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North Coast Current

Visitors mingle at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar on June 23. The fair is fully open this year after closures and scaled-back events during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Charlene Pulsonetti)

Labors of love shine in San Diego County Fair contests

OsideNews June 29, 2022

From Encinitas to Escondido, locals celebrate return of annual summer event By Charlene Pulsonetti: Del Mar CA— After its pandemic-era cancellation in 2020 and a scaled-back version in 2021, the San...

Visitors mingle at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar on June 23. The fair is fully open this year after closures and scaled-back events during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Charlene Pulsonetti)

Labors of love shine in San Diego County Fair contests

Charlene Pulsonetti June 29, 2022
After its pandemic-era cancellation in 2020 and a scaled-back version in 2021, the San Diego County Fair is back to mostly normal operations. For some, there’s more to look forward to than just outrageous food and family-friendly festivities.
Encinitas City Hall. (NCC file photo)

Encinitas city meetings go virtual again after COVID-19 outbreak

OsideNews May 20, 2022

North Coast Current: Encinitas CA— The Encinitas City Council and other panels are returning to virtual meetings until further notice after an outbreak of COVID-19 infections at City Hall. The City Council...

Encinitas City Hall. (NCC file photo)

Encinitas city meetings go virtual again after COVID-19 outbreak

North Coast Current May 20, 2022
The Encinitas City Council and other panels are returning to virtual meetings until further notice after an outbreak of COVID-19 infections at City Hall.
MiraCosta College's Oceanside campus and the district's satellite centers reopened the week of Feb. 22 amid a decline in regional and statewide COVID-19 cases. (MiraCosta College photo)

North County colleges mark reopening of campuses as COVID-19 surge ebbs

OsideNews February 24, 2022

North Coast Current: Oceanside CA— MiraCosta and Palomar community colleges announced the reopening of their campuses the week of Feb. 22 as state and local agencies eased pandemic restrictions amid...

MiraCosta College’s Oceanside campus and the district's satellite centers reopened the week of Feb. 22 amid a decline in regional and statewide COVID-19 cases. (MiraCosta College photo)

North County colleges mark reopening of campuses as COVID-19 surge ebbs

North Coast Current February 23, 2022
MiraCosta and Palomar community colleges announced the reopening of their campuses the week of Feb. 22 as state and local agencies eased COVID-19 pandemic restrictions after a waning surge of reported infections.
A sign outside the MiraCosta College Spartan Bookstore in Oceanside notes the opening of the fall semester on Aug. 23, 2021. (MiraCosta College photo)

Local colleges on track for in-person start as CSU San Marcos shifts online

North Coast Current January 7, 2022
As the Omicron COVID-19 variant takes hold across the region, North San Diego County colleges are taking somewhat different approaches to online vs. in-person learning at the start of the spring semester.
Medical. (Photo by Hush Naidoo, Unsplash)

Carlsbad, regional libraries run out of COVID-19 tests as cases increase

North Coast Current December 31, 2021
The San Diego County Library system, including its Encinitas branch and the Carlsbad city libraries, are out of free COVID-19 rapid test kits just days after they were distributed through a county program.
Members of the Encinitas Sasquatch Association encourage the City Council on Oct. 27 to reinstate the city's Holiday Parade. The council voted 4-1 to have the parade after officials called it off. (Encinitas city image)

Encinitas City Council votes to reinstate Holiday Parade

Roman S. Koenig October 28, 2021
It was a City Council vote so important for Encinitas that even Sasquatch came out to plead the case. In a 4-1 decision Wednesday, Oct. 27, council members reinstated the city’s Holiday Parade.
The Encinitas city sign over Coast Highway 101 is shown decorated with holiday lights in this 2018 file image. (Photo by Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

Encinitas cancels Holiday Parade to residents’ frustration

North Coast Current October 25, 2021
Encinitas social media chatter lit up in recent days after the city announced the cancellation of the community’s annual Holiday Parade, citing COVID-19 concerns. Amid the backlash, an item was added to the Oct. 27 City Council agenda to reconsider the decision.
Encinitas City Hall. (NCC file photo)

Encinitas places unvaccinated city workers on unpaid leave

North Coast Current October 8, 2021
Several Encinitas city employees are on unpaid administrative leave for 30 days because they have not been vaccinated for COVID-19, the city announced Oct. 7, contrary to social media claims that the employees had been fired.
Encinitas-based Ovation Theatre presented an online production of the musical “All Shook Up” at the start of 2021. The show was filmed at grounds that featured historic buildings, a circular stage, and land that was converted into an outdoor roving theater. (Ovation Theatre photo)

Local theaters raise their curtains once again after yearlong intermission

Roxana Becerril September 24, 2021
A year and three vaccines after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, coastal North County performing arts centers are finally staging a comeback.
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