Top local chef Andrew Bachelier and skate legend Tony Hawk partner on new North County restaurant By Candice Woo April 11, 2025 at 7:13 a.m. Chick & Hawk, a gourmet fried chicken sandwich eatery, is scheduled to open in June...
Business Spotlight: Jackson Design & Remodeling forecasts top design trends for 2025 By Jackson Design Remodeling January 8, 2025 at 2:01 p.m. Jackson Design & Remodeling’s award-winning team of designers and architects have revealed their annual list...
Local doctors hope to change the face of healthcare with Wave Wellness By Karen Billing December 14, 2024 at 11:57 a.m. The new locally-owned Wave Wellness clinic has opened in Encinitas, hoping to fill a gap...
Business Spotlight: Greenway Landscape Design & Build helps transform San Diego’s outdoor spaces By Philip Jordan December 6, 2024 at 5:29 p.m. The company has over 30 years' experience in high-end residential landscape design
Business Spotlight: Chimney Sweeps helps clients brush up on home safety and maintenance By La Jolla Light November 27, 2024 at 6:34 a.m. Longtime family-owned company operates throughout San Diego County
Vuori, the Encinitas brand known for its super soft sweatpants, is now worth $5.5B By Natallie Rocha November 12, 2024 at 12:58 p.m. Encinitas athleisure powerhouse Vuori lands a $825M investment.
Encinitas resident creates line of ‘easy-drinking’ mezcal canned cocktails By Karen Billing October 31, 2024 at 10:13 a.m. Inspired by his surf sojourns to Mexico, Encinitas resident Troy Brajkovich recently launched a new...
Business Spotlight: ATS brings wealth of experience to investment management By La Jolla Light October 4, 2024 at 5:05 a.m. The company, which started 30 years ago, covers investments, wealth strategies and tax solutions
Business Spotlight: Jackson Design & Remodeling celebrates 35 years By Jackson Design Remodeling September 18, 2024 at 2:52 p.m. The company designs and builds custom homes, whole-home remodels, additions, ADUs, outdoor living spaces, kitchens...
No more Styrofoam takeout containers: After 1-year reprieve, city ban takes effect for small businesses By David Garrick April 8, 2024 at 10:05 a.m. SAN DIEGO — Time has run out for thousands of taco shops, pizza parlors and other small...
Encinitas-based Suntide hopes to break mimosas out of brunch with fun canned cocktail By Karen Billing March 21, 2024 at 5:27 p.m. Encinitas’ Lyda Hanson was a senior at UC Berkeley when she got the idea for...
New Green Business program comes to Encinitas By Encinitas Advocate March 6, 2024 at 11:09 p.m. Businesses in Encinitas have an exciting new sustainability opportunity as a result of a recent...
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market opens in Encinitas By Karen Billing March 4, 2024 at 5:42 p.m. The new Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in Encinitas celebrated a grand opening on Feb. 29,...
Party pooper: Party City closing North County store By Natallie Rocha February 27, 2024 at 6:39 p.m. The party's over for Party City in Encinitas — the emporium of celebration decor and...
San Diego arts nonprofits not just ‘food for the soul.’ They pumped $1.4 billion in region’s economy By Roxana Popescu February 2, 2024 at 3:05 p.m. A new report commissioned by the City of San Diego shows that San Diego County's...
Encinitas permits outdoor dining to continue through 2026 By Barbara Henry December 21, 2023 at 11:43 p.m. Coast Highway 101 restaurants and other Encinitas eateries that were allowed to build temporary outdoor...
Rady Children’s and Children’s Hospital of Orange County to merge By Paul Sisson December 21, 2023 at 12:34 p.m. There have always been similarities between Orange and San Diego Counties. Both have about 3...
Latitude 33 Aviation shows continued progress with fleet expansion, renewed safety rating By Encinitas Advocate December 12, 2023 at 3:04 p.m. Locally-owned Latitude 33 Aviation is set to finish the year strong amid uncertainty in the...
Arendsen Braddock in Solana Beach specializes in personal injury, especially with rise in e-bike collisions By Encinitas Advocate October 30, 2023 at 12:12 p.m. The Arendsen Braddock personal injury law firm, which launched in 2016, has been making inroads...
Coastal Skin and Eye Institute now ready to serve Encinitas, Carmel Valley and local communities for eyecare and dermatology needs By Encinitas Advocate October 2, 2023 at 10:16 p.m. Coastal Skin and Eye Institute is looking to expand its reach in serving the dermatological,...
Bankrupt Jenny Craig diet company gets a new owner By Lori Weisberg July 6, 2023 at 5:34 p.m. Jenny Craig, the Carlsbad weight loss company that closed its doors more than two months...
New ownership, new location cause for celebration at Encinitas Stretch Zone By Ken Grosse November 21, 2022 at 9:50 p.m. Stretch Zone, a Florida-based company which positions itself as “the only nationally-recognized stretch training program,”...
Pixly wins The Veteran Fund’s $100,000 Pitch Contest at the 2022 Military Influencer Conference By Encinitas Advocate November 18, 2022 at 10:06 p.m. Pixly, a San Diego-based software startup focused on visual documentation and collaboration for construction, facilities,...
Locals’ unique invention keeps car windshields haze-free By Karen Billing May 4, 2022 at 11:21 a.m. Locals Ramona and Tim Probasco invented the inShield Wiper, a device that slides on the...
Chamber of Commerce expo brings businesses together again By Encinitas Advocate April 30, 2022 at 9:36 p.m. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce in partnership...
Successful local sports analytics business Hookit acquired by New York-based software company By Joe Tash March 9, 2022 at 8:23 p.m. Two childhood friends who grew up racing motocross bikes and later moved to North County...
Herman Cook VW continues multigenerational service in Encinitas By Encinitas Advocate November 1, 2021 at 8:04 p.m. Local families have been going to Herman Cook Volkswagen in Encinitas for as long as...
New veterinary hospital opens in Encinitas By Encinitas Advocate October 31, 2021 at 11:39 p.m. Anicira Veterinary Center celebrated the opening of its brand new veterinary hospital on Oct. 18...
Fresh off raising $400 million, Encinitas activewear startup Vuori sets sights on global expansion By Mike Freeman October 28, 2021 at 9:03 p.m. When Joe Kudla, founder of Encinitas-based activewear brand Vuori, got a chance to sit down...
Shares in this Encinitas-based biotech jump 31 percent in first day of trading By Mike Freeman October 22, 2021 at 3:32 p.m. Encinitas-based Ventyx Biosciences ed the pack of newly minted San Diego public companies on Thursday,...
A new San Diego unicorn: Flock Freight scores $215M for tech that transforms truck shipments By Mike Freeman October 20, 2021 at 3:27 p.m. Flock Freight, an Encinitas trucking logistics firm that aims to revolutionize the way freight moves...
Encinitas mayor says city’s finances are robust, despite pandemic’s impact By Barbara Henry October 13, 2021 at 7:31 p.m. ENCINITAS — Despite the challenges brought on by a global pandemic that has battered the U.S. since...
MRKT Space cafe and market opens in Leucadia By Karen Billing October 6, 2021 at 6:59 p.m. The new MRKT Space rolled up its doors and windows on Oct. 1 in Leucadia's...
Golden Care keeping clients safe during pandemic By Encinitas Advocate October 5, 2021 at 4:25 p.m. Concierge Care company Golden Care continues providing home care services to senior citizens in North...
Ting bringing high-speed internet to Solana Beach, Encinitas By Encinitas Advocate September 20, 2021 at 10:11 p.m. With construction finishing up in Solana Beach and continuing in Encinitas, Ting wants to bring...
County to 5-city CCA as alternative to SDG&E. Will it bring lower electric rates? By Rob Nikolewski September 3, 2021 at 11:10 p.m. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, Aug. 31, to the larger...
County s coalition to move nuclear waste from San Onofre By Rob Nikolewski August 20, 2021 at 12:45 p.m. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has ed a coalition headed by Southern California...
Veterinary Emergency Group opens new hospital in Encinitas By Encinitas Advocate April 16, 2021 at 8:19 p.m. Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) opened its newest hospital in Encinitas on April 14, celebrating a...
Balboa Park comes back to life By Rob Nikolewski April 4, 2021 at 10:15 p.m. Like a sleeping beauty rousing from a long slumber, Balboa Park is coming back to...
Aloha Bungalow opens in Leucadia By Luke Harold April 1, 2021 at 3:41 p.m. Retail shop Aloha Bungalow opened in Leucadia Feb. 26, expanding from its original Redondo Beach...
Lux Art Institute and San Diego Art Institute merging to form Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego By Pam Kragen March 14, 2021 at 7:27 p.m. In a bid to create a local arts institution at the leading edge of experimentation,...
Here comes San Diego Community Power: Five-city community choice energy program launches By Rob Nikolewski March 9, 2021 at 5:10 p.m. After seven years of discussion and debate, a five-city San Diego community choice energy program...
LEVEL4 PT & Wellness helps people over 40 live more active, happy lives By Karen Billing January 12, 2021 at 6:42 p.m. With LEVEL 4 PT & Wellness, husband and wife team Oscar and Dawn Andalon are...
San Diego County restaurants to remain closed as appeals court extends stay of judge’s reopening order By Alex Riggins December 24, 2020 at 8:57 p.m. SAN DIEGO — A state appeals court on Wednesday, Dec. 23, extended an order issued last week,...
Select a scent, pour your own candle at Candles on Tap By Karen Billing December 1, 2020 at 1:06 p.m. San Diego’s first custom candle bar has opened in Encinitas, giving customers a unique hands-on...
Chef Claudette Zepeda finds her next chapter: opening signature restaurant at new Encinitas hotel By Pam Kragen November 18, 2020 at 3:43 p.m. A little over a year after renowned local chef Claudette Zepeda shuttered her dream restaurant...
This Oceanside hat maker is opening first local brick-and-mortar store in Encinitas By Brittany Meiling September 23, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Clothing and hat maker Brixton, which was founded in an Oceanside garage and has grown...
Customers, community pitch in to build patio for Encinitas eatery By Gary Warth August 28, 2020 at 3:59 p.m. ENCINITAS — An Encinitas restaurant once an example of a community divided over "the great mask debate"...
Cardiff’s quiet tech investor, Bill Maris, recruits ex-Googlers to Section 32 By Encinitas Advocate May 31, 2020 at 8:55 p.m. San Diego’s most high-profile tech investor is building up his local startup fund, recruiting several...
Homewatch Caregivers offers people of all ages a little help or a lot By Elisabeth Frausto May 14, 2020 at 11:34 p.m. Business Spotlight:“We’re here to provide care for anybody,” said Tanya Finnerty, owner of Homewatch Caregivers...
Chimney Sweeps continues to provide critical services to San Diego County during COVID-19 By Encinitas Advocate April 16, 2020 at 3:20 p.m. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Chimney Sweeps, Inc., is still providing inspections, repairs and...
Garage Door Medics serve San Diego County with the motto: ‘We only recommend what you need’ By Chuck Dunning April 1, 2020 at 10:50 p.m. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:“May we enjoy the benefits of life, prosperity, and the respect for being a...
Encinitas-owned Guthrie Ciderworks brews cider for wine-lovers By Karen Billing January 15, 2020 at 4:10 p.m. With Guthrie Ciderworks, Encinitas residents Sara and Horacio Devoto turned a cidermaking hobby into their...
De-clutter in the New Year? Solana Beach Storage and Morena Storage have solutions for San Diego County residents By Daniel K. Lew January 15, 2020 at 1:39 a.m. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:Now that it’s the New Year and the rapid succession of fall-to-winter holidays has...
Jackson Design & Remodeling: Top 20 trends for 2020 and free seminar Jan. 18 By Contributed Content January 8, 2020 at 2:09 a.m. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:Jackson Design & Remodeling’s award-winning team of designers and architects have compiled their annual...
Meet Master Chimney Sweep Steve Carter and his crew from Chimney Sweeps, Inc., serving San Diego County By Jeanne Rawdin December 16, 2019 at 10:20 p.m. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:Visions of Mary Poppins and Bert, the chimney sweep, come to mind when you...
Hometown-brewed: La Costa Canyon grads’ Burgeon Beer stays true to their roots By Karen Billing September 5, 2019 at 6:42 p.m. The sixth annual Carlsbad Brewfest will return on Saturday, Sept. 7, sponsored by the Carlsbad...
Downtown Encinitas ‘wayfinding’ signs unveiled By Encinitas Advocate April 23, 2019 at 11:22 p.m. Encinitas City Council officials and staff gathered April 22 at the Encinitas 101 Mainstreet Association...
Default time-of-use billing comes to SDG&E By Encinitas Advocate April 26, 2019 at 5:10 p.m. Residential ratepayers in the San Diego Gas & Electric utility territory will be experiencing a...
Season your holiday ‘The Spice Way’ By Encinitas Advocate April 26, 2019 at 5:11 p.m. Take the stress out of holiday cooking by visiting The Spice Way.The store, located in...
Rancho Santa Fe Food Co. ionate about food, friendliness By Encinitas Advocate November 29, 2017 at 12:06 a.m. At the Rancho Santa Fe Food Company, it's all about the food.In a social media...
GYROTONIC Solana Beach welcomes all ages and abilities By Encinitas Advocate April 26, 2019 at 5:11 p.m. After a career-ending injury, former professional ice skater Victoria Bilyeu turned to the GYROTONIC Method...
Seacrest at Home offers care and aid to seniors By Encinitas Advocate August 26, 2016 at 11:19 p.m. Seacrest at Home provides comfort for seniors in the location where they typically feel most...
The Spice Way spices up life in Encinitas By Encinitas Advocate April 26, 2019 at 5:12 p.m. Local shoppers are able to add a little spice to their lives, thanks to a...
The Spice Way spices up life in Encinitas By Encinitas Advocate August 26, 2016 at 10:01 p.m. Local shoppers are able to add a little spice to their lives, thanks to a...
Encinitas part of national assessment of for-benefit economy By Encinitas Advocate August 26, 2016 at 10:37 p.m. Encinitas has been selected as a flagship site for the Fourth Sector Mapping Initiative. This...
Group seeking sponsorships to keep cruise nights going By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 10:53 p.m. Classic Car Cruise Nights will roll on later this month in Encinitas, but Encinitas 101...
Restoring iconic La Paloma Theatre takes center stage By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:01 p.m. An effort to restore the iconic La Paloma Theatre in downtown Encinitas is gathering momentum....
Business landscape changing in Encinitas By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:06 p.m. Bety Gracida said she’s still coming to with the closure of her family’s restaurant.With...
Encinitas Student Film Festival coming to La Paloma By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:13 p.m. The red carpet will be rolled out for the Encinitas Student Film Festival on May...
Letter: Cardiff Kook Run and copyright infringement By Encinitas Advocate August 26, 2016 at 11:16 p.m. Last month, the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce sued the organizers of the Cardiff Kook Run...
Encinitas theater group a hit with kids By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:17 p.m. Ten kids waived pool noodles and danced around on stage at the Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary...
Roxy Restaurant to undergo remodel, not close By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:19 p.m. Contrary to online rumors, Roxy Restaurant in downtown Encinitas won’t be closing.Posts on popular Encinitas...
Switchfoot moves on from Encinitas studio By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:20 p.m. A music school and performance space that rock band Switchfoot started last summer in downtown...
‘Spock Block’ returning to Encinitas By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:31 p.m. Count on plenty of Vulcan salutes and utterances of “live long and prosper” next week...
Local skateboard advocate now heads IASC By Encinitas Advocate August 26, 2016 at 11:34 p.m. The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) recently announced it has promoted Director of Research,...
Surfing Madonna donates to Starfish Light Project By Encinitas Advocate August 26, 2016 at 11:38 p.m. On Feb. 22, Bob Nichols, chairman and founder of the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project, walked...
Founder behind Ethika celebrating brand milestone By Rob Ledonne August 26, 2016 at 11:39 p.m. Malcolm McCassy, the founder and visionary behind popular underwear brand Ethika, points to his upbringing...
Salvaging historic downtown Encinitas signs By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:48 p.m. The removal of the iconic Surf Cleaners sign in downtown Encinitas has sparked a push...
El Callejon, an Encinitas staple, closes By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:49 p.m. The Mexican restaurant El Callejon recently closed its doors after 22 years at Moonlight Plaza...
Business collaboration results in ‘honey lemon cure’ By Jared Whitlock August 26, 2016 at 11:51 p.m. James McDonald of the Encinitas Bee Company and Cheryl Konn of the Quail Flower Barn...
Big increase in Encinitas rooftop solar permits By Jared Whitlock August 27, 2016 at 12:02 a.m. More Encinitas homes are turning a shade of green. Encinitas saw a big spike in...
Brett’s BBQ in Encinitas offers authentic smoked barbecue By Encinitas Advocate August 27, 2016 at 12:07 a.m. One of the most popular barbecue places in North County is found in one of...
Cardiff students’ ingenuity on display at toy fair By Jared Whitlock August 27, 2016 at 12:12 a.m. Sixth graders came prepared with business cards, prototypes and promotional videos on Dec. 17 at...
Festive starfish lights brighten up downtown Encinitas for the holidays By Encinitas Advocate August 27, 2016 at 12:14 a.m. For the first time in many years, visitors to Downtown Encinitas will enjoy festive holiday...
Encinitas to clamp down on unlicensed Airbnb hosts By Jared Whitlock August 27, 2016 at 12:14 a.m. Resident Hugh Elliott rents out his property through the website Airbnb. He has a permit...