2016-07-21
EcoVivarium celebrates new Living Museum
Residents slither, coil and educateEcoVivarium Friday opened its new 1,800 square foot Living Museum in Escondido to host a preview party for the community and the organization’s supporters. Originally scheduled as the grand opening date, the venue had to push back their official opening for the new location due to asbestos being found in the building. When the facility officially opens, the museum will […]
Center exhibits tune into pop art
Master creature artificer Neville Page talks about his craftFor several years the California Center of the Arts, Escondido has gotten in tune with pop culture by holding exhibits in the art museum to coincide with that grand celebration of pop art: Comicon, which opens this week in downtown San Diego. Sunday the Center hosted “Neville Page’s Creative Process,” to coincide with two exhibits, “My Hero! Contemporary Art & […]
Escondido police dispatcher coordinates rescue of man stranded at sea
Being that Escondido is an inland city it would be virtually unheard of for the Escondido Police/Fire Communication center to handle a 911 call for stranded boater. However, that is exactly what happened on July 14 when Dispatch Supervisor Christina Ebert coordinated the rescue of a man stranded on a capsized boat. Around 1:15 PM a father in Escondido received […]
All-Star Experience/Game hits a homer with this writer
It can come in handy to have a relative who has some connections when it comes to Major League Baseball. As a result, my younger brother was able to score a pair of tickets to the 87th All-Star game held at Petco Park last week. I must confess that I was not only a bit moved but somewhat overwhelmed when […]
On the Menu
Posole Rojo SoupI enjoy trying different countries’ cuisines. As you have seen over the past year with my On The Menu, I try to keep a variety on my dinner table each week so that my family can experience many flavors. I love soup. Soup is so filling, comforting and comes in so many different flavors. This week I created Posole Rojo […]
Escondido PD to host voluntary alcohol-server class
City’s bars, restaurants getting face-to-face invitationsAn Escondido police officer and a local nonprofit’s employees are visiting local bars and restaurants to hand- deliver invitations for an alcohol server training and encourage the businesses to send their workers to the free class. The police department, nonprofit North Inland Community Prevention Program and the state Alcoholic Beverage Control will host the voluntary training from 11 a.m. to […]