Celebrities, athletes coming out to support Del Mar Food & Wine Festival
DEL MAR — The first-ever Del Mar Wine & Food Festival, billed as a star-studded event highlighting the best San Diego food and wine, will...
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First-ever Del Mar Wine & Food Festival planned for September
DEL MAR — Celebrity chefs, professional athletes and local restaurateurs will converge in North County to celebrate delicious food and spirits this September for the...
Marea Sessions summer concert series returns
ENCINITAS — The Alila Marea Beach Resort has announced the return of its intimate Marea Sessions seaside concert series in partnership with iconic Solana Beach...
Machado’s star born at Seaside Reef
But more important than any turn or cutback is his role as an attentive father and goal of educating youth to make sustainable choices. ...
Switchfoot Bro-Am returns for second-straight virtual showcase
REGION — This year’s Switchfoot Bro-Am is gearing up for its second consecutive virtual event. The annual tradition, now in its 17th year, kicks off...
Waterspot: Surfer Janet and the ‘Mouse’ that roared
Australia in the early ’70s was like one big happy pub surrounded by peeling waves....
Sports Talk: Machado rides into the Breitbard Hall of Fame
The famed Cardiff surfer next month joins baseball’s Jerry Coleman and football’s Reggie Bush in the class of 2020....
Waterspot: The life and times of legendary surfer Peter “PK” King
In the early 1980s, I spent quite a few summer days and nights in La Jolla, up the street from Windansea. I had been recovering...
‘Momentum Generation’ celebrates surfing brotherhood at La Paloma film premiere
The Encinitas premiere of “Momentum Generation” brought surf legends like Rob Machado and Kelly Slater to La Paloma Theater....
Waterspot: Surf heroes
The term surf hero is thrown around casually, and tends to include anyone who rides waves better than the majority of us. But surfing is...
Switchfoot Bro-Am: A day at the beach to remember
We eagerly anticipate the Switchfoot Bro-Am Beach Fest every year, the chill event that combines music, surf, community and produces endless smiles....
Waterspot: A local hero
You may not believe this, but I used to be better, far better, than local surfing legend Rob Machado....
WAVE volleyball celebrates expanded facility
Already considered a top training facility, WAVE Volleyball recently completed an expansion project that triples the amount of playing space and allows the Del Mar-based...
Machado chosen as Grand Marshal for Holiday Parade
Professional surfing legend and native son Rob Machado was named Grand Marshal for the Dec. 3 Encinitas Holiday Parade....
Rob Machado benefit concert anticipates another sell out
The benefit concert that has continually sold out since its inception looks to be well on its way to doing so again....