A teenager was attacked by a shark and air-lifted to the hospital early Saturday morning, according to Encinitas lifeguards. The attack happened at Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas, around 6:55 a.m. ‘I Got Bit’: Rescuers Help Shark Attack Victim to Safety According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, a 13-year-old boy was flown…
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By Genevieve A. Suzuki | Gen-X in a Millennial When I was a kid, I had several idols I wanted to emulate. There was first lady Nancy Reagan, who ran the “Just Say No” campaign; Grace Van Owen, the cool female attorney from “L.A. Law”; glamorous Miss America; and any one…
By Linda Michael | Foothills Art Association Nora Sanders Curran fell in love with Chinese brush painting (better known as Sumi-e in the U.S.) while living in China. Then, while living in London, she studied with Chinese masters Qu Lei Lei, Cao Xiao Li and Xu Jongming. Now a resident…
By Nancy Stern | Travel Tales Ask a local what brought them to live in Taos, New Mexico and they would likely answer, “I think I was called to be here.” The area’s art and culture, serene mountain views, eclectic food scene, early history, and unique architecture will keep visitors busy…
Jeff Clemetson | Editor Dinosaur sculpture goes up on site of future housing development Jeff Phair and his wife were enjoying a Labor Day drive through the backcountry around Temecula when the dinosaur “came up.” That’s the way Phair described how he came across the sculpture of a Tyrannosaurus rex that…
