Teen bands battle it out in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD — On Jan. 30 the Calavera Hills Community Center was home to Teen Scene, a battle of the bands put on by the city...
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Community braves chilly temps for heartwarming cause
ENCINITAS — On an uncharacteristically cold evening Dec. 17, the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce hosted a fundraiser at the Rancho Santa Fe Plaza for Conner’s...
Del Mar children get in season’s spooky spirit
DEL MAR — Hundreds of children and their parents gathered in downtown Del Mar on Oct. 25, dressed up in their Halloween best. The city...
Alta Vista hosts family day of autumn fun
VISTA — As the temperature has finally started to dwindle from its highs of summer, images of the harvest have started to pop up everywhere....
San Marcos event breathes life into the arts
SAN MARCOS — Less funding for school programs and a harsh economy has made it hard for the arts to flourish in recent years. But...
‘Dolls’ on wheels compete at fairgrounds
DEL MAR — Instead of thundering around a banked track Sept. 26, the San Diego Rollers and Santa Cruz Derby Dolls skated, clashed and grappled...
Grand Summer Festival an annual sign of season’s end
SAN MARCOS — The parasol made a comeback Aug. 31 out on the streets of San Marcos during the city’s annual Grand Summer Festival. Despite...
Beatles tribute band rocks Hollandia park
SAN MARCOS — Hundreds of people gathered around a baseball diamond in Hollandia Park on Aug. 15, watching intently the space between first and second...
Bilbray talks health care with the pros
ENCINITAS — Gathered in a shady spot behind the North Coast Health Center on Aug. 6, dozens of doctors, nurses and other health care support...
Carlsbad’s art scene steps it up with Thursdays on the Coast
CARLSBAD — If you attended the inaugural Thursdays on the Coast in Carlsbad Village on July 30, it wasn’t truly the first time Carlsbad has...
Children get the dirt at Earth Day Festival
VISTA — Tucked near the back of Brengle Terrace Park on April 25 was an Earth Day Festival packed with new developments for the community....
School district supporters gamble for a good cause
VISTA — The Vista Unified School District, with help from the Vista Education Foundation, took the first steps to get funding to help buy laptops...
Interfaith goes medieval to thank volunteers
By Jason Land SAN MARCOS — On April 24, out on a field sandwiched between Mission Hills High School and Mission Hills Church, Interfaith Community...
Local teens celebrate clean living
VISTA — Hundreds of teens gathered April 20 with loud music blaring, but not for the unofficial drug holiday known as 4/20. Instead they were...
Community comes together for ‘Big Give’
The temperature at the football field at Rancho Buena Vista High School was so low that condensation started to form on every metal surface. The...