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DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: AWESOME APRIL EVENTS
Printer-friendly versionMarch 18, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) – It’s springtime in East County—the season for flower festivals, Easter egg hunts, Lakeside’s rodeo and Western Days Parade, outdoor roller skating
FROM THE FIRE CHIEF’S CORNER: TIME FOR A CHANGE
Printer-friendly versionBy Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna March 19, 2025 (San Diego) – On March 9th we changed our clocks “back” for daylight savings. Did you change your smoke detector batteries and check
ADVANCING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: DRINKING ALCOHOL INCREASES THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE
Printer-friendly versionBy Seraphina Eberhardt, Program Manager, Institute for Public Strategies East County March 17, 2025 (San Diego) — The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory in January highlighting the cancer
DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: LATE FEBRUARY FESTIVITIES
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery February 18, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) – Late February brings several unique activities to enjoy, including new moon fishing at Lake Jennings, Fido Fest in
ADVANCING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: SOBER CURIOUS? SOME STARTED WITH DRY JANUARY
Printer-friendly versionBy Seraphina Eberhardt, Program Manager, Institute for Public Strategies East County February 17, 2025 (San Diego) — The start of a new year often brings the promise of new
FROM THE FIRE CHIEF’S CORNER: JAM FOR LA CONCERT BENEFITS FIRE RELIEF EFFORTS, FEB. 23 IN TEMECULA
Printer-friendly versionBy Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna February 12, 2025 (Temecula) — Come join us on February 23 at the beautiful South Coast Winery Resort and Spa in Temecula Ca. This
BLACK HISTORY EMPOWERMENT CELEBRATION FEBRUARY 22 IN LEMON GROVE
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service January 31, 2025 (Lemon Grove) – A Black History Empowerment Celebration will be held on February 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lemon
CHIEF’S CORNER: THE OTHER DRY JANUARY
Printer-friendly version By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna January 16, 2025 (San Diego) — Recent brush fires in Southern California have proven January is extremely dry. But there’s a different dry
DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: JANUARY EVENTS
Printer-friendly version By Jonathan Goetz January 9, 2024 (El Cajon) – January happenings include a film festival in Borrego Springs—ideal if you like the desert without the heat—as well as
EAST COUNTY EATER: RODIZIO GRILL BRINGS BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE FEASTING TO EL CAJON
Printer-friendly version East County Eater December 18, 2024 (El Cajon) – The tradition of skewered meats slow-grilled over a wood-burning fire arose in southern Brazil’s Pampas region, where gauchos, or
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THE WILL POWER REPORT – Bad Political Theater
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! By Will Power January 23, 2009 (San Diego’s East County) — Arnold “Terminator” Swartzenegger, the cinema millionaire, thinks it is amusing to cut payments to
The Rolling Reviewer: Show Me the Money! Wait, Bring It Back!
Printer-friendly versionFebruary 1, 2009 (San Diego) — The tide of economic prosperity seems to be in the ebb-phase of the cycle as insecurity and doubt flows swiftly in, and millions
SIMPLE WISDOM — Are you having trouble keeping your New Year’s Resolutions?
Printer-friendly versionTrouble keeping resolutions? By Penelope Young Andrade February 1, 2009 (San Diego) — Are you having trouble keeping your New Year’s Resolutions? For many, February finds you slinking back
MEDIA WATCH – OBAMA APPOINTS JULIUS GENACHOWSKI AS FCC CHAIRMAN
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery January 14, 2009 (Washington D.C) — President-elect Barack Obama plans to appoint Julius Genachowski, a key technology advisor and top fundraiser for his campaign, to be
SIMPLE WISDOM –” Is Your Past Interfering with Your Future?
Printer-friendly versionBy Penelope Andrade January, 2009 (San Diego) — Is your past getting in the way of your future? Like most of us you’ve probably based your notions of the
THE CHEAPSKATE’S GUIDE TO LIVING WELL IN EAST COUNTY: YARD LINES — NO, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL!
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery January 15, 2009 — January is the season for two kinds of yard lines—those scrutinized by SuperBowl fans and those frequented by bargain hunters at yard
BLEU BOHÈME, A PLACE TO SHARE WITH A FAVORITE FRIEND –TRES BIÉN!
Printer-friendly version (Leon Thompson) 4090 Adams Avenue Kensington, CA 92116 619-255-4167 www.blueboheme.com January 10, 2009 (Kensington) — Is there life east of I-15? Oui, and great food too. I’ve shown
THE WILL POWER REPORT – Hawaii Blackout?
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! By Will Power January 11, 2009 (San Diego) — I imagine lot of people have had Hawaii Blackouts after a few too many Mai-Tais. But I’m
COMPUTER BIZ WIZ– MAKING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Printer-friendly versionTop 5 IT Mistakes Small Businesses Make By Michael Natter It is deceptively easy to see what the five top small business mistakes in IT are. They are pervasive,
Good Money–Retirement Plan Limits, Reminders & Required Minimum Distribution Changes for 2009
Printer-friendly versionYour guide to profitable and socially responsible investing By Judith L. Seid, CFP ® This is the time to make sure you are contributing the maximum amount the IRS
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Lemon Grove Forward Club announces annual Sock Drive for November
Printer-friendly versionSource: Lemon Grove Forward Club November 4, 2025 (Lemon Grove) – The Lemon Grove Forward Club is kicking off its annual sock drive, “Socktober,” a tradition that has made a