The Escondido Creek Conservancy has launched an inspiring and transformative initiative, Preserving the Future: Student-Led Habitat Restoration in Escondido, powered by the vision and support of NOAA Planet Stewards. This program is more than an educational experience—it’s a call to action for young leaders to shape the future of our planet while making a tangible impact today. In mid-November, the Mountain Meadow Preserve came alive…
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, cosmic explorers of all ages, it’s time to dive into the far-out and fabulous world of… Orion, the original cosmic groover! That’s right, kids, if there’s one constellation that practically screams, “Hey, look at me!” it’s Orion the Hunter. He’s the celestial showoff, strutting across the night sky with a club in one hand, a shield in the other,…
Was it me? Or was it the dart store? Whatever it was, every time I thought of going to the dart store, it was closed. My grand plan was to get a dart, throw it at a map of the greater San Marcos sphere of influence and produce a column based on the people at the place where the dart landed. This was an homage,…
On a quiet Tuesday, U.S. wildlife officials, with an air of both resolve and regret, unveiled their intent to extend federal protections to the delicate monarch butterfly—a creature whose presence evokes a profound sense of wonder yet whose existence teeters precariously. For years, environmentalists have sounded the alarm, warning that the monarch’s numbers dwindle ominously, their shimmering wings an emblem of a vanishing world threatened…
Out of the East, where the sun meets the sea and legends are born, comes a figure poised to captivate the baseball world. Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom whose name already echoes in the halls of destiny, now stands at the threshold of a new chapter. On a crisp Tuesday at the Winter Meetings in Dallas, his agent, Joel Wolfe, met with reporters and…
Well, folks, it’s time to batten down your flip-flops and hold onto your headbands because San Diego County is under a Red Flag Warning! That’s meteorologist-speak for ‘Mother Nature’s about to get rowdy.’ Dry, cranky Santa Ana winds have rolled into town, and they’re bringing their buddies—low humidity, high temps, and plants that are basically kindling at this point. Talk about a party you don’t…
At 23 years old, Roki Sasaki finds himself shackled by the red tape of MLB’s international bonus pool rules. Here’s the skinny, folks: Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old flamethrower from Japan, is the talk of baseball’s hot stove. But let’s not kid ourselves—landing Sasaki is no cakewalk, thanks to MLB’s international bonus pool rules. Unless you’re 25 and a grizzled pro with six years in a…
San Diego County, in its restless and sprawling way, has opened another Immigrant and Refugee Welcome Center, this time at Escondido. It’s a gesture steeped in good intentions, wrapped in the hopeful language of inclusion. Here, they say, the doors are open wide, no questions asked about where you came from or how you got here. They call it a place where people can seek…
Yes, Max, the once-reigning monarch of mediocrity, has been unceremoniously dethroned in the bloodless coup of 2024 pet naming trends, according to the clairvoyants over at Rover.com. The most popular male dog name is now Charlie—again—because apparently, originality is overrated. Meanwhile, for male cats, the zeitgeist has settled on Milo. Groundbreaking. San Diego, ever the beacon of cultural innovation, has crowned Luna as the supreme…
Well, folks, Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District has just rolled out the red carpet for Tom Kennedy, a man who’s spent more time around water than a fish in a river. Replacing long-time Board member Dr. Gregory Quist, Kennedy steps into the role representing Division One after retiring from nearly a decade as General Manager of the Rainbow Municipal Water District. Guess he’s swapping…