Archive for: May, 2011

Former NFL coach Dennis Green works his plan

Dennis and Marie Green

Del Mar resident Dennis Green, a former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals, has lived his life by a simple motto: “Plan your work and work your plan.” It has served him well.

What to eat: That is the question for seasonal allergy sufferers

This time of year 1 in every 5 of us is clobbered with itchy eyes, a runny nose, nasal congestion, a scratchy gullet, and serial sneezing – gazuntite!

Del Mar school district facing possible budget cuts

The Del Mar Union School District board is considering possible reductions for its 2011-12 budget, as the district could be looking at a $3.8 million deficit. At the board’s May 25 meeting, district Superintendent Jim Peabody gave the board a list of possible reductions the district may need to take in August once the board gets a clearer picture of property tax revenues and state contributions.

Solana Beach impressionist painter to hold home exhibit before his art is sent overseas

John Modesitt painting in France

A cheery yellow house with a white picket fence sits at the corner of Fresca Court. A path lined with blooming flowerbeds leads you inside, to a sunlit foyer filled with art. The paintings on these walls share the storybook-like quality of the home in which they are hung. One painting, for example, depicts a quaint village on a riverbank, while another shows a dirt road winding into a picturesque countryside.

Carmel Valley resident brings Urban Girl Accessories to Del Mar Plaza

Annie Glenn owns Urban Girls Accesories at Del Mar Plaza.

If you’ve been to the Del Mar Plaza in the past few weeks, you’ve likely seen the paper-covered windows next-door to Smashburger. The paper has now been removed, revealing downtown’s newest addition, Urban Girl Accessories.

Canyon Crest Academy student wins county-wide essay contest

May is National Mental Health Awareness month. As part of its mission to educate the public about mental illness, and particularly bipolar disorder, International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) launched an essay contest open to all high school students in San Diego and Imperial counties.

Holocaust survivor makes history lesson real

Del Mar Heights principal Wendy Wardlow, with Holocaust survivor Ben Midler, addresses the sixth-grade class. Photo: Karen Billing

When Ben Midler spoke before an assembly of 65 sixth-grade students at Del Mar Heights Elementary School this week, you could have heard a pin drop. No one squirmed, no one spoke, no one was distracted.

Del Mar Heights fights injustice through the art of butterfly making

Del Mar Heights sixth-graders — clockwise from bottom left, Sherrie Antoun, Caitlin Puglisi, Jaspreet Missan, Gokce Boz, Elane Moon and Tommy Merritt — paint butterflies.

By Marsha Sutton Senior Education Reporter Butterflies are about to emerge at Del Mar Heights Elementary School where a months-long project to educate sixth-grade students about the Holocaust is under way. Stories have been written before about the Butterfly Project begun at the San Diego Jewish Academy five years ago that honors and memorializes the [...]

Solana Beach moving ahead on Marine View Avenue improvements

The city is moving forward with plans to improve Marine View Avenue on the east side of Solana Beach.

Carmel Valley planners recommend approval of management plan for local preserves/trails — with conditions

It has been more than 10 years in the making, but a resource management plan for the Carmel Mountain and Del Mar Mesa Preserves is finally inching closer toward being finalized. This is good news for hiking, biking and equestrian fans of the Del Mar Mesa Preserve trails — all of the popular, yet illegal trails through the preserve have been closed to the public for over three years.

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