14+ hour, 24+ min ago   (789+ words) At Del Mar City Hall on Sept. 8 a few longtime residents still had their weathered and bound copies of the original Del Mar Community Plan, “an expression in words and maps” about how the community will develop in the future....

19+ hour, 51+ min ago   (916+ words) The seed of what would become playwright Mat Smart’s new play “A Black-billed Cuckoo” was a birding class through the Brooklyn Botanical Garden that he joined during the COVID years. He discovered beneath the trees of Prospect Park “the wonder…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago   (446+ words) A new engineering assessment of Encinitas’s 46 bridges has found that one along Coast Highway 101 over the inlet to San Elijo Lagoon is in “poor” condition, but city officials say renovation plans already are being considered. However, it could be about…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (113+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Emergency declared to save Highway 101 from beach erosion in Carlsbad San Diego’s newest Sprouts is opening soon Forecasters tracking rise of new tropical storm that might affect San Diego County Mexican fast-casual chain planning big expansion in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (899+ words) Earlier this month, Shibani Patnaik’s hypnotic Odissi dance paid tribute to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and transformation, often depicted with blue skin and a third eye. Patnaik, a master teacher who trained in India, performed Odissi, one…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (252+ words) Teen Volunteers in Action Chapter 2 launches new year with inspiring kick-off event San Diego Union-Tribune Teen Volunteers in Action, Chapter 2 (TVIA-SD2) launched its new year of service on Aug. 30 with its annual kick-off event, bringing together returning members in 8th-12th grades…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (315+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Seacrest Foundation hosted The 211 Club Patron Recognition Party on Aug. 23. The annual celebration recognizes the generous contributors whose commitment helps ensure compassionate care and support for older adults in the community, according to a news release. Patrons…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (196+ words) Rancho Santa Fe Foundation recently welcomed Meg O’Grady, Ed.D., senior vice president of Military and Government Programs at National University, to its board of directors. “Meg brings an exceptional combination of leadership experience, community knowledge and commitment to service,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (963+ words) On his seventh birthday, Orin O’Neal received a pocket trumpet from his mother, Joanna O’Neal. Now, the 12-year-old, Olive Peirce Middle School seventh grader has won a prestigious competition with his trumpet playing skills. The honor includes being invited to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (132+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Remnants of Hurricane Marie hit San Diego County with lightning, winds and heat 2 dead in plane crash at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport Semi-truck loaded with ice cream crashes on I-5 in Encinitas, causing lengthy traffic jam Coastal erosion once…...