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VOL. 25, NO. 29
OCT. 7, 2011
Big-box store gets chilly reception
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The city of Encinitas celebrates 25 years of incoporation within San B1 Diego County.
MENDING FENCES Solana Beach Firefighters issue an apology to interim City Manager David Ott after accusing him of making dangerous cuts to the department.
By Wehtahnah Tucker
included everything from banners, masks and musical pantomimes to a living statue, stilt walkers and a trio of fashion-savvy swines. Arts Alive on the Coastal Rail Trail allows participants to celebrate the arts, enjoy the trail, bid on artwork, create masks or just enjoy the sights and sounds. Rory Price, 7, of Encinitas said her favorite display was the three pigs
ENCINITAS — Dozens of residents turned out during the regular City Council meeting Sept. 28 to show their dissatisfaction with the city’s process of issuing Walmart a building permit. The retail giant was given the green light to convert the former Home Depot Expo Sept. 6 this year after negotiating space issues and parking requirements with the city since July 2010. No changes to the exterior of the building except for signage are expected. However, because of the city code’s parking requirements for commercial occupants, Walmart will have to leave 8,664 square feet of the 104,759-square-foot building vacant. Sensing a hostile crowd, the city’s planning and building staff told the council that there was little it could do to prohibit Walmart from moving into the space still leased by Home Depot. “The city has very limited permitting authority in tenant changes,” said planner J.
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TROUPE ARTS Members of the Encinitas based interactive theater troupe Dragon Knights perform at the Arts Alive on the Coastal Rail Trail. Photos by Daniel Knighton
Eclectic art hits Solana Beach rail trail By Bianca Kaplanek
SOLANA BEACH — An eclectic assortment of visual and performing arts took over a one-mile stretch of Coast Highway 101 during the city’s annual Arts Alive on the Coastal Rail Trail, which was voted the Best Event in San Diego County in 2010. The event, which took place from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 2 east of Coast Highway 101 between Lomas Santa Fe MOSAICS Several pieces of recycled art were on display along the Drive and Via de la Valle, Coastal Rail Trail during the Arts Alive festival.
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FREEWAY SHOOTINGS San Diego Police and California Highway Patrol scour a portion of the northbound Interstate 5 near Carmel Mountain Road for evidence after a man was seen shooting at vehicles Oct. 3. The suspect, 24-year-old Enrique Ayon, was arrested Oct. 4 near Los Angeles, according to the California Highway Patrol. Photo by Tom Keck
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