Hospital hosts weekly farmers market

The last place you might expect to find fresh fruits and vegetables, a loaf of sourdough bread and whipped honey is at a hospital. But since July, Sharp Grossmont Hospital has...

Eagles vying for elite CIF playoff position

The San Diego Section foot­ball rankings have started to take shape just beyond the mid­point of the season. Most teams have either played six or seven games out of 10 regular...

County mails ballots and opens more than150 ballot drop boxes for November general election

By County News CenterCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE  Registered voters will receive their ballots for the Nov. 3 Gen­eral Election starting the week of Monday, Oct. 5. Some voters may receive...

Plant, grow and enjoy Paperwhites

Brighten indoor décor with one or more containers of pa­perwhites. The fragrant flow­ers can perfume a room or if preferred, grow one of the less fragrant varieties. Just plant the bulbs...

Finding new ways to gouge us

By Lindsay Owens Every day, companies find better, and sneakier, ways to reach deeper into our wallets. They trap us in subscrip­tions, bury fees until checkout, use algorithms to collude with competitors, and...

Supporting democracy

I am a San Diegan through and through, born and raised here. I have lived along the coast of our beautiful County, centrally near the College area and now in East...

Redhawks shut out Knights, prepare for league play

The Mountain Empire High School football team is entering the meat of its schedule with non-league play now completed and league play coming up. The Redhawks improved to 4-2 following last Friday’s...

To death

I first met you in the garden. Dark, mysterious and full of pomp you made yourself known to me. Your acquaintance cost me dearly and I felted cursed as a result...

Phenominal night sky show

By: Lori Bledsoe The Alpine Sun By: Lori Bledsoe The Alpine Sun In the night sky, Friday, December 22, anyone who happened to be outside witnessed the SpaceX’s launch of a rocket carrying satellites into...

Liberty Charter Lady Lions are at the top of their game

The Liberty Charter High School girls basketball team does things a little different. But those differences have assisted the Lady Lions to the top of their game — and the top...

Alpine Says No

Alpine wants to stay rural, eccentric and eclectic!   Residents showed an amazing interest in the July Alpine Community Planning group as over 160 filed into the Alpine Community Center in a...

Expanding the search for missing Indigenous people

San Diego County has more tribal governments than any other county in the nation. Since these communities are all located within the 75th Assembly District, tribal issues are very important to...

Alpine Highlights

Clayco Electric Inc. owner Clay Mauldin and Native Hands Construction owner Joe Ford chipped in to prepay for 100 sweet treats from the Kona Ice truck so local children could cool...

A mountain town with Swiss roots and local history

Back in the 1880s, as settle­ment spread into the back­country east of San Diego, one early resident felt the landscape echoed the Alps of Switzerland. As a 1935 article in the...
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