For the love of trains and Philippe’s French Dip
For most of my life, I’ve lived within earshot of train tracks, a scenario that has continued at my current home in Leucadia where the...
Los Angeles
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner introduces new roundtrip
REGION — As of Oct. 14, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will offer an additional train in each direction between Los Angeles and San Diego, giving...
Portrait of a 1950s Encinitas ranch
While many kids her age were watching the “Lone Ranger” in the 1950s, Barbara Dixon was helping her grandad cultivate avocados on his one-acre ranch...
Chargers Park goes dark after another losing season
Die-hard Chargers fan Chris Stoefen didn’t know as he tossed the pigskin to his son. The Chargers players seemingly don’t know either....
Mural seeks to capture childhood, nostalgia
CARLSBAD — “I like the colors. It’s so wonderful,” said Lidia Rico, passing by the mural on Sunday morning. “It looks like she’s thinking about...
Elliot Sloan’s long journey leads to gold
VISTA — Growing up in New York was a great experience for professional skateboarder Elliot Sloan, he said....
