Fairgrounds entertainment venue moving forward
Construction should soon be underway on the Del Mar Fairgrounds’ Surfside Race Place....
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Surfside plans amping up
Plans to turn Surfside Race Place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds into a 1,900-seat concert and entertainment venue are humming along, with the 22nd District...
Plans for music venue at the fairgrounds sound good
Plans to transform Surfside Race Place into a concert venue may pencil out, Director Stephen Shewmaker told his colleagues during the Nov. 10 board meeting...
‘New money’ earmarked for track projects
Thanks to a bond refinance that was completed on Aug. 13, the Del Mar Fairgrounds has about $25 million of “new money.”...
Synthetic out, dirt in at Del Mar track
DEL MAR — The 22nd District Agricultural Association took the first official step to convert the racetrack at the Del Mar Fairgrounds from a synthetic...
Fair board gives the OK to revenue-generating plans
DEL MAR — The 22nd District Agricultural Association board of directors supported a handful of measures at the April 10 meeting to potentially increase revenue...
Training center put on hold
DEL MAR — Plans to build a first-of-its-kind junior sports training facility at the Del Mar Golf Center have been put on hold indefinitely after...
Fair board OKs elephant rides, partnership with Del Mar, track widening
DEL MAR — Despite renewed pleas from a dozen people at the March 12 meeting to discontinue elephant rides at the San Diego County Fair,...
Fair board discusses guns, governance and accolades
DEL MAR — Gun shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and governance of that state-owned facility were the two main topics at the monthly meeting...
Del Mar comes to aid of smaller fair
DEL MAR — Christmas came early for the Modoc District Fair after the 22nd District Agricultural Association board of directors agreed at the Dec. 11...
DAA, city officials settle lawsuit
DEL MAR — Officials from Del Mar, Solana Beach and the 22nd District Agricultural Association sign an agreement settling a lawsuit filed last year in...
Agency considers fairground employees state workers
DEL MAR — According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Del Mar Fairgrounds employees are considered state employees, and the Department of Personnel...