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Local Store Supports Artisans

Local Store Supports Artisans

Here and Abroad Earth’s Elements Offers Fair Trade Items Direct from Craftspeople

Hem Rai, owner of Earth’s Elements in downtown Encinitas, has a mission: To provide high quality gifts, furniture, and home décor items made by artisans from around the world and here at home.

Encinitas Foreign & Domestic Auto Repair

Encinitas Foreign & Domestic Auto Repair

There are businesses that are located in a community, and then there are businesses that have weaved themselves into the fine tapestry of the community and help make it thrive. Encinitas Foreign & Domestic Auto Repair is one the latter.

Legal Mythbusters

Popular television series such as The Practice, Boston Legal, and Law & Order have sensationalized the role of lawyers, creating more than a few myths and stereotypes.

Archi’s Acres

Archi’s Acres

Empowering Veterans While Growing Family Farms

Colin and Karen Archipley help veterans reintegrate into society at Archi's Acres, their small family farm in Valley Center.

ITEX in San Diego

ITEX in San Diego

Cash is Great, But Barter is Smarter

ITEX provides a stable and secure infrastructure for businesses to barter and has more than 90 franchisees and licensees, serving 24,000-plus member businesses nationwide.

Greater San Diego Business Association

Greater San Diego Business Association

Contributing to Growth and Prosperity for All

“If you aren’t at the table, then you’re on the menu,” quips Tom Luhnow, CEO of the Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA), home to the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

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The Artists of Ramona

The Artists of Ramona

On May 4, Vagabond Yoga is hosting a Fine Art Show at Mahogany Mountain Vineyard highlighting the artists of Ramona.

20th Annual Spring Garden Festival

20th Annual Spring Garden Festival

Join the Water Conservation Garden and the Ornamental Horticulture Department at Cuyamaca College as they present the 20th Annual Spring Garden Festival.

Women in Business Symposium

Women in Business Symposium

Mark your calendar for the Sheila McDonnell’s Women in Business Symposium from 8 am to 4 pm on May 31.

Paddling to Fight Breast Cancer

Paddling to Fight Breast Cancer

The SUP Chicks will be holding a fundraising party/raffle/auction at the California Surf Museum in Oceanside to raise funds to fight breast cancer.

Event Briefs

Public Greenways

Healthy Parks, Healthy People Spark a National Conversation

Busty Justice

October is Bra Recycling Month

Many Tongues

Human Rights Day is December 10

Elder Moment

National Senior Health & Fitness Day

Peace Prayers

Dalai Lama Leads Ritual Kalachakra for World Peace

Let’s Eat

National Food Day is October 24

Action

Supporting Universal Prosperity

Supporting Universal Prosperity

A Peaceful Perspective Occupies Wall Street

Months before Occupy Wall Street gatherings began boldly voicing people’s intolerance for greed and corruption in America’s economic leadership, a New York meditation group was quietly acting to consciously support universal prosperity.

Dietary	Supplement Industry at Risk

Dietary Supplement Industry at Risk

Opinion Editorial

The FDA is poised to remove 20 to 30 percent of existing food supplement companies from the market, force a rise in prices and eliminate the availability of most, if not all, herbal supplements.

Action Briefs

How To Stop Junk Mail

Put an End to Postal Waste

Shopping Tip

Decline Unnecessary Receipts

Assisted Living

Cleaning for a Reason Helps Cancer Patients for Free

Rainforest Rescue

Daily Computer Use Helps the Cause

Help Stop Eco-Crime

Use the EPA's Online Tool for Anonymous Reports

Opt Out

Stop Junk Mail at its Source

Environment

Honoring Earth Day

Honoring Earth Day

Go Green at Parks and Other Community Events

This year’s National Park Week, from April 20 to 28, centered around Earth Day, offers free admission to all 398 national parks from April 22 to 26. Earth Day’s 43rd anniversary celebrations include a host of local events to help citizens of all ages join in the next “billion acts of green,” aligned with the theme: The Face of Climate Change.

Environment Briefs

Strange Sanctuary

Old Factories Offer New Hope for Wildlife

Waterway Wisdom

Real Progress for the Mississippi River

Global Crew

Study Shows Earth Already Past Three Tipping Points

Be an Earth Advocate

Get Involved with Earth Day Activites

Good News

Small Wildlife Victories Yield Hope

Earth Music

Digital Downloads Ease Emissions

National Community Briefs

Women As Leaders

Women As Leaders

Pulling Together to Secure Harmony on Earth

Since 2005, the power of media images has been stretching our collective imagination and changing the perception of what is possible for young girls and women who dream of using their leadership skills to make our world a better place to live.

Awakening Consciousness

Awakening Consciousness

Bold New Visions for Us, the Earth and the Universe

Today’s technologies help us create instance communications that span continents, cross cultural barriers and bridge political divides. These forged connections weave us all together. Now, inspired organizations are deftly exploring, encouraging and researching the global awakening that accompanies them.

Living Art

Living Art

Creativity Inspires Community

Everywhere in the U.S., people are gathering for artful togetherness--cooking or painting, storytelling or gardening, drumming or dancing. These initiatives can transform a city or neighborhood's well-being on multiple levels.

Living in Community

Living in Community

A Conversation with Diana Leafe Christian on Practical Co-Housing

Living in community allows you to grow as a person and learn what you are really like, from the perspectives of others who are willing to give feedback and appreciation.

Connecting Kids to Community

Connecting Kids to Community

Getting Youth Involved in a Good Cause

Before scheduling after-school soccer practice or cheerleading, why not consider committing to a different kind of extracurricular activity: community outreach.

Sharing Our World

Sharing Our World

Simply Sharing Can Solve Big Challenges

The mindset of sharing and collaboration may be the answer to some of today’s biggest questions and challenges.

Community Building Briefs

Happiness Index

Social Progress a New Standard of National Wealth

Tweet Tweet

Social Networking Trend Achieves Takeoff

People’s University

Celebrate Libraries' Contributions to Community

Staying Real

Community Banking Expands to Meet Demand

Home Sweet Home

Boomers Likely to Embrace Cohousing Trend

Pocket Parks

Mini-Parks and Plazas Invite Passersby to Pause Awhile