱 San Diego Daily: Gas Prices Dropping + Chick-Fil-A New Locations

Hey, San Diego! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds, then sun. High: 66 low: 59.

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Here are the top 4 stories in San Diego today:

1. San Diego's Resident Brewing shares special bond with Padres. NBC 7’s Darnay Tripp sat down with Resident Brewing’s director of marketing to talk about the brew house’s special connection with the San Diego Padres. Check out the video in the link! (NBC San Diego)
2. A list of Easter Eggs happening in San Diego this weekend. As the holiday weekend approaches, take a look at a list of easter egg events in San Diego this weekend. You have many different options on where to take the kids, and a 20,000 Easter egg hunt, games, raffles, and prizes are all in the mix. See the full mix in the link! (NBC San Diego)
3. The average price of gas in San Diego County has dropped for 15th time in 16 days. It seemed like we were never going to get relief at the pump, but prices have now dropped for two weeks in a row. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Thursday, decreasing 1.3 cents to $5.779. The average price has dropped 23.9 cents over the past 16 days, including 1.9 cents Wednesday.(NBC San Diego)
4. Chick-Fil-A opens two new spots in San Diego County. Chick-Fil-A is making their move in San Diego, opening restaurants in Vista Village and View Hills, creating 350 jobs. "In honor of the openings, Chick-fil-A, Inc., based in Atlanta, will donate $25,000 for each restaurant to Feeding America. The combined $50,000 will be distributed to local partners to fight hunger. In addition, the two new restaurants are each recognizing 100 local heroes making an impact in the community by providing them with free food for a year." (Patch)

Today in San Diego:

• Upcoming Hiring Events - Seaworld San Diego. (10:00 a.m.)
• IKEA San Diego Celebrates Military Appreciation Day. (3:00 p.m.)
• Calling All SoCal Small Businesses, Eateries, & Brands For NEW Chula Vista Mercado Zona Libre. (3:00 p.m.)
• Chess Club - Rancho Peñasquitos Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• DIY Paracord Survival Bracelets & Purple Up! For Military Kids Day - Point Loma Branch Library. (4:00 p.m.)
• Science Club - Weingart City Heights Library. (4:00 p.m.)
• JUSTIN Vineyards Wine Pairing Dinner 2022: San Diego Mission Bay Resort, S.D. (6:00 p.m.)
• Hops on the Harbor With Coronado Brewing Co. (7:00 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Visit San Diego: "And just like that, baseball is back at Petco Park! Let's go San Diego Padres!" (Facebook)
• San Diego Humane Society: This beautiful German Shepard just turned 10 years old. She has has been in the care of the Humane Society for over 100 days now, but her spirits are high. Check out the video of her celebrating in the link! (Facebook)
• San Diego Botanic Garden: Many of the plants at the Botanic Garden plant shop come straight from their garden. Their volunteers scope the plants in the garden and then bring them back to the nursery where they can grow and thrive until they're ready to be sent to the plant shop. (Facebook)
• Miracle Babies: On Tuesday, April 21 at Noon, Miracle Babies will host their 6th episode of "Love & DNA: Coffee Chats with Dr. D" on Instagram Live. The episode's special guest will be mother, RN, BSN, Board Certified Nurse Coach., and complex Care Coordinator for Scripps Perinatology, Heather Ukegawa. Heather will discuss maternal mental health and giving back to the community! (Facebook)
• San Diego History Center: The History Center and Mesa College's Fashion Program celebrate 12 years of collaboration. Four garments from the History Center's clothing collection were used by students as inspiration for them to design their own contemporary pieces. (Facebook)

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— Andrew Tessler

About me: Hi! I'm Andrew and I have been a Huntington resident for 7 years. I am a former San Diego resident but back in New York currently. I have lived in other countries and states, and my number one love is Huntington. I love health and wellness, traveling, stand-up paddle boarding, and of course going to restaurants and events throughout Huntington!