Homestead Restaurant in Oakland California on Piedmont Avenue I have a new fave restaurant on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland California. The San Francisco area has a phenomenal dining scene, which I enjoy testing out whenever I am in town. Across the bay from this west coast dining capital, the Oakla
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09/28/2013
Sharrows Are Popping Up all Over Carlsbad and North County San Diego The sharrows are here in San Diego, and have been popping up in different communities since 2012. We are seeing lots of them here in Carlsbad, in Encinitas, and other North San Diego coastal communities. Better look out for
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09/25/2013
When Do We Sit Down at the Closing Table? I was talking with some new buyers who are relocating to the Carlsbad area here in Southern California and they wanted to know “when do we sit down at the closing table?” We do things differently here, I told them (people say that all the time about C
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09/23/2013
Del Mar Homes for Sale - What Happened in the Del Mar Real Estate Market in August 2013? Del Mar is a small coastal town in North San Diego County and one of the most expensive communities in the county. Indeed, the Del Mar real estate market currently has the 2nd most expensive home for sale in
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09/22/2013
Lowe’s in Carlsbad is Now Open The long awaited Lowe’s in Carlsbad is now open. Carlsbad Palomar Commons Shopping Center This brand new shopping center at the corner of El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road is nearing completion. The complex is anchored by Lowes, the only one in Carlsbad,
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09/21/2013
Escondido Homes for Sale - What Happened in the Escondido Real Estate Market in August 2013? Escondido is an inland community, about 17 miles from the coast and just east of San Marcos. Like its neighbors, San Marcos, Vista and Oceanside, Escondido has seen fairly significant shifts in the real
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09/20/2013
Wavecrest Woodie Meet is Tomorrow September 21, 2013 The world’s largest and longest running woodie festival is tomorrow in Encinitas, California. The 34th Annual Wavecrest Woodie Meet is being held on Saturday September 21, 2013 at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, just north of downtown. The
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09/20/2013
It’s Oktoberfest Time in Carlsbad California on October 5, 2013 We often measure time in yearly events, and Carlsbad Oktoberfest 2013 is one of them. The 31st Annual Rotary Oktoberfest in Carlsbad will take place Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Holiday Park in Carlsbad from 12 noon until 10 pm.
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09/18/2013
Elizabethan Desserts in Encinitas California is in a New Location Have no fear...Elizabethan Desserts is alive and very well, and in a new location in Encinitas. The new digs have been in the works for some months, and I had a chance to visit Elizabeth today (who I know) and indulge myself just a
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09/17/2013
The Carlsbad Boardwalk in Carlsbad California The Carlsbad Boardwalk really isn’t a boardwalk, but that’s what many people call it. Whether you simply refer to it as a sidewalk on concrete walk way, the Carlsbad Boardwalk is a popular place to be most of the year. The Carlsbad Boardwalk stretc
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09/17/2013
