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.

San Dieguito Art Guild marks 60th anniversary this fall

News Release • September 12, 2025

Marking its diamond anniversary, the San Dieguito Art Guild is celebrating six decades of North San Diego County art-making defined by resilience, reinvention and community roots. What began on a Del Mar back patio in 1965 has grown into the guild's current identity as the Off Track Gallery in Encinitas.

Caldwell’s Antiques location in Leucadia set for redevelopment

North Coast Current • February 24, 2025

The former longtime Leucadia home of Caldwell’s Antiques is set for a makeover after the property’s sale, negotiating firm Cushman & Wakefield announced Feb. 18.

Safety concerns prompt Encinitas to move crews out of fire station

North Coast Current • October 14, 2024

Concerns over structural safety have led the city of Encinitas to move downtown Fire Station 1 crews to another location.

Check your calendar: Friday is 92024 in Encinitas

North Coast Current • September 19, 2024

Encinitas has a once-in-a-century date with history on Friday, Sept. 20, when the calendar marks 92024, the city’s main ZIP code.

Come as you are — Leucadia hangout Captain Keno’s open for a little while longer

Charlene Pulsonetti • July 8, 2024

Captain Keno’s restaurant owner Gerry Sova reflects on more than 50 years in business as the local spot prepares to close by the end of August to make way for new development.

Beacon’s Beach access reopened in time for holiday weekend

North Coast Current • May 24, 2024

Access to Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas reopened as of Wednesday, May 22, in time for the Memorial Day holiday weekend after months of work to stabilize the bluff and repair the trail, city officials announced.

Landslide forces Beacon’s Beach access closure in Encinitas

North Coast Current • January 12, 2024

Access to Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas has been closed after bluff movement was detected in an ongoing landslide, the city announced Jan. 10.

Pannikin coffee to set up shop in historic Oceanside building

OsideNews • September 23, 2023

Pannikin Coffee & Tea can now claim two historic coastal North San Diego County spots it calls home. The regional coffee institution is set to open a new location in a noteworthy building in downtown Oceanside.

Stonesteps beach access closed again to finalize repairs

North Coast Current • September 6, 2023

Access to Stonesteps Beach in Encinitas will be hindered again as crews finalize repairs to infrastructure, the city recently announced.

City’s Leucadia land buy could help preserve civic access

Alysse Dodge • September 6, 2023

In a unanimous decision last month, the Encinitas City Council approved a purchase and sale agreement with Surfer’s Point LLC, possibly contributing to the preservation of open space.

A Little Moore time: Leucadia entrepreneurs bring updates to classic community eatery

Charlene Pulsonetti • September 2, 2023

A Little Moore Cafe, a staple in the Encinitas community of Leucadia for decades, has entered a new era as a pop-up eatery now owned by longtime residents and friends Andy Vasquez and Deon Dickey.