Articles by Unknown North County Poet

Dean Weissmann presents, Entertainment, Entertainment/Arts February 22, 2025

Guess who’s coming to Pechanga Arena: Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan ready to tickle some ribs on March 27

FLASH! SEINFELD & GAFFIGAN: A COMEDIC LOVE STORY ON TOUR STOP THE PRESSES! Comedy’s dynamic duo is back in action! The dapper Don of observational humor, Jerry Seinfeld (70, still sharp as ever) and the affable everyman Jim Gaffigan (58, still hungry) have turned their chuckle-fueled camaraderie into a bona fide box office bonanza. DATELINE: MANHATTAN, NINE YEARS AGO! The world first caught a glimpse…

Escondido February 17, 2025

Library checks out of building, gets shelved at the mall

Well, folks, big news in Escondido: The library is moving! That’s right, the Escondido Public Library is checking itself out of its longtime home—been there since 1981, which, in library years, is like ancient Rome—and it’s heading to the North County Mall. You know, where people traditionally go not to read. Now, why is this happening? Because they’re giving the old place a $10 million…

Community February 13, 2025

Rancho Santa Fe rumblings Country Friends get chummy

Beneath the golden lamplight of an early February evening, The Country Friends gathered its patrons and beneficiaries in a moment of quiet triumph, bestowing more than $300,000 in grants upon 34 deserving charities. The scene unfolded at its storied Consignment Shop on El Tordo in Rancho Santa Fe—a place where whispered promises of philanthropy turned, at last, into tangible grace. There was a warmth to…