Award-winning Ballet Arte a hidden gem
Nestled in an industrial pocket on the outskirts of La Colonia de Eden Gardens is Ballet Arte, an award-winning ballet school that has staked its...
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Thousands celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Solana Beach
La Colonia Park was a spectacle of tradition and color on Oct. 28 as a few thousand people gathered to celebrate the city’s fourth Día...
Mystery mailers puzzle local candidates
Mailers circulating around town have raised questions about why an out-of-town PAC would take a stance on local politics in the second-smallest city in San...
Ride service aims to fill local transportation gaps
RideFACT has partnered with more than a dozen different transportation vendors, now including Yellow Cab and Lyft, expanding the program to all 18 cities in...
Solana Beach council digs in against Del Mar Resort
Solana Beach City Council is taking a stance against the Del Mar Resort....
Solana Beach candidates take stances on local issues
In a now reduced race for City Council, four candidates are campaigning for two vacant seats in November....
Slices of young North County artist’s life on display at pizzeria
Local artist Wylie Schwartz, 23, grew up in Solana Beach, with the ocean as a backdrop for her innate love of drawing. And her North...
Nuclear waste takes stage at Belly Up event
The Belly Up was alive with singing, cursing and crusading at a three-hour Oct. 8 rally meant to raise awareness about safe nuclear storage at...
Council eliminates roundabouts from corridor improvement plan
Many attendees at a recent City Council meeting broke into applause when Councilwoman Lesa Heebner submitted a motion to eliminate all roundabouts from the Lomas...
Candidates talk big issues, bluff-top resort discussion noticeably absent
Affordable housing, short-term rentals and roundabouts were a few of the big issues faced at a Sept. 20 City Council candidate forum. But noticeably missing...
Family seeks answers, possible damages in Cardiff landscaper’s tragic electrocution death
Family members of Moises Hernandez Sr., who was electrocuted while trimming a tree in Solana Beach, plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against San...
Defamation suit against former council candidate moves forward
A $25 million lawsuit against a former Solana Beach City Council candidate and his campaign manager moved forward on Sept. 6. in Superior Court....
Council and residents weigh in on Lomas Santa Fe roundabouts
East Solana Beach residents held “No Roundabouts” signs at the Aug. 22 Solana Beach City Council meeting while a consulting team of engineers laid out...
Local buser celebrates 25 years with eatery
Roberto Franco will celebrate 25 years of clearing and setting tables, tending to customers’ needs and spreading his infectious cheer....
Fans can’t help falling in love with Graceband
When Graceband takes the stage at Belly Up on Aug. 18, it will be the eighth performance at the Solana Beach venue in three years....
