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State Alcoholic Beverage Control agency will make final ruling on East Coast Pizza’s plans
With all Encinitas Union School District schools being closed, the greens that had been grown at the Farm Lab for their farm-to-school program are being diverted directly to local families in need.
The “Encinitas Rotary‘s Home Team” serving local seniors is offering to help any senior citizen in need of groceries, prescriptions, food delivery or other tasks during these extraordinary times.
The annual San Diego County Fair, which last year had more than 1.5 million visitors over its 27-day run, is still scheduled to start June 5 despite the growing COVID-19 crisis, officials said this week.
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Californians rejected Proposition 13, a $15 billion school bond measure, but it received a boost from voters in Solana Beach and Encinitas. -
Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, community organizations are trying to provide necessary services, brace for the long-term economic impacts and boost morale among local residents.
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For ongoing updates on coronavirus issues visit the link below at our sister newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune at: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/live-coronavirus-updates-in-san-diego Below is a link to updates on the number of coronavirus cases that exist in communities across San Diego County: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/Epidemiology/COVID-19%20Daily%20Update_City%20of%20Residence.pdf Below is contact information to check on city and county updates: Events: Because of fears of the coronavirus spreading, most events have been canceled or postponed, and many venues/attractions have been temporarily closed.
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County indefinitely extends public health order closing bars, schools, restaurants
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The clinical trial will be open only to members of UCSD Health
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Nonprofit withholds refunds, saying the proceeds already have been spent
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The rise of the COVID-19 virus, from vague concept to national crisis in a matter of weeks, has changed lives across the country.
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The Cardiff Mustangs competitive soccer club recently announced that its girls 2007 competitive soccer team has advanced to the Cal South State Cup (“State Cup”) semi-finals, a huge accomplishment for a local club.
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Prior to Saturday night’s CIF Girls Division I Basketball quarterfinal between top-seeded Mission Hills and No. 8 seed Carlsbad, Coach Chris Kroesch told his team that “all they needed to do was win by one.”
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When it comes to girls’ high school soccer in San Diego, the North Coast is where the action is.
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Two years ago, in the wake of a relatively nondescript 13-16 regular season that included a fifth place finish in the Avocado West League, the San Dieguito Academy girls’ basketball team re-centered and got on a roll that took it to the CIF Division IV championship game where the Mustangs knocked off Castle Park, 55-36.
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The third-ranked La Costa Canyon girls basketball team concluded the regular season this week by extending its winning streak to 10 with stress-free triumphs over Carlsbad (76-47) and Torrey Pines (76-38).
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The Helyx Initiative, started by a group of Canyon Crest Academy students, is holding a hackathon April 10-12 with a $400 grand prize.
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On Feb. 28, Pacific Ridge School junior Ella Shreiner and her band, Raintree Drive, competed in Carlsbad’s AMPED Music and Arts Throwdown for Teens and came away with first prize.
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Proceeds benefit families experiencing medical crisis at San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House
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Last June, Carla Beaty and her three children moved to Santa Ana with her four children, including 15-year-old Christopher Ramirez, who was diagnosed with leukemia a few months prior.
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More than 40,000 pounds of pet food will arrive at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas Wednesay morning, March 25.
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It’s time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 with some scrumptious breakfast dishes and drinks inspired by the Emerald Isle.
Broadway star Lulu Lloyd is back home in San Diego after following her dreams to the Great White Way. She said she is home to help others wishing for similar success by launching The Broadway Clubhouse with after-school classes on all things Broadway.
More and more of us are turning to plant-based diets, whether for health reasons or environmentally-conscious ones. So the hunt is on for protein sources that don’t bleed, yet are satisfying, hearty, tasty and versatile. I broke down last week, and tried a batch of “cheat meat.”
Theater for a Cause production runs March 5-7
Library concert will include a solo by Kyle Filley, who grew up in Olivenhain before heading to New York
If you’re a beader or a rockhound, you already know Beads, Crystals and More, a shop in the Lumberyard that’s been there for over two decades.
Rich Amooi’s latest novel set in Del Mar and San Diego
A cheerful bit of beach art was left for all to enjoy at the sand at San Elijo and Cardiff State Beach last weekend.
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith will make the third stop of his 2020 art tour at EC Gallery in Solana Beach from Feb. 29 to March 1, with the free exhibit opening Feb. 27.
Some folks love to spend a leisurely Sunday morning strolling the stalls of a gourmet farmers market, scoping out seasonal offerings from local growers and purveyors, and feeling like part of the community. A couple of Sundays ago, I joined a group of intrepid foodies in a farmers market trip on steroids — an adventure that began in the state-of-the-art Studio Kitchen, San Diego headquarters of Specialty Produce, the glitterati of fruit and vegetable sellers. There, the first in a series of “Food as Medicine Cooking Classes” was launched by Chef Christina Ng, chair of the Berry Good Food Academy, a non-profit that embarks on benevolent food programs.
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Encinitas Friends of the Arts once again held a concert featuring the locally popular and internationally-renowned Los Angeles Balalaika Orchestra March 1 at the Encinitas Community Center.
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“Sweethearts Ball,” a family event for children on up to grandparents, took place Feb. 21 at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center.
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Nature Collective, the nonprofit that stewards lands such as San Elijo Lagoon, held the grand opening of Harbaugh Seaside Trails Feb. 22.
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More than 450 walkers and their dogs participated in the 8th annual “5K Paw Walk in the Garden” held Feb. 15 at the San Diego Botanic Garden.
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Coastal Roots Farm held a Food Forest Festival Feb. 9 in honor of Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year of Trees.
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Runners once again participated in the popular Cardiff Kook 5k Run, 10k Run & Kids-K held Feb. 9.
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The Nature Collective, the local nonprofit helping to preserve San Diegan lands including the San Elijo Lagoon, is sending a message that in times like these when the world is facing an emerging health crisis, nature can be there for everybody: “When we experience nature, it inspires us.
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Anne Smith has a cancer wellness notebook at her home in Encinitas with a pair of sayings drawn in colored pencil on the back.
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One dog acts as guide for the other, which is blind
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Saint Helen Philoptochos recently celebrated 41 years of “Philanthropy, Fellowship and Faith in Action” at its fundraiser “Party in the Plaka” with over 275 attendees in November.
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Fifteen members of the San Dieguito Art Guild recently installed a show, titled “Yes, No, Wow!”
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The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep will present the musical adventure “Beat Bugs JV” as its next student production.
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March is the official beginning of spring. The flowers come into bloom.
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Rats, rabbits, raccoons. If it’s green it’s great. Gophers, voles and moles, tunneling experts.
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What is it about a 74-year-old balding politician that has young voters so excited?
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