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LOST DOGS: Please help find George & Girl

LOST DOGS: Please help find George & Girl

Ever since their dogs, George and Girl, first went missing several weeks ago, my neighbors Tom and Theresa Carper have passed out more than 300 flyers, visited multiple shelters and spent every single day scouring North County to find their beloved pets. George, above left, is a male Chow/Corgi who weighs around 60lbs and is [...]

A day in the life: North County Meals on Wheels

A day in the life: North County Meals on Wheels

It’s a Thursday morning in the parking lot of St. Mark’s Church on Graham Road, and despite the fact that it’s raining buckets, volunteers for North County Meals on Wheels are not deterred. When the van carrying fresh-cooked meals from Christian Hospital arrives, all ten of them leap from their cars and quickly grab the [...]

12 Ways to EAT NoCo for the Holidays

12 Ways to EAT NoCo for the Holidays

With Christmas Eve less than a week away, chances are your holiday shopping will soon focus on what really matters: food! If you’re looking to enliven your Christmas menu or maybe give someone a special gourmet gift, here are 12 tasty ways to do just that with fresh, local delights from North County: 1) Kringles [...]

For the Love of Jennings

For the Love of Jennings

Jennings is a city that most would say has “transitioned.” In the past 40 years, its population has changed so dramatically that what was once an all-white, middle-class suburb has now become a place where nearly one-quarter of the residents live in poverty and 79 percent of the community is African-American. At its peak in [...]