Legendary Locals of Encinitas

When Arcadia asked me to write Legendary Locals, the first thing my friends said was “you have got to get Maggie Houlihan.”...

There was one person in particular I was told I really should include when I was writing Legendary Locals — Irene Kratzer. As always, when...

Fabulous showman that he is, Cardiff’s Captain Book would be the first to admit that the Encinitas Kiwani’s Literacy Program wouldn’t even get off the...

It was with great sadness that I learned of Dorothea’s recent passing. But as her youngest daughter Tricia said, “It was the best possible death...

“Put your name in the popcorn bucket and leave your ego at the door”. That about sums up the spirit of the many Poetry Slams...

At the risk of sounding like an old curmudgeon… kids today just don’t know what hard work is! The majority of Olivenhain families in the...

There is nobody in Encinitas who doesn’t know the story of the Ecke family – how one man with vision, talent and daring turned an...

As a writer, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting quite a number of rock stars, actors and (in)famous politicians, but I don’t think I’ve ever...

The 1883 Schoolhouse, home to the Encinitas Historical Society, has a huge array of old photographs, mostly showcasing the very earliest pioneers, so I was...