By Julie Thunder Juli Risner is a San Diego native who has lived in Cardiff for 20 years with her husband, Rich. She has an upgraded sense of style as evidenced by the products she carries in her downtown Encinitas store, Grounded, and a generous spirit (see Athletes Helping Athletes below). What did you do…
Cardiff Neighbors Sue The City
By Julie Thunder In October of 2017, the Encinitas City Council voted to build both a new gate along the southern border of Encinitas Community Park (ECP) and a four-foot-wide dirt path along Starlight Drive to access the gate. Starlight is a private gravel road vacated by the County decades ago and now maintained by…
Swing Dancing at Cardiff Elks Club
by Rich Bray As the saying goes, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”. Those of us who know about the Cardiff Elks Club on Friday nights would agree. On the first Friday in February, the band was a wonderful combo named Alias (aka Calico Ridge). Their playlist is filled with…
Neighbor Sit Down: Bob Bonde
The “Father of Encinitas” By Julie Thunder One of my neighbors who I’ve known for decades is Dr. Robert ‘Bob’ Bonde. He lives a few blocks over with his wife Joanne. Before retiring to Cardiff in 1981, Bob was a U.S. Marine who served in Korea, he earned a doctorate in education and he was…
Poet Brad Miller
Off Shore by Brad Miller, Cardiff Poet & Author I see a whaleSpout!In the glare of afternoon sunSetting behind green waves Pushing surfers toward shoreWhere sandpipers pinch sandcrabsOut of their temporary sheltersOf water and foam Our children will try to hideBut time will find them allAnd take them to where we Will wait for themOur…