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La Jolla’s Jennifer Luce designs the Nissan Design Center
Dec 22, 2010
The challenge was to design a space for the super-creative team at the Nissan Design Center.
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Guitars a Family Affair for Romeros
Dec 19, 2011
Who knew that Del Mar is the home of one of the premier classical guitar and ukulele makers in the world? Would you be willing to wait 2 – 3 years for your new guitar? Many would-be owners do wait that long for a chance to have a guitar made by Pepe Romero Jr.
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Every Job Requires an Entrepreneur
Oct 14, 2011
Entrepreneurs hold the key to a growing economy—not taxes, regulation or federal stimulus.
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Proud to be an American
Sep 6, 2011
How did a poor Greek immigrant who didn’t know the English language or how to fly become a “double ace” in World War II?
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Never, Ever Give Up
Aug 10, 2011
Seated behind a roaring 500-horsepower race motor and piloting a race truck through the challenging rock wall canyons, deep sand washes and barren desert amid the pitch black darkness of Baja’s mystical night are not for the faint of heart. Since 1967, some of the most adventurous men and women in the world have tested themselves and their machines against the daunting challenges of off-road racing in both Mexico and the United States.
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Chance favors the prepared
Jul 29, 2010
Jonathan Segal, Architect and developer, shares his secrets.
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Co-founder of Reef Sandals sells company for millions then devotes life to charity and promoting surfing
Jul 28, 2010
From sandals to saving lives-immigrant entrepreneur, Fernando Aguerre, sells the shirt off his back for a good cause.
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The Warp and the Weft
May 25, 2010
Native La Jollan George Coles grows from surf bum to businessman and community supporter.
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A Salute to the Navy Seals and San Diego
May 24, 2011
U.S. Navy SEA, AIR, LAND (SEAL) team just pulled off one of the most daring and important special operations missions ever in Pakistan with the killing of Osama bin Laden, an Al Qaeda terrorist and enemy of the United States.
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Cell Phones Have Come a Long Way
May 24, 2011
Currently, the earth has 7 billion humans and well over 5 billion cell phones. Teenagers certainly couldn’t imagine life without cell phones, but it wasn’t that long ago that cell phones had not been invented and the idea of the cell phone was in the realm of science fiction.
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La Jollan left behind high-fashion world to bring taste of old world to San Diego
May 5, 2010
What are the chances that the maker of premium olive oils would also have designed an evening gown for a 19-year-old Sophia Loren? A man would have to have lived at least two lives, if not more, to accomplish these feats. But one man has, La Jollan George Petrou.
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Sauvage Makes a Splash with Swimsuits
Mar 25, 2011
Creating swimsuits for golden bodies on the beach has been very good to Sauvage.
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An American Hero of World War II
Feb 2, 2011
At 21, Melvin E. Biddle single-handedly killed nearly 20 enemy soldiers during a 20-hour rescue operation near Soy, Belgium during World War II.
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Winning Rose Bowl Float Aids Cause of Wild Mustangs
Jan 28, 2011
Madeleine Pickens, wife of billionaire T. Boone Pickens and part-time Del Mar resident, used her Rose Parade float to draw attention to wild horses – specifically mustangs that are being placed in holding pens by the government.