Gritty team crashes the squash party
Despite efforts to change its elitist image, squash remains mostly an East Coast, upper-crust thing — the world of prep schools, the Ivy League, and posh clubs populated by Wall ...
Feb 1, 2012, 6 p.m.Local teen wins $10,000 in contest
Encinitas eighth-grader who has cystic fibrosis wins "Outstanding Youth" prize in nationwide contest honoring "extraordinary people making a difference."
Feb 1, 2012, 9:40 a.m.Winter is the time for rich, full-bodied wine
For me, wine is as seasonal as food. In the summer, I yearn for fresh berries and white peaches; fall is all about anything with cinnamon; spring makes me crave ...
Jan 31, 2012, 3:50 p.m.
Bazaar del Mundo’s guacamole
Just in time for Super Bowl festivities, the chefs at the Bazaar del Mundo restaurants — Casa de Bandini in Carlsbad, Casa de Pico in La Mesa and Casa Guadalajara ...
Jan 31, 2012, 3:47 p.m.Fixes for a few common toilet problems
Q: Can I fix a leaky, noisy toilet on my own?
Jan 27, 2012, 9 p.m.
Dated bathroom becomes Zen retreat
When I met with my clients several years ago, we talked about renovating their dated master bath and dressing area. Originally, there was a carpeted dressing area, a poorly tiled ...
Jan 27, 2012, 8:54 p.m.
Encinitas home is raffle prize
This year’s grand prize in the Dream House Raffle benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego is a $2.2 million five-bedroom, five-bathroom home in Encinitas.
Jan 26, 2012, 6:50 p.m.
2012 bathroom design and remodeling trends
TV-embedded mirrors, digital showers, wood finishes and more enhance this space
Jan 26, 2012, 5:09 p.m.A fresh approach to better gardening
He’s paring his dream list of would-be resolutions down to the ones labeled ‘doable’
Jan 26, 2012, 5:02 p.m.
Kitchen inspirations
Designers offer their impressions of contemporary style and practicality in remodels
Jan 26, 2012, 4:57 p.m.
Philip Morris couldn't snuff out Victor DeNoble
“Victor De Noble was the first whistle-blower,” Los Angeles congressman Henry Waxman said in a documentary about the activist. “I know a lot of people have talked about other whistle-blowers. ...
Jan 25, 2012, 6 p.m.
Chef Norma Martinez does the Kitchen Masters Challenge
Can the Mexican-food specialist make a classic military dish taste good?
Jan 25, 2012, 12:07 p.m.
Cure for cystic fibrosis is ill teen's cause
Sitting at the front of the room, waiting to speak, Sean Young didn’t look sick. A little tired, maybe, but it was 9 a.m. on a rainy Saturday morning and ...
Jan 24, 2012, 6 p.m.Stuffed cabbage casserole is a hit at ‘virtual dinner’
U-T reporter Caroline Dipping and a friend who lives in Seattle have begun having a “virtual” dinner together once a week. The two women agree on a recipe and prepare ...
Jan 24, 2012, 1:25 p.m.
Polenta cake is elegant dinner entree
The old-fashioned clock in front of Parkhouse Eatery still keeps time, just as the restaurant offers old-style comfort food with contemporary flair. The menus stay basically the same while keeping ...
Jan 24, 2012, 1:17 p.m.
Mary Walshok: revising San Diego
"We’re always starting new things in San Diego," Mary Walshok maintains, "because no one’s saying ‘You can’t do that.’ ”
Jan 20, 2012, 6:12 p.m.
Organic at last
Switching to sustainable landscape care brings a bumper crop of benefits
Jan 20, 2012, 12:35 p.m.
Countdown begins for Dalai Lama's visit
Talks expected to have "profound impact" on San Diego
Jan 20, 2012, 6 a.m.
Teen's road trip is a 'Do Good Adventure'
When Russell Lyons volunteered for the first time, he read “Goodnight Moon” to preschoolers. OK, he wasn't really volunteering; he was visiting. And it wasn't reading - he'd memorized the ...
Jan 19, 2012, 5:57 p.m.
Dalai Lama to visit San Diego in April
Three local universities are bringing the Dalai Lama to San Diego in April for a series of talks on topics ranging from global climate change to religious harmony. This will ...
Jan 19, 2012, 6 a.m.
Gentlemen, 2013 winter looks getting serious
Gentlemen, things are going to get serious next fall and winter.
Jan 15, 2012, 12:57 p.m.
Local ER pioneer earns top leadership post
Dr. Brent Eastman's pioneering work in emergency medicine is recognized as he becomes first doctor from San Diego County named president of the American College of Surgeons.
Jan 14, 2012, 8 p.m.Handy U.: Installing dimmer switch can save energy
Q: Can dimmers save energy? How hard are they to install?
Jan 13, 2012, 3:57 p.m.Book celebrates fundraising soup dinners
“The Soup and Bread Cookbook,” published in November by Surrey Books ($20.95, 206 pages), has an interesting back story.
Jan 9, 2012, 2:58 p.m.
Special cake for a special child
Charity Pykles-George of the d’Zrt Cake Studio in La Mesa recently created a special birthday cake for 3-year-old Avan Cook, also of La Mesa, who had undergone a kidney transplant ...
Jan 9, 2012, 2:49 p.m.
The cooking chamber
On ‘Ted’s Tuesdays,’ Carlsbad’s business association board and guests capitalize on the CEO’s culinary skills
Jan 9, 2012, 2:46 p.m.Third-oldest person in state dies
Frederica Sagor Maas, a silent-film era screenwriter and an author who lived to be the third-oldest person in California, died Thursday night at a La Mesa nursing home. She was ...
Jan 7, 2012, 12:01 a.m.10News: Third oldest Californian dies
Frederica Sager Maas, the third oldest person in California, has died in San Diego County at age 111.
Jan 6, 2012, 9:31 a.m.
Free pruning workshops
It’s the right time of year to prune your roses, and two free classes today can show you how.
Jan 5, 2012, 5:59 p.m.
Remodel makes the most of view
Our La Jolla clients purchased a tired and musty house on a fabulous street. There was potential for beautiful views that were not being taken advantage of. The owners wanted ...
Jan 5, 2012, 5:52 p.m.