Last weekend, the Sunrise Rotary Club of Escondido, Escondido Downtown Business Association, and John Paul University, took to Grand Avenue to create the festival holiday atmosphere that will remain throughout the month of December. The festivities began with the setting up and decorating of the Christmas tree in Heritage Plaza on the corner of Grand Avenue & Juniper Street. Many […]
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It never snows in Escondido… except when the California Center for the Arts, Escondido decides to make it happen! This December, the Center, and presenting sponsor Viasat, is once again transforming its campus into a sparkling Winter Wonderland Festival on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For one weekend only, families will […]
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Forgive me if I repeat myself, but there’s SO much going on downtown this year that I just have to remind you to get out there with your fellow Escondido residents and enjoy the festive feelings. Thanks to Louissa Magoon of The Grand Tea Room again for keeping track of all the events. Thursday, 12/4 at 5:30 p.m. – Community […]
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Police on Saturday arrested an Escondido man in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy, Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz, on East Washington Avenue. Hector Balderas Amador, 44, was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on a charge of felony hit and run. The vehicle involved in the hit-and-run crash has also been recovered. Meanwhile, A GoFundMe page was […]
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As we have done for several years now, The Times-Advocate intends to highlight local non-profits (BASED IN ESCONDIDO) that Escondido residents can donate to before December 31 so that they can take advantage of the tax benefits for 2025. For us to tell about your organization, we need to know about it. So would you please take a moment […]
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For years, I’ve been sounding the alarm about a deeply dangerous policy: the State’s practice of releasing Sexually Violent Predators — the most violent, high-risk offenders in our system — into residential communities. Not in Borrego Springs, not in Jacumba, not in Rancho Bernardo, and not anywhere near families who deserve to feel safe. This week, we were reminded […]
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Where do I start? So much is happening in Escondido this week. We start off with the skating rink in Maple Street Plaza. Last year was the first year for the skating rink in the street and was so popular the Downtown Bossiness Association (DBA) is doing it again. Nearby will be the Market at the Plaza. Since you […]
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If you are tone-deaf feel free to skip this column. You’ll also get little intellectual nourishment from it if your national holiday is Hannukah. The best Christmas song is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” but no one else should be allowed to sing it except Judy Garland. It’s both sad and hopeful, like a Christmas song should be. But […]
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Editor, Times-Advocate: I don’t know if you printed my letter in the 11/13 paper on the same page as you printed the opinion piece by Jim Desmond by coincidence or if it was to show the irony but either way it’s getting laughs by a few of us. His opinion piece points at a problem, identifies people that are trying […]
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The nonprofit Photographer’s Eye Collective in Escondido is hosting an auction of fine art photographs donated by artists from around the country for its annual fundraiser. The on-line bidding began November 24 and a live auction featuring a gala reception will take place on December 6 at 5 p.m., at the gallery at 326 E. Grand Ave. in Escondido. Bidding […]
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