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Navy SEALs killed in Benghazi to be honored at Soledad Memorial Day event

San Diego-based Navy SEALTyrone Woods will be honored with a plaque during a ceremony at the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day.

Veterans memorial services also will be Sunday, May 26 at Miramar National Cemetery and at Fort Rosecrans Monday, May 27.

La Jolla sixth-grader takes first place in water conservation art contest

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Congratulations to Muirlands Middle School sixth-grader Athena Tsai, who took first place in the city’s 13th annual Children’s Water Conservation Poster Contest.

UC San Diego in La Jolla creates brain mapping center

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Brain-mapping discoveries may shed light on such brain disorders as autism, traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease.

La Jolla veterans association unveils new memorial walls; honors father and son with first plaques

Retired Marine Brig. Gen. Michael Neil remembers his father as a "tough guy" who instilled character in him.

The association donated the first two plaques in honor of late Marine Sgt. Maj. Jean “Cheesy” Neil, and son, Brig. Gen. Michael Neil.

Dragon the Line: La Jolla Community Foundation unveils newest public art installation

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The boldly colored mural, “Tail Whip,” by Silver Lake graffiti artist Gajin Fujita, is No. 11 in the project.

Is fashion lovelier the second time around? Yes! Say La Jolla’s resale shop proprietors (and their customers)

Spacious and clean, the Echoes Too Resale Boutique on Fay Avenue features items that never go out of style. Photo by Susan DeMaggio

La Jolla consignment shops, like much of La Jolla, do things a little more upscale than other places. Often called “boutiques” or by names synonymous with Hollywood glamour, La Jolla resale shops sell brand name, designer clothes.

16 young surfers win first-place awards at La Jolla Shores Menehune contest

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The 13th annual Menehune Surf Contest, organized by the La Jolla Shores Surfing Association, took place on Saturday, April 20, 2013 with more than 140 young surfers competing at La Jolla Shores beach. Full results in this story.

Hundreds of artworks and antiques from estate of La Jollan David Copley at auction this weekend

An assortment of Tiffany Studios desk lamps and accessories in the collection of the late David Copley. Courtesy

Up for auction are paintings such as Hovsep Pushman’s Shadows on an Ancient Wall; Norman Rockwell’s study for You’ve Got to Be Kidding; and Eugène Boudin’s pastel Les Voiliers.

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to foxtrot for La Jolla Town Council fundraiser

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Mayor Filner confirmed that he would be among the local notables busting their best dance moves during the LJTC’s fundraiser on Oct. 5.

Breaking News: Boat carrying undocumented immigrants lands near La Jolla Children’s Pool, 14 apprehended

Border Patrol and Coast Guard officials investigate an abandoned Panga boat discovered at Black’s Beach in March of 2013, similar to the one that came ashore early Friday morning near La Jolla Cove. Greg Wiest

Agents searched La Jolla Village with helicopter assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which resulted in one female and 13 males being apprehended and taken to a local Border Patrol station for processing, said Border Patrol spokesperson Gerardo Gutierrez.

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  • Del Mar Art Center marks opening of ‘Season II’ May 22, 2013
    The Del Mar Art Center celebrated the opening of “Season II” on May 19 at its gallery at the Del Mar Plaza. […]
  • Del Mar changes teen curfew, bans pets from tot lot May 22, 2013
    Pets will be banned from the tot lot and south lawn at Powerhouse Park, the city’s teen curfew will be moved up an hour to 10 p.m. and beach and park visitors will no longer be allowed to use charcoal grills under three ordinances approved by the Del Mar City Council on Monday, May 20. […]
  • Pioneering Canyon Crest Academy musical club produces CD May 21, 2013
    Alvin Liang has been interested in music his entire life. A junior at Canyon Crest Academy who grew up in the North County, Liang first learned to play piano about 11 years ago: “When I reached high school, I took a music composition class and realized all you could do with the technology (concerning putting together music).” […]