North County Coastal
Irma Cabrera has seen major changes in downtown Oceanside since her hair salon opened 29 years ago. Vanessa’s Hair Salon, named for her then four-year-old daughter, was right across the street from the newly-built Oceanside …
Oceanside police responded to a call from the public library at 4:30 pm on Saturday May 13. Patrol officer Ryan Heinze spoke to a tall man named Dominick, “He told me that he had tied …
Inside the Self-Realization Fellowship The temple sits on the bluffs at the southern edge of Encinitas, perched beside the ocean and the community like a kind of 25-acre transplant from India, uprooted halfway around the …
On May 18, a Zero electric scooter caught fire at an apartment complex in Normal Heights. The Thursday night fire by the hillside overlooking Mission Valley and just west of the 805 was the fifth …
Oceanside’s Ryes & Grind is a West Coast Jewish Deli that gives off upscale coffee shop vibes, underlain by a tinge of surfer grunge. Most people I saw dining in either wore beanies or had …
We tend to go big here at Unreal. Whether that means massive houses or more modest ones with a long history, one thing they usually have in common is that they’re going to take some …
A proposal to put a modern sculpture by an acclaimed artist outside the Del Mar Civic Center nearly died last week before the public could even weigh in. "I'd rather just rip the bandaid off …
This lowly but common part of every city’s infrastructure, as the National Association of City Transportation Officials so eloquently states on its website, plays “a vital role in city life. As conduits for pedestrian movement …
Claire’s on Cedros made me a believer, again, in the joy of eating out for breakfast. You won’t find any rubbery three-egg combos or dry, heavy stacks of pancakes here. Only original dishes, carefully crafted, …
Lake Hodges Dam has received the state's worst possible safety rating, leaving the city with another delay in making repairs some say are decades overdue. Last month, the state's Division of Safety of Dams downgraded …
“Where the fuck is the red carpet?” I think to myself as I mosey into the lobby of the Sunshine Brooks Theater. My ticket for this segment of the Oceanside International Film Festival clearly states, …