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Carlsbad Flower Fields Reopen to Season's First Frolickers
In Carlsbad, spring has basically arrived. The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch made their colorful debut Monday after being closed for almost a full year.
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County Serves Immediate Closure, Cease and Desist Orders to 2 North County Gyms
A North County gym was served with a cease and desist order Friday for operating indoors, and another that was previously cited by law enforcement for the same public health violation was ordered to immediately close. The gyms in the county’s crosshairs are The Gym in Vista and MetroFlex Gym in Oceanside. The Gym, located off Sycamore Avenue near...
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$100K in Briefcase: Starbucks Barista Who Refused Service to Maskless Woman Receives Tips
The Starbucks barista shamed on social media for refusing service to a customer who was not wearing a mask just received the tip of a lifetime. Lenin Gutierrez’ story started at a San Diego Starbucks, and after it was first shared by NBC 7 it spread throughout country. A couple of fundraising strangers recorded the moment they officially made that…
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Choir Featuring Members of San Diego's Homeless Community Shines on ‘America's Got Talent'
A choir made up of members of San Diego’s homeless community took the stage Tuesday on the premiere of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and wowed the judges not only with their performance, but with their stories. “I didn’t learn to read until I was 15. I graduated high school at a 3rd grade reading level,” said Minta Taylor, a...
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Business is Booming for Bike Shops During Pandemic
The roads might feel lighter these days without the usual traffic, but as a result bike shops like Adams Avenue Bicycles in North Park are seeing record sales. “It’s a safe option to get out and get some exercise while we are locked down and restricted to what we can do,” said shop owner Chuck Cofer. Cofer told NBC 7…
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Fundraiser Helps Restaurants, Healthcare Workers One Take-Out Order at a Time
Two groups in San Diego communities are feeling the enormous effects of the coronavirus pandemic: healthcare workers and small businesses. In North Park, a couple started a GoFundMe account to help both small businesses trying to survive, as well as the health care workers on the front lines fighting the disease. Thursday, Mike Van Sickler picked up forty pizzas from…
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With Toilet Paper in High Demand, Brothers Offer Golden Hill No.2 Option
With coronavirus fears growing across the county, several local stores are quickly selling out of basic necessities like toilet paper. At the corner of 30th Street and C Street in Golden Hill, a family has set up shop. Cruz, Hudson and Grant, along with their mother Tiffany, have fully decorated and branded a small stand selling toilet paper for $2…
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San Diego Woman Misses Birth of First Grandchild in China Due to Coronavirus
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak is keeping a Tierrasanta woman from seeing the birth of her first grandchild in China. The viral outbreak is keeping two parts of a family thousands of miles away from each other at a time when they need each other the most. The love between a mother and daughter knows no distance. Nothing is more...
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Actor Scott Eastwood Accused of Claiming to Be Calif. City Worker, Dismantling Protest Signs
A video of Scott Eastwood, actor and son of Clint Eastwood, appears to show him attempting to dismantle a protester’s banner over the weekend in Del Mar.
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SDPD Officers Turn Drug Store Petty Theft Call Into Act of Kindness
In Ocean Beach, two police officers turned a petty theft call into an act of compassion and humanity. Rookie San Diego police officers Dominic Collins and his partner Christian Nimmons are experiencing the complexity of the city’s homeless and transient population firsthand. “I’m born and raised here so I’ve kind of seen the homeless crisis. You see it everywhere,...
