• Winning Essay: Becoming Here,Cole Novak

    Winning Essay: Becoming Here

    As I boarded the orange line trolley on a Monday, my eyes snapped to the empty seat next to the conductor’s cabin. The usual occupant wasn’t there. For six months, he had been a fixture in the first car, his presence as reliable as the trolley’s 6:26 a.m. departure. Then, he vanished.The quiet rhyth

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  • Native Star Boutique Arrives With All Indigenous-Made Products,Cole Novak

    Native Star Boutique Arrives With All Indigenous-Made Products

    “Our ties are so strong to the land because of who we are as Native people,” says Ruth-Ann Thorn, a self-proclaimed “original local” from Vista and a tribal member of the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians. “Sooner or later, the ancestors call you back to start doing your role within this long legacy of

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  • A Del Mar mansion just slashed its asking price by $15.5 million,Phillip Molnar

    A Del Mar mansion just slashed its asking price by $15.5 million

    A sluggish luxury market has led to a Del Mar mansion price drop its asking price by $15.5 million.The newly built mansion at 2920 Camino Del Mar went on sale in November for $75 million but recently had its price changed to $59.5 million.A multi-million dollar haircut isn’t unheard of for a final s

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