CitiesEncinitasEncinitas FeaturedSan Dieguito High recycling club set sights on plastic water bottlesPatty McCormacJune 7, 2018June 7, 2018 June 7, 2018June 7, 20181978 Consider this: Every plastic bottle that has ever been manufactured is still on this earth in some form....
CommunityNewsKeep your distance: Staying safe during rattlesnake seasonPatty McCormacMay 24, 2018 May 24, 201801239 While swimming in a lake or river, do not grab what look like sticks or branches. Rattlesnakes can swim. This is just one fact even...
CitiesCommunityEncinitasEncinitas FeaturedTemple’s gala celebrates 40 yearsPatty McCormacMay 11, 2018 May 11, 201802134 The 40th Anniversary Gala on the evening of May 5 at Temple Solel was all glamour and glitter. The party was held partly on the...
CarlsbadCarlsbad FeaturedCitiesLocal woman aims to help businesses become ‘Hearing Friendly’Patty McCormacMay 4, 2018 May 4, 20183 1267 One of the worst things about being hearing impaired for Teresa Barnes is that most people around her are not aware of her condition....
CommunityDel MarEarth Day project seeks volunteersPatty McCormacApril 19, 2018 April 19, 20180548 Looking for a good way to celebrate Earth Day? Pack up the kids, or kids pack up your parents, and head over to the San...
CitiesSan MarcosSan Marcos FeaturedSan Marcos welcomes new police captainPatty McCormacApril 12, 2018April 16, 2018 April 12, 2018April 16, 20182 1424 There’s a new sheriff in town. Meet Capt. Dave Brown, who recently took over command of the San Marcos sheriff’s substation....
CitiesEncinitasEncinitas FeaturedYoga at Sugar Sweet Farm goes to the goatsPatty McCormacApril 12, 2018 April 12, 201801464 It’s hard to say who had more fun — the Girl Scouts or the goats. It might have been the Girl Scouts, who were face-to-face...
CitiesFeaturedSan MarcosSan Marcos FeaturedVine & Dandy: Local novice wine makers take honors, open tasting roomPatty McCormacApril 8, 2018April 8, 2018 April 8, 2018April 8, 20180837 If there were no documentation to prove it, it would hard to believe that a couple of empty nesters from the Silicon Valley with no...
CarlsbadCarlsbad FeaturedCommunityCommunityEncinitasProgram launches to help local seniors stay connectedPatty McCormacApril 5, 2018 April 5, 20180800 With 75 million Baby Boomers on the verge of retirement, an average of 10,000 people will turn 65 each day for the next 20 years....
CitiesOceansideOceanside FeaturedLocals celebrate life of Harold KutlerPatty McCormacMarch 22, 2018March 23, 2018 March 22, 2018March 23, 20181846 The Sanctuary at St. Mary’s by the Sea was filled to its 400 person capacity with those who came to honor the life of Harold...
CitiesDel MarDel Mar FeaturedStudy Buddy student mentorship program remains strongPatty McCormacMarch 22, 2018 March 22, 20180983 When Kate Morley signed up with the Study Buddy program, she thought she would have a little fun, bond with a younger student and help...
CitiesCommunityOceansideOceanside FeaturedRegionLocal foundation dishes up service with a smilePatty McCormacMarch 8, 2018 March 8, 20180524 It’s 10 a.m. on Saturday and Brother Benno’s is hopping. There are no parking spots left on the street for blocks around the headquarters on...
CommunityCommunityDel MarNewsNonprofit helps impoverished, imprisoned PeruviansPatty McCormacFebruary 22, 2018 February 22, 20180450 DEL MAR — It’s been a decade since Martha Dudenhoeffer’s teenage children goaded her into doing some kind of volunteer work. After all, she had...
CommunityCommunityEscondidoRancho Santa FeRancho Santa Fe FeaturedScripps family estate sale items auctioned for charityPatty McCormacJanuary 25, 2018 January 25, 201811617 RANCHO SANTA FE — Just in Time for Foster Youth and Humble Designs, which both work with the homeless, will be the recipients of the...
CommunitySan MarcosSan Marcos FeaturedNew restaurant features on-site childcarePatty McCormacJanuary 4, 2018 January 4, 20180425 SAN MARCOS — Like the parents of most young children, Charlynn and Garrett Mann didn’t get out much. It was easier to stay at home...