Ag board addresses consent orders
DEL MAR — In an effort to increase transparency and promote better communication, the 22nd District Agricultural Association provided a summary and timeline at its May 8 meeting of the environmental steps being taken at the Del Mar Fairgrounds to comply with a cease-and-desist order issued by the California Coastal Commission in March. The board [...]
San Diego County Fair to go smoke-free in 2013
DEL MAR — Visitors to the 2013 San Diego County Fair may find the annual event is a breath of fresh air. The board of directors for the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which operates the Del Mar Fairgrounds, agreed at the May 8 meeting to prohibit smoking beginning next year, 12 months earlier than originally [...]
For Tim Smith tent is whole new world
DEL MAR — Creating an entire world inside a tent 66 feet high with a diameter of 167 feet may seem an improbable task. But when that space is filled with state-of-the-art technology and awe-inspiring physical feats it hardly seems there are any boundaries at all. “We’re using peoples’ bodies, images, space, to create this world [...]
Del Mar City Council won’t delay vote on revitalization
DEL MAR — With the review period now closed for a draft environmental impact report for downtown revitalization, council members opted at the May 7 meeting to publicly address concerns expressed in the 67 comments received rather than delay placing the village specific plan on the November ballot, as was requested by a few residents, [...]
Artist wears his emotions on his T-shirts
DEL MAR — The American Psychiatric Association publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, which defines a spectrum of mental and personality disorders. Artist Gary Cantor has developed a similar system, using T-shirts imprinted with cartoon characters and edgy descriptions of personality types. Donald, who is green and wild-eyed, is neurotic. Cantor [...]
Shuttle service planned for San Diego County fair
DEL MAR — Traveling between Del Mar and the fair should be easier this summer after council members at the May 7 meeting unanimously approved a pilot program for shuttle service between the city and the fairgrounds. Officials with the city and the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which operates the fairgrounds, have been working to [...]
New taxi laws OK’d for Del Mar
DEL MAR — Rather than restrict the number of taxis allowed to operate in the city, as was originally proposed, council members unanimously agreed at the May 7 meeting to increase regulations and enforcement to address long-term parking issues, traffic congestion, noise, pollution and public complaints. The amended law includes all the requirements of the [...]
Downtown Del Mar may set different design standards
DEL MAR — To better define redevelopment standards should the proposed village specific plan be approved by voters in November, council members directed staff at the April 16 meeting to create an amendment to the design review ordinance that would apply to projects in the downtown area.The draft specific plan, which is currently available on [...]
Festival takes art outdoors
TORREY PINES STATE NATURAL RESERVE — More than 100 plein-air painters, and other artists, will dot the trails and overlooks at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve the weekend of May 5 and May 6 to capture images of the magnificent panorama. The public is invited to share in the third annual Art in the Pines [...]
L’Auberge welcomes new chef
DEL MAR — The kitchen at L’Auberge Del Mar recently welcomed a new executive chef who decided to stir things up earlier this month with the menu. “I changed the whole thing,” Scott Dolbee said. “I increased the menu, which puts more pressure on the kitchen, but it’s an experience for the cooks. “They’re learning [...]
