La Jolla Playhouse presents a new adaptation of Sleeping Beauty Wakes, book by Tony Award-winning librettist Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), with a score by composer Brendan Milburn and lyricist Valerie Vigoda, both of the acclaimed trio GrooveLily (Striking 12, Long Story Short), and directed by Rebecca Taichman, who will also [...]
Oceanside water to receive $1.385 million in funding
May 31, 2011 By
OCEANSIDE–The city was notified on May 24 that it will receive $1.385 Million in funding from the Bureau of Reclamation under WaterSMART’s Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program. The funding will be used to construct a pump station at the Mission Basin Desalter Facility to operate at full capacity year-round, making an additional 1,600 [...]
CCDC board approves funding for affordable homes
May 31, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–The Centre City Development Corporation Board of Directors (CCDC) yesterday recommended Redevelopment Agency and City Council approval of funding for COMM22, an innovative mixed-used affordable housing project planned for Logan Heights. The project, located on a four-acre site outside of downtown on Commercial Street between 21st Street and Harrison Avenue, will add 128 affordable [...]
Dog missing for 18 months found in San Marcos
May 31, 2011 By
CARLSBAD–A microchip the size of a grain of rice is responsible for yet another pet being reunited with its owner after an extended disappearance. On Memorial Day, a Good Samaritan found the small stray dog on West San Marcos Boulevard in the business district just a few blocks northeast of Highway 78. The rescuer brought [...]
MediaTech Oceanside Studios expand to include accredited recording, film school
May 31, 2011 By
OCEANSIDE–It’s a multimedia world. More and more products and jobs are being created to deliver digital content and most of it has sound and picture. Whether it is a video link emailed to you at your place of employment detailing your health benefits, or a blockbuster Hollywood movie, a crew of professionals has to produce, [...]
A day of remembrance
May 31, 2011 By
OCEANSIDE–Veterans Association of North County held its annual Memorial Day ceremony honoring servicemen and women who given the ultimate sacrifice to protecting our nation. The ceremony included a two bell ceremony, parade of wreaths, flag folding ceremony, and remarks by Tom Garcia, Oceanside Veteran of the Year; John May, Sons of Union Veterans of the [...]
PepsiCo Foundation commits $500,000 toward tornado relief efforts
May 31, 2011 By
PURCHASE, N.Y.–PRNewswire–The PepsiCo Foundation announced today its commitment of $500,000 to non-profit partners leading relief and recovery efforts in Missouri as a result of tornados and severe weather. This contribution is in addition to a $125,000 commitment the Foundation has made to areas of the southern United States affected by recent storms. “The people of [...]
Video: Sizzling heat in U.S. capital
May 31, 2011 By
The heat is on — especially in the U.S. capital where residents and tourists are struggling with higher than normal temperatures.
ICE Task Force dismantles million dollar offshore gambling ring
May 31, 2011 By
NEW YORK — A major transnational Internet gambling operation based out of Staten Island, N.Y., and Costa Rica has been dismantled by New York City authorities with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents as part of the El Dorado Task Force. The New York Police Department (NYPD) was [...]
Florida man charged with falsely representing himself as immigration attorney
May 31, 2011 By
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man was charged in federal court on May 27 with making false statements in connection with purported immigration services. The ongoing investigation is being conducted by local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents. According to the criminal complaint and statements made during the May 27 [...]
