For some time, New Community Church pastor Derek Dapena and his team have wondered how they can do more. Realizing it was time to take a new approach with their nearly century-old organization, they shared the idea with Vista city officials, starting a journey in what Dapena calls ministry and marketplace.
MiraCosta College Math Department Chair Lelia Safaralian has been selected to receive the California Community Colleges Hayward Award for Excellence in Education, the latest in a long line of honors she has received for her work helping students to succeed in math.
With 48 acres of ranunculus in bloom, The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch are entering the peak of color for the 2025 season, and just in time for National Garden Month. Visitors can immerse themselves in an array of colors every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Mother’s Day.
The Encinitas Rotary Club Foundation invites the community to the 39th Annual Rotary Creates Magic Fundraiser on March 8 at the Carlsbad Community Cultural Arts Center featuring event founder host, magician Paul Dwork.
The February Spotlight includes a rundown of our community farmers markets, which are open with winter hours, weather permitting. February also marks Black History Month, and local institutions offer a variety of programs highlighting the contributions of local and national figures to our communities, nation and world.
When people dig into the history of 2025 a hundred years from now, what will they find? Possibly — maybe even likely — little to nothing. For me, the timing of this question is notable as a state effort to preserve California’s newspaper heritage comes to Encinitas to preserve the archives of the Coast Dispatch.
