North Coast Current

Olivenhain water pipeline project earns accolades

North Coast Current • May 28, 2026

The Olivenhain Municipal Water District has received a 2026 Project of the Year award for pipeline replacement work along Rancho Santa Fe Road near the Encinitas-Carlsbad border.

Visit Encinitas, Historical Society launch art tours during Cyclovia

North Coast Current • May 9, 2026

Bicycles, murals and local history will converge in downtown Encinitas on Sunday, May 17, as free public art walking tours make their debut during the city’s annual Cyclovia event, offering residents and visitors a new way to explore the community’s collection of outdoor artwork.

Encinitas, Olivenhain events converge for festive variety across town

North Coast Current • April 23, 2026

Two long-running Encinitas traditions will converge this weekend as a major downtown street fair and a smaller community festival in Olivenhain take place at the same time, drawing visitors to different parts of the city.

Encinitas council moves ahead with native plants ordinance

Roman S. Koenig • March 27, 2026

Nearly five years of community and expert input led to the advancement of an Encinitas city native plant policy Wednesday, March 25, the first formal code of its kind in San Diego County.

Citizen Koenig: Through a year of challenges, there’s hope for Coast Dispatch archives

Roman S. Koenig • March 5, 2026

It could be a hundred years, or it could be one year. Time is a funny thing when you try to count it. A little over a year ago, I wrote a column about the Encinitas Coast Dispatch’s 100th anniversary, and my intentions to share some of the history among its pages with readers of the North Coast Current. The timing seemed so perfect.

Lefkowits enters race for Encinitas City Council

North Coast Current • February 5, 2026

Encinitas Urban Forest Advisory Committee chair and local landscape designer Brad Lefkowits is stepping into electoral politics with a bid for the District 4 City Council seat this year.

North Coast merchant groups set for Small Business Saturday Nov. 29

North Coast Current and OsideNews • November 19, 2025

North San Diego County’s coastal communities are set to embrace a more personal and community-focused alternative to the post-Thanksgiving retail rush, with local business districts rolling out a slate of events for Small Business Saturday at the end of November.