Pico Interchange Construction to Begin in Early 2014
The much anticipated construction project at the intersection of Avenida Pico and I-5 is expected to begin in early 2014. Read more

 

Cabrillo Playhouse
We can’t all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by … - Will Rogers Read more

 

   

Mother, Mother Ocean
“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” ― Jacques-Yves Cousteau “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” ― Jacques-Yves Cousteau Read more

 

Where’s the Beach?
Sand Erosion in San Clemente Read more

 

       The Poop on Poche
It’s actually a beautiful spot, smack in the middle of Capistrano Bay. To the north lie some of the counties’ most enviable addresses on the shore-lined enclave of Beach Road, all with an unobstructed view of the Dana Point headlands and the southern end of the Channel Islands. And to the south, the Shorecliffs Beach Club and Capistrano Shores herald the northern entrance to the playas of our Spanish Village. Historically, the view has too-often been marred by the unwelcome sign of a health warning, but recent City and County efforts are showing promising signs and positive grades. Read more

New North Beach Hot Spot
Any neighborhood would be lucky to have a bakery as great as this new North Beach hot spot. Read more

The House that Sam Built
60 Years on Del Mar with Sam Tiberi Read more

 

Iva Lee's Gumbo Recipe
Gumbo has been called the greatest contribution of Louisiana kitchens to American cuisine Read more

 

Berenika Schmitz New Casa Chief Debuts
Berenika Schmitz, 30, new Executive Director of the Casa Romantica, San Clemente’s Cultural Center and former (1927) mansion of our City’s founder, Ole Hanson, is used to receiving standing ovations from adoring crowds. Read more

 

Barnoa Wine Bar
Both Anne-Sophie and Alex originally came from French Basque Country, straddling the border of Spain and Southwest France, in the Pyrenees mountains Read more

 

  

The Promised Land A Journey to Israel
“Israel is the only nation on earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language, and worships the same God that it did 3,000 years ago” … from a quote by Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist. Read more

 

   

   

   

 

   Published for November, December 2013, January 2014