Encinitas art exhibit celebrates local artists
ENCINITAS — The Surfing Madonna Oceans Project is celebrating local artists with the “Encinitas Artists of Excellence” invitational exhibition at the Perspectives Gallery from March...
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Friends, residents celebrate the late Encinitas artist Mark Patterson
Friends and artists gathered Oct. 8 to celebrate the life of Mark Patterson, the late Encinitas artist known for his iconic “Surfing Madonna” mosaic currently...
Encinitas ‘Surfing Madonna’ mosaic artist Mark Patterson dies at 70
ENCINITAS — Mark Patterson, the artist behind the Surfing Madonna mosaic and co-founder of the subsequent Surfing Madonna Oceans Project, died on Sept. 20 after...
Inaugural Surfing Madonna Half Marathon is Sunday
The Surfing Madonna Oceans Project's inaugural Encinitas Half Marathon is set for Sunday, carrying the tradition of fun, fitness and philanthropy of the group's flagship...
Moonlight Mosaic preview is this Saturday
The Surfing Madonna Oceans Project is offering a “sneak peek” on Saturday morning of the mural that will adorn the new $3.7 million marine safety...
Surfing Madonna group donates $30K to Pacific View
The nonprofit organization behind the Surfing Madonna mosaic recently made a large donation to the group in charge of transforming the old Pacific View Elementary...
Community-inspired giving that lives on for generations
In a season that celebrates giving, family and miracles, one local story involving a nonprofit and a family exemplifies all of those values....
Surfing Madonna mosaic’s benefits to community continue to swell
To say the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project had unlikely beginnings is an understatement....
Council approves lifeguard tower contract, mural
Encinitas’ $3 million Moonlight Beach lifeguard tower construction project moved closer to fruition this week, as the council approved the construction contract as well as...
City taking comments on proposed mosaic
Encinitas officials will vote in two weeks on whether to accept the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project’s massive mosaic proposed for the city’s new Marine Safety...
Lick the Plate: Leucadia Pizza – 30 years in Encinitas and still thriving
When I moved to Encinitas almost 20 years ago, Leucadia Pizza quickly became a part of both my dining and social scene. My best friend...
Encinitas Council approves special event, including new race
Encinitas officials unanimously approved the 2017 slate of special events throughout the city — including a new half-marathon race....