Melvin leaves Padres to manage San Francisco Giants
REGION — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin is set to leave the team and become the new manager of the San Francisco Giants. Melvin,...
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Photos: Día de los Muertos celebration in Solana Beach
SOLANA BEACH — The annual Día de Los Muertos celebration at La Colonia Community Park returned on Sunday to Solana Beach with hundreds of attendees...
Fine art professor leads new open studio at Escondido art center
ESCONDIDO — As part of ongoing efforts to support art in the community, the Escondido Art Association is launching a new open studio beginning Nov....
Billy Joel and Sting to perform at Petco Park next year
SAN DIEGO — Billy Joel and Sting will team up for a performance at Petco Park next spring, it was announced Thursday. The Rock &...
Scare-lovers can tour a Haunted Ghost Town starting tonight in Encinitas
ENCINITAS — The Heritage Ranch and Ovation Theatre will today open The Haunted Ghost Town, bringing attendees back to the Old West. The second annual...
Día de los Muertos celebrations in North County
The arrival of fall means the return of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, and various North County cities are planning celebrations...
Fright Guide: North County events celebrating Halloween, fall season
From haunted houses and pumpkin patches to car shows and scarecrow contests, there are plenty of creative ways to get your spook on throughout North...
Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club serves as oasis for rising players
The USTA named RSF among its outstanding facilities in its category for private small venues with less than 12 courts....
Escondido High School rebuilds mariachi program after pandemic
ESCONDIDO — The mariachi band at Escondido High School has steadily grown in size and popularity over the past few years, indicating the successful rebuilding...
Local orgs team up with Soapy Joe’s to honor pets and vets
REGION — The Helen Woodward Animal Center and Support the Enlisted Project have teamed up with Soapy Joe’s to support veterans while simultaneously finding orphan...
Raffle for spooky mansion at North Coastal Art Gallery
CARLSBAD — On a dark, windy night, Carlsbad Oceanside Art League artists haunted the kitchen at the North Coastal Art Gallery to whip up a...
County tax collector sends over one million property tax bills
REGION — San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister has announced that his office started mailing more than 1 million 2023-24 secured property tax bills...
Thousands celebrate German heritage at Encinitas Oktoberfest
ENCINITAS — As many as 15,000 attendees of the 27th annual Encinitas Oktoberfest on Sept. 24 celebrated the city’s German heritage. The Munich-style celebration, hosted...
Icons of Foam: Boardroom Show brings top shapers to fairgrounds
DEL MAR — The Boardroom Surfboard Show, a premier celebration of top-tier surfboard craftsmanship, will return to the Del Mar Fairgrounds over the Oct. 7-8...
Dana Abplanalp-Diggs is new head of Grauer School
ENCINITAS — The Grauer School, a small independent school in Encinitas, has recently announced Dana Abplanalp-Diggs as the new head. She has assumed the role from Stuart Grauer,...
