Ryan Hardison is the design editor of the Signal Tribune, a hyperlocal newspaper serving Signal Hill and Long Beach, and the writer of San Diego Magazine's weekly online Things to do this Weekend stories. He is a graduate of San Diego State University in journalism and media studies. He loves to write, watch sports and study anything related to music and pop culture. He was formerly an arts & culture staff writer and editor for SDSU's student-run independent newspaper, The Daily Aztec as well as an editorial intern for San Diego Magazine.