• Weekend Guide to Exploring South Coast Plaza,Cole Novak

    Weekend Guide to Exploring South Coast Plaza

    I’m standing in a hotel lobby with a carry-on suitcase packed with three pairs of flats, two pairs of heels, a dress I hope isn’t wrinkled for The Nutcracker later, and a handful of outfits perfect for wandering a multi-story mall. Light Christmas music floats through the air, mingling with the scen

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  • Caring for Canids at the Judith A. Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center,Cole Novak

    Caring for Canids at the Judith A. Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center

    While canids like Arctic foxes, New Guinea singing dogs, and jackals aren’t native to San Diego County, a handful have made a permanent home in Santa Ysabel. The Judith A. Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center (JABCECC) is a safe haven for these animals and others rescued from fur farms, the

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  • A Surf Sisterhood Helping Girls Find Power and Community,Cole Novak

    A Surf Sisterhood Helping Girls Find Power and Community

    In 2016, a group of female surfers in Oahu came together with a shared belief: When women come together to support and uplift one another, they can change the world. The surfing sisterhood founded the Changing Tides Foundation, initially to provide aid in disaster-stricken coastal communities in Lat

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