Encinitas News
A cascading wave of honeyed wood and gray-white marble poured its way across the front wall of St. John's; the wood matched that used for the highly stylized crucifix suspended just in front of the …
It's easy to be suspicious of good taste in matters of religion, to fear that a refined aesthetic sense, so concerned with making the atmosphere harmonious and pleasing to the senses in an unobtrusive way, …
I can't say I have women figured out, but one aspect of them I understand. I got invited to a party to which I had the perfect outfit to wear. I ran to my closet …
"They want to tear it down and build 22 condos," says Danny Salzhand of the 101 Artists' Colony studio near Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. The venue, which hosts one or two all-age shows a month, …
I arrived at Firefly three months too early but soon enough to learn about the auspicious changes yet to come. I'd waited the prudent three-plus months after the restaurant's debut to let the kitchen get …
'The one thing that's crucial in this business, is not to pretend you're something you're not.
'I can get a full-bodied Cab for 30 bucks? Right on!'
"'Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers,'" said Pastor Doug Baker. Baker quoted America's first Supreme Court justice, John Jay. Baker's quote was in response to the nomination process of chief justice nominee …
My grandmother thought I was the worst Jew. I didn't know a word of Yiddish. I didn't go to synagogue or wear a Star of David, and I didn't care about the religion of the …
Some of the most geologically instructive vistas in San Diego County can be seen by walking the narrow strip of sand and/or cobbles below the Leucadia (northern Encinitas) sea bluffs. If you want to avoid …
WE REALLY HAVE, from a pedestrian's point of view, two kinds of places in San Diego," said Stephan Vance of the San Diego Association of Governments. "There's the older urban core that was built around …
This just in -- "Cottonwood Creek Park Opens (North County Times, 6/15/04) ENCINITAS-- Mayor Maggie Houlihan used giant, ceremonial scissors to cut the ribbon at Monday's ceremonies to open Cottonwood Creek Park.�" Giant ceremonial scissors? …
Leucadia and Encinitas State Beaches Neptune Avenue from Roseta Street north to Grandview Street The mile and a half of sand along the bluffs of Leucadia and Encinitas is mostly tourist-free because it's hard to …
Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Garden 215 K Street, Encinitas 760-753-2888 The temperature drops as you pass under a canopy of gigantic tropical trees, marking your transition into the ocean-bluff garden once enjoyed by resident and spiritual …
La Paloma Theatre 471 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas www.lapalomatheatre.com 760-436-5774 One of the last single-screen movie houses in the county, La Paloma Theatre has a long tradition of embracing Southern California culture. Built in …
Independent Film Society P.O. Box 23078 Encinitas, CA 92023 www.independentfilm society.org 760-942-5988 "The independent filmmaker's journey making films is often as compelling as the film itself," says Dan Hare, director of the Independent Film Society. …
Roxy Natural Foods Restaurant 517 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas 760-436-5001 Though Roxy's reputation was made by catering to the veggie-spiritual crowd, the owners have added chicken and fish for the "new people" in Encinitas. …
Harvest Ranch Markets and Jonathan's Harvest Ranch Market, 1555 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, 858-847-0555 Harvest Ranch Market, 162 South Rancho Santa Fe Road, Encinitas, 760-944-6898 Jonathan's, 7611 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, 858-459-2677 Harvest Ranch …
Tres Leches Cake, Amici 564 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas 760-753-9050 Eating at intimate little Amici is like going to a dinner party presided over by a brother-sister team of culinary globetrotters, originally from Cuzco, …
Juanita's Taco Shop Estilo Tepatitlan 290 North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, 760-943-9612 248 Main Street, Vista, 760-758-4531 Enticing aromas of fresh tortillas and fragrant frijoles emanate from these little taquerias, where the food's cooked in …
Kailani's 137 West D Street, Encinitas 760-942-5642 "Livin' the Aloha Spirit" next door to a 7-Eleven just off Highway 101, Kailani's offers "plate lunch" for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner. You get two scoops of …
Rosanna's Italian Deli 1070 North El Camino Real, Encinitas 760-633-4546 Remarkably fresh and delicate, the house-made pesto in the freezer case at Rosanna's delightful Italian deli tastes purely of fresh basil and a little olive …
Bill Nevers, Nevers Oak 312 North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas 760-632-5808 For 26 years, artist and sculptor Bill Nevers has been carving mantelpieces. "I love them because they are so important in a house," he …
Jungle Music, Encinitas (Call for directions) www.junglemusic.net 619-291-4605 Phil Bergman, a former president of the International Palm Society, reigns over this horticultural resource. No other nursery in San Diego County comes close to offering the …
St. Tropez Bakery & Bistro 947 South Coast Highway101 #103D, Encinitas 760-633-0084 The outstanding almond croissant here is done exactly as you'd find it in Paris (or on Manhattan's ritzy Upper East Side). The pastry …
Big Jim's Old South Barbecue 190 North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas www.bigjimsbar-b-q.com 760-635-1166 "Big Jim" Wade, from Clanton, Alabama, does barbecue right -- smoking it long and slow over sweet-flavored hickory. Then he makes two …
Cordova Greenhouse 720 Balour Drive, Encinitas 760-436-7393 Walk through the door, and you'll enter a humid jungle of green leaves, red blossoms and tropical delights, complete with parrot. Way in the back, Mr. Cordova and …
Paul de Smit, Exotic Hammocks 449 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas www.exotic hammocks.com 760-436-2946 You can choose among 20 different styles from Mexico, Nicaragua, and Brazil. De Smit has his own team from Puebla weaving …
Brad Brown, Cactus King Nursery 1534 Crest Drive, Encinitas www.cactusking.com 760-753-6939 Brown's as expert a guy as you'll find. His dad bought the 50-year-old Cactus King Nursery 22 years ago. " 'Lawn' is a dirty …
I see Asian gang cars some nights, in a long caravan down the Mira Mesa Boulevard. They meet at In-N-Out Burger before heading off for illegal street races on Kearny Villa Road or in Sorrento Valley.
While some towns form inland and grow toward the coast, the roots of Encinitas are coastal and its heart is beachside. This is where the core of the town is, where people and their families …
Love of music creates communities — usually short-lived communities, called “scenes” — that can change lives and, if the circumstances are right, change the world and the course of history. When I moved to Encinitas …
The saga began last month, when the Orange County Register reported that Vice President Dick Cheney would arrive in San Diego County on the third week of February for "unspecified" fundraising events. Then on Monday, …
Automobile Discount Services 112 Encinitas Boulevard, Encinitas 760-720-1972 You bring the make, model, color, year, and any other specific requests to Automobile Discount Services. They find the new car you are looking for the same …
Doug Coomes, The Palm Company 395 Sunset Drive, Encinitas 760-942-2796 Doug Coomes can truck an 80-foot-tall, 80-year-old Canary Island date palm to your place for maybe $500 or $600, depending on how far he has …
When In Rome 1108 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas (760) 944-1771 Here's a great recipe for manicotti: from eggs, flour, water, and salt prepare a thin batter for crepes. Heat a crepe pan, pour as …
Calypso Café 576 North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas (760) 632-8252 Up at Calypso on Old Highway 101 in Leucadia, the scene is faithful to the feel of this coastal strip of sandwich and surfboard shops, …
Seabreeze Organic Farm 3909 Arroyo Sorrento Road, Carmel Valley (858) 481-0209 Also at Farmer's Markets in O.B., Encinitas, Del Mar, Hillcrest You stand at the supermarket veggie display. It looks too good to be true. …
Firenze Privato Firenze Trattoria, 162 South Rancho Santa Fe Road, Encinitas (760) 944-9000 Firenze Privato, a private dining room, is different than most because the cost of the food is moderate and the portions are …
New suburban arterial streets in south Carlsbad and north Encinitas -- nearly every one striped with bicycle lanes -- invite you to take a spin on two skinny wheels. The looping route described here covers …
“You get a lot for your money,” she says of Sandalwood. “Homes like those would be about $900,000 in La Jolla. There’s minimal new development in Encinitas, so there’ll be hardly any other new products with ocean views.”
A kid on a skateboard weaves his way down the asphalt trail, swinging the cast on his forearm in front of him like a club, twisting and contorting his body in pursuit of some mystical kinesthetic release.