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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Summertime family surfing. (Photo by Filios Sazeides, Unsplash)

Cool on the Coast: Celebrate summer’s start with these June events

Michele Leivas June 22, 2018
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.
Native flowers bloom in the San Elijo Lagoon Reserve. (Lagoon Conservancy photo)

Cool on the Coast: Brighten May Gray with a variety of events

Michele Leivas May 17, 2018
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.
Jimbo’s grocery chain is among the sponsors of Encinitas Union School Distirct’s Farm Lab. (EUSD Farm Lab photo)

Encinitas Union School District trustees OK Farm Lab expansion

North Coast Current May 1, 2018
The Encinitas Union School District’s Farm Lab recently received the green light to expand after a Board of Trustees vote, the district announced April 30.
Native flowers bloom in the San Elijo Lagoon Reserve. (Lagoon Conservancy photo)

Cool on the Coast: March toward spring with these events

Michele Leivas March 11, 2018
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.
Buffalo chicken “risotto” is a tasty one-pot meal that’s easy to make. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: No wonder why one-pot dishes are deliciously easy

Laura Woolfrey Macklem March 6, 2018
Today’s busy cook is veering away from just quick, to quick and healthy. It’s my opinion the days of the blue and green dinosaur shaped chicken nugget are coming to an end. People want real food.
(FreeImages photo by Bas van de Wiel)

Cool on the Coast: Wrap up February with food, music, fun

Michele Leivas February 21, 2018
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Del Mar, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.
(Natalie Reah Riggs, Unsplash)

ENCINITAS: Fermentation Festival returns Feb. 11

February 9, 2018

ENCINITAS — The San Diego Fermentation Festival returns to Encinitas for its fourth year Sunday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Leichtag Commons, 800 Ecke Ranch Road. The family-friendly outdoor festival...

Cool on the Coast: A roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Oceanside and Escondido. (Hannah Wei, Unsplash)

Cool on the Coast: January, with a side of coffee or tea

Michele Leivas January 19, 2018
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.
Cool on the Coast: A roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Oceanside and Escondido. (Moriah Farmer, FreeImages)

Cool on the Coast: Community assistance and events for December

Michele Leivas December 20, 2017
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar and the region.
Cool on the Coast: A roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Oceanside and Escondido. (Gavin Mills, FreeImages)

Cool on the Coast: No shortage of November events for the family

Michele Leivas November 17, 2017
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside and the region.
Homemade Mexican-style rice can recall fond memories of your favorite hometown Mexican restaurant. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: Mexican-style rice recipe recalls fond memories of Fidel’s

Laura Woolfrey Macklem October 19, 2017
It’s possibly nervy thinking I have anything to serve up Southern California’s community in terms of a Mexican rice recipe, but I absolutely do. I might not have an abuela who passed down authentic Mexican recipes, but I grew up in Southern California, and know what good Mexican rice tastes like. The standard for me was set years ago at Carlsbad’s Fidel's Mexican Restaurant. It’s now called Norte, but to some of us, it will always be Fidel’s.
Cool on the Coast: A roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Oceanside. (Helmut Wattrott, FreeImages)

Cool on the Coast: October isn’t just for jack-o-lanterns

Michele Leivas October 6, 2017
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Escondido and the region.
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