Oceanside approves $744M budget, denies KOCT funding request
OCEANSIDE — The City Council declined to provide additional funding for KOCT, the city’s public-access television station, and rejected calls for more youth program spending...
Arts
Interfaith launches beachfront music festival fundraiser in Oceanside
OCEANSIDE —Five local music groups took the stage at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater over the weekend for the inaugural Amplified Impact Music Festival, turning a...
OMA exhibit finds ‘higher purpose’ in discarded objects
OCEANSIDE — Aaron Kramer likes to show the mechanics in his art. “When you turn a handle, you actually can see the cause and effect...
Oceanside, transit officials celebrate new pedestrian tunnel mural
OCEANSIDE — After several months of work, a team of artists has transformed the once-gray, stagnant pedestrian tunnel at the Oceanside Transit Center into a...
Oceanside artist carries on family’s artistic legacy at dining room table
OCEANSIDE — Oceanside native Jeffrey Calkins always has a pen and paper handy. While a chef by trade, Calkins, 53, is an artist at heart,...
Oceanside welcomes new beachfront music festival
OCEANSIDE — A new beachfront festival, Experience A Day in the O, will bring a mix of oldies, funk and hip-hop to the Junior Seau...
‘You feel less alone’: Oceanside celebrates Pride by the Beach
OCEANSIDE — Thousands of people converged in downtown Oceanside along Pier View Way on Saturday for the annual Pride by the Beach celebration, featuring live...
Oceanside art exhibit features sacred ‘God’s Eyes’ crafted by community
OCEANSIDE — For the rest of the summer, an Oceanside Museum of Art exhibit will pay homage to a sacred spiritual symbol through the work...
API Festival returns to downtown Oceanside for second year
OCEANSIDE — After a yearlong hiatus, the Southern California Asian and Pacific Islander Festival returned to downtown Oceanside on April 26, drawing hundreds of visitors...
Oceanside theatre troupe, other local nonprofits fear federal cuts
OCEANSIDE — A local theater company and other local nonprofits are bracing for potential impacts to their programming following recent federal spending cuts to national...
MiraCosta College to create outdoor mental health program
OCEANSIDE — The Prebys Foundation awarded MiraCosta College a $116,500 grant to create a project that aims to improve the mental health and wellness of...