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Uncle Biff’s Killer Cookies recently opened in Solana Beach Towne Centre, bringing a longtime San Diego favorite to North County.
Piazza Carmel has partnered with the Scripps Clinic in Carmel Valley to deliver food to healthcare providers on a weekly basis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
At age 92, Bob Deane, an entrepreneur with a San Marcos-based company, is still almost as self-reliant as anyone.
Del Mar Community Connections (DMCC) has inaugurated a “Volunteer of the Month” program and named Klaus Gubernator as the April recipient.
Members of the Canyon Crest Academy Speech & Debate Team spend hours during their hectic academic week trekking over to Pacific Trails Middle School to teach the art of debate to aspiring new young minds.
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Carmel Del Mar Elementary School celebrated a variety of cultures May 17 at the annual International Showcase which featured great food, music, booths and more. -
Nature supporters gathered on the shores of Seaside Beach on the evening of May 17 for the “Sandcastle & Sunset Beach Party,” the official unveiling of the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy’s new name — Nature Collective — and vision of nature.
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The Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce held its annual Fiesta del Sol May 18-19 at Fletcher Cove Beach Park, celebrating 40 years of fun and festivities in collaboration with the Belly Up Tavern and the City of Solana Beach.
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Solana Highlands Elementary School families enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast May 17 prepared by the school’s Dads’ Club.
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Conner’s Cause for Children held its 7th annual boutique event, “Fashion Fiesta!”
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The Del Mar Women’s Giving Collective (DWMGC) gathered May 7 at the Del Mar Plaza to give away $30,000 in grants to three worthy San Diego County nonprofit organizations: The Women’s Resource Center, California Innocence Project and Girls Rising Mentor Program.
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A coalition of North County San Diego regional foundations, Coastal Community Foundation, Leichtag Foundation and Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, have established the North County COVID-19 Response Fund to direct crucial resources to nonprofits in North County San Diego.
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Challenge match gift helps fight against COVID-19
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Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now on lock-down. These fun events that highlight fertility and rebirth, freedom, the national pastime, pranks and humor, and literary and planetary pursuits will all have to be rejiggered this year.
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Solana Beach’s Ali Bonar has created the world’s first spreadable granola with Kween Granola Butter.
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Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, community organizations are trying to provide necessary services, brace for the long-term economic impacts and boost morale among local residents.
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After purchasing four houses near 17th and Market streets, Rancho Santa Fe residents Paul and Elaine Newkirk had to remove homeless individuals from the properties.
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An additional 12 San Diego County residents have died of COVID-19, the largest single-day loss of life yet, county officials reported on Tuesday, April 7.
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The Del Mar Union School District board fears it is gearing up for a legal fight with its Del Mar Heights School rebuild.
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The Del Mar City Council approved approximately $1.1 million in budget reductions and passed an urgency ordinance to halt commercial evictions during an April 6 meeting held remotely and broadcast on the city’s website.
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Helen Woodward Animal Center is part of the rescue of over 70 orphan Louisiana pets whose lives were on the line.
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The Junior League of San Diego raised nearly $6,000 and collected 10 bags of clothing during its fourth annual Little Black Dress Initiative held March 9-13.
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San Diego-based International Education Management Group is donating tens of thousands of personal protective equipment items to local hospitals for health care workers on the front lines of battling the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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The Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, which recently announced its temporary closure — March 22-April 22 — due to the impacts of the coranvirus outbreak, said in a news release that it is “committed to continuing to care for the wellbeing and livelihood of its employees during these unprecedented times with amazing support,” including: Rancho Valencia is caring and paying its full-time and salary employees during this full one-month closure (this includes full-time servers, cooks, housekeepers, front desk agents, and more) During this 30-day closure, eligible employees do not have to use their sick time or PTO All perishable food such as milk, eggs, juices, produce, etc. at the property is being distributed to hourly employees Management training courses and credit will be given for all managers that complete course work while working remotely such as The Voice of Leadership, Time Management, and Creating a Positive Attitude, to name a few Rancho Valencia is launching a canned food drive and organizing a partnership with San Diego nonprofit ProduceGood, to provide excess fruits and produce from local farmers and residents for employees and families in need of additional support once “shelter in place” orders are lifted Employee hotlines are available for consistent communication and support for team members Providing a “tele-doc” through the property’s insurance carrier so employees can have access to medical services without leaving their home to fully support and encourage social distancing Weekly employee raffle gifting gas cards, grocery cards, and more, to a lucky winner each week Rancho Valencia General Manager Coni Thornburg made the following statement in a news release on these initiatives: “Our employees are the heart and soul of our resort, and we are committed to keeping them healthy and safe.
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To help neighbors affected by the COVID-19 crisis, one Carmel Valley Little Free Library has converted to a partial Little Free Pantry.
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On March 7, the Daymond D.
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As everyone has been asked to do their part to curb the spread of COVID-19, local restaurants have pivoted to take-out and delivery and retail stores have turned to online sales with the hope of keeping things going.
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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has forced the closures of local restaurants, putting thousands of servers, bartenders, cooks and other staff out of work for the foreseeable future.
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The Drake Center for Veterinary Care in Encinitas has teamed up with a local family to fundraise for a service dog for a Carmel Valley 10-year-old.
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Honor Flight San Diego celebrated 10 years of honoring veterans March 7 at the Del Mar Hilton.
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Ever since her daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, Sycamore Ridge first-grade teacher Julie Cunningham has been an advocate for finding treatments to help those who have been diagnosed with rare diseases.
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At the height of his business career, Ralph Whitworth oversaw $6 billion through his firm, Relational Investors, which purchased stakes in companies and pushed for management changes that made them more profitable for investors.
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Years after she began modeling at age 13, Del Mar resident Nadia Kuznetsova wanted to take her career in a different direction.
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