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Marty Cooper, with his wife Arlene Harris

Marty Cooper honored in Carmel Valley 50 years after placing the world’s first cell phone call

On April 3, 1973, Marty Cooper made the world’s first cell phone call in New York City after he and his team at Motorola invented the technology.

Attendees at the 2019 San Diego County Fair.

Del Mar Fairgrounds to announce grandstand lineup as part of county fair

FILE - This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory. The U.S. toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials said Tuesday, July 12, 2022. After years of decline, the nation in 2020 saw a 15% increase in hospital infections and deaths attributed to some of the most worrisome bacterial infections out there, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. (Shawn Lockhart/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)

San Diego County sees increasing cases of fungal infection that CDC calls a growing concern

San Diego, CA - March 12: Beach goers and surfers walk pass two pangas believed to have been used when two suspected smuggling boats overturned in the ocean off Black’s Beach in the Torrey Pines. At least eight people died late Saturday night when two suspected smuggling boats overturned in the ocean off Black’s Beach in the Torrey Pines. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Woman and man who died in human-smuggling disaster off Black’s Beach are identified

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March 23 issue: Weekly crime log
UC San Diego to spend $1.1 billion to build huge student center and campus housing
Robber points gun at teller in Carmel Valley bank; leaves with cash
Annual progress report: No building permits have been issued yet for low-income housing in Del Mar for latest RHNA cycle
Teacher of the Year co-created Encinitas district’s social emotional learning curriculum
Some UCSD Health customer data was collected and sent to third parties

Photo Galleries

NCL del Norte Chapter holds Senior Recognition Ceremony and Dinner Dance
TPHS Girls Soccer Banquet
North Coast Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary holds ‘Date Night for a Cause’ fundraiser
Torrey Hills PTA Family Dance
Solana Highlands PTA Bingo Night
Destination Motown Gala benefit for Canyon Crest Academy
Solana Beach Little League Opening Day
Del Mar Little League Opening Day
American Heart Association holds ‘Go Red for Women Luncheon’

Summer Camps 2023

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Best of North Coast Readers Poll Results!

Agent Spotlight

Events

Events

2023 Art Alive set to bloom at San Diego Museum of Art
Events

La Jolla Playhouse unveils full lineup for free Without Walls Festival at San Diego’s Rady Shell
Events

March 23 issue: Local and regional events

Sports

Kapiolani Coleman of Cathedral Catholic High has run the fastest 300-meter hurdles time of any girl in California this yar.

Cathedral Catholic’s Kapiolani Coleman wants to make history at this weekend’s Mt. Carmel Invitational

Right hander Grayson Bonanno is part of a deep Falcon pitching staff.

Torrey Pines looks to be in the thick of CIF Open Division baseball chase

Former Torrey Pines star Finn Sullivan has shined in his senior year at University of Vermont.

Former Torrey Pines star snags America East Player of the Year honors

Locally-owned Quattroelle wins Grade II, $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes

FlingGolf founder Alex Van Alen, with a FlingStick, at Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley. The game uses only one club.

Column: FlingGolf is catching on — with San Diego in limelight

The champion Torrey Pines Falcon basketball team.

Torrey Pines girls basketball takes DII crown

The Torrey Pines girls show off their medals and plaque for winning the Southern California Regional Division III crown.

Torrey Pines makes up for last season with water polo title

Del Mar, CA - November 06: At Del Mar racetrack on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 in Del Mar, CA., jockey Joel Rosario, trainer Brad Cox and Knicks Go in the winner’s circle for the 12th race, Breeder’s Cup Classic at Del Mar. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Column: Third time is charmed for Del Mar, which will host Breeders’ Cup in 2024

Coach Brandon Carman and the Torrey Pines Falcons celebrate their first-ever CIF girls water polo title.

Torrey Pines girls cap turnaround water polo season with CIF D-II title

Torrey Pines High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse Senior Dinner

Lifestyle

At La Clase Mágica benefits are multigenerational and multicultural

Chess tournament brings young minds together

Torrey Hills students who participated in the recent Science Olympiad

Torrey Hills School students compete in regional Science Olympiad

Carmel Valley Middle School Science Olympiad team to compete at state competition

9213 Zero Left Behind gathers donations.

CCA students form 9213Zero Left Behind to support neighbors in need

Jersey Mike's is supporting Rady Children's Hospital throughout the month of March.

Subs for a good cause: Jersey Mike’s supports Rady Children’s with March 31 ‘Day of Giving’

A&E

three runners compete in the Old Globe’s production of "The XIXth (the Nineteenth)."

Review: Kemp Powers’ searing, funny ‘The XIXth’ an edge-of-the-seat look inside iconic ’68 Olympics protest

Mainly Mozart’s 2023 ‘Festival of the Orchestras’ will expand to multiple venues in Del Mar and La Jolla

Rob McClure in the Broadway musical "Mrs. Doubtfire."

Broadway San Diego season reveal: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ the Michael Jackson musical ‘MJ,’ ‘Les Miz’ and more

Solana Beach film producer John Cappetta on the set of "A Snowy Day in Oakland," his film that will be released March 17.

Column: Local movie producer uplifts with another film

S.E. Hiton, front and center, with the creative team for "The Outsiders" at La Jolla Playhouse, from left: Jonathan Clay, Jeff Kuperman, Danya Taymor, Rick Kuperman, Justin Levine and Zach Chance.

Theater Notebook: Author of classic novel ‘The Outsiders’ attends La Jolla Playhouse’s musical adaptation

"Birdmen," a performance troupe from the Netherlands.

La Jolla Playhouse’s upcoming Without Wall Festival at the Rady Shell to be free of charge

USC Film Producers Charlie McCollum and Melanie An

USC senior with Canyon Crest Academy roots makes history with thesis film ‘Sultana’

Cintia Alfonso Fior displays her novel, “Moraline.”

Rancho Santa Fe woman’s first novel entwines storytelling and peace advocacy

San Diego Opera's dazzling production of "Tosca."

San Diego Opera’s ‘Tosca’ to feature a returning soprano and a famed tenor’s house debut

Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 2023 preview

Humphreys Concerts 2023 season boasts Ringo Starr, Indigo Girls, Rodrigo y Gabriela, America and 33 debuts

Business Spotlight

Massage Concepts offers different services for clients all over North County.

Massage Concepts expanding to additional space in Del Mar Highlands Town Center

The Griffin family has been operating the hardware store since 1953.

Griffin Ace Hardware celebrates 70 years in business at special event

Hall Private Wealth Advisors – Making a difference in clients’ lives

Jackson Design & Remodeling says 2023 interior design trends will balance innovation and the familiar.

Jackson Design & Remodeling forecasts top home interior design trends for 2023

Angie Gange empowers you to ‘find your passion’

Doris Howell Foundation continues founder’s legacy of women’s health advocacy

Hydration Room recently opened in Encinitas and has more plans to expand throughout San Diego.

Hydration Room to expand San Diego footprint

Melissa Brockett, left, and Dr. Jeff Brockett own and manage Sleep Solutions of San Diego.

Sleep Solutions of San Diego offers the chance to ‘sleep better tonight for a better tomorrow’

Jason Lefkowitz founded Lefkowitz Enterprises, a solar energy business, in April 2022.

Lefkowitz Enterprises offers solar energy solutions

Children’s Primary Care Medical Group focused on vision to deliver healthy children into adulthood

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion/Letters to the Editor March 2023
Opinion

Guest commentary: City of San Diego needs a Transparency Office to handle public records requests
Our Columns

Education Matters: No perfect solution for filling an unexpected board vacancy

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Lifestyle

Kitchen Shrink: A feast for the ‘Eyes’ with lovely spuds on St. Paddy’s Day
Del Mar Pines School

Discover How Much Fun Summer Can Be At Del Mar Pines School
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Education Matters: The challenge of interpreting test scores