Kit Carson Park
Escondido receives $38 million in COVID relief funds
ESCONDIDO – The Escondido City Council accepted $38.8 million in coronavirus recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 during its Sept. 29...
Little Women, little theater, big heart
Patio Playhouse’s “Little Women” marked its debut on Aug. 16 at the Kit Carson Amphitheatre with a skunk’s untimely interruption. While the skunk certainly let...
Artist Niki de Saint Phalle’s ‘Queen Califia’s Magical Circle’
In 2003 the city of Escondido opened Queen Califia’s Magical Circle — the only American sculpture garden created by renowned French-American artist Nikide Saint Phalle...
Dogs, walkers will fill up Kit Carson Park Feb. 25
Animal lovers and their four legged friends will take over Kit Carson Park in Escondido later this month....
Grape Day Park concept plans approved
ESCONDIDO— City Council unanimously approved the concept plans for Grape Day Park at a meeting Feb. 4....
Queen Califia closes for maintenance
ESCONDIDO — Queen Califia’s Magical Circle in Kit Carson Park has been closed for maintenance for the first time since its opening in 2003....
Kirk Effinger: With friends like these…
I think it’s fairly safe to say that if a proposal to install a recreation facility in a public park, encouraging healthy youth activity a...
Kirk Effinger: The politics of change
What is it about change that so threatens people? The almost knee-jerk response that certain groups have whenever a new development proposal is made in...
