Parking, Art and Packing

High art finds a home in Oceanside; teens tout temperance in Poway; and a music career blooms in Carlsbad.

By Thomas K. Arnold

In Training

The Sprinter’s slow and bumpy start; Carlsbad’s full bloom; and Oceanside’s image setback.

By Thomas K. Arnold

Scoops and Hoops

Carlsbad courts well-heeled golfers; Hula Hoops are on the roll for a North County entrepreneur; and the San Onofre checkpoint borders on strange custom.

By Thomas K. Arnold

Health Food

A gourmet spin on hospital fare; a sidewalk surf in Leucadia; and a new culinary knockout in La Costa.

By Thomas K. Arnold

Something Fishy

Fishy business at Escondido’s Lake Dixon; a birder’s paradise in Carlsbad; and Reef’s flask-in-a-flip-flop.

By Thomas K. Arnold

Escondido's Makeover

Cries of “Go away, Chargers” in Oceanside; national praise for Carlsbad’s “hub of halfpipes”; and plans for an airport off the coast of Encinitas.

By Thomas K. Arnold

Political Bedfellows

“Asinine” antics in Oceanside’s mayoral race; the immigration war in Carlsbad; and Disney’s got the blues in Escondido.

By Thomas K. Arnold

It's the Berries

By Thomas K. Arnold

Hotels Going Up, Crime Going Down

Big hotel projects get accommodations in North County; the Carlsbad airport gets a facelift; and Oceanside gets the last laugh.

By Thomas K. Arnold

Walk on the Walled Side

Playing tag in Vista; steering clear of lagoon waters; and rerouting partying punk rockers to Del Mar.

By Thomas K. Arnold