A Place to Call Home: Library tradition raises funds and spirits
When I read in a 1990 Michigan church bulletin that 16 pennies laid side by side measured a foot making a mile of pennies $844.80...
Irene Kratzer
Leisurely fun at the library
As summer fades away we look back on the many good memories it has brought to the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library. We kicked it off on June...
A Place to Call Home: A stroll down memory lane
I find perusing old newspapers a delightful past time and I have been doing just that; reading a collection to be passed to the Encinitas Historical...
Cardiff Library kicks off new year
Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library kicked off the new year with their annual membership meeting. President Lisa Bentson chaired the meeting, which included voting for...
A Place to Call Home: Cardiff resident gives back to her community
Lisa Bentson, president of the Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, was born in Seal Beach, California, and graduated from Huntington Beach High School. After graduation...
A Place to Call Home: How we arrived at this ‘Place’
Congratulations The Coast News on celebrating 30 years of keeping our community in the know with “real” news. I am looking forward to many more...
A Place to Call Home: Leucadia author to talk about new book
John Valdez, who once penned “The Life and Times of John Valdez” columns for The Coast News, will talk about “Eight Months,” a delightful collection...
A Place to Call Home: Pizza, brew and a great view
On a gorgeous summer morning after enjoying tea and “crumpets” with a friend at Pappalecco on San Elijo, I strolled around the corner to Best...
A Place to Call Home: Taking a stroll through memory lane
Spring, plus turning 86, has spurred me on to weeding and shredding and have unearthed some interesting newspapers from the past to share....
With spring coming, so too does the cleaning
Spring is always a new beginning, and spring is right around the corner....
A Place to Call Home: Celebrating number 99 with Michael Loffredo
On Oct. 30 Michael Loffredo celebrated his 99th birthday surrounded by relatives, friends and neighbors. Mike, as many fondly call him, started his long interesting...
A Place to Call Home: History with a touch of mystery in Cardiff-by-the-Sea
I first became enamored with the name Cardiff-by-the-Sea in the ‘60s while living in Claremont, but it was 20 years and three states later before...
Place to Call Home: Prolific author Chris Ahrens to host book talk in Cardiff
Chris Ahrens’ bio tells us that in 1972, while living in Australia and wondering about his next meal...
A heartfelt thank you
The Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, together with the......
A Place to Call Home: Finding a sense of balance in Cardiff
The northeast corner of Birmingham and Newcastle is the home of the New Balance shoe store....