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Welcome to the online home of the new Encinitas Magazine celebrating the life & style of the communities of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, Leucadia and Olivenhain. Encinitas Magazine premiered April 15, 2007, with an initial circulation of 25,000 copies distributed FREE throughout the city of Encinitas.

This site will evolve as we grow, but for now here is your "Need to Know" information about Encinitas Magazine.

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Winter 2009 Feature Stories

Authentic on Every Block | Italian restaurants along the 101 take us on a regional tour with their expanse of flavors and ingredients. Buon appetito!

by Destiny Irons | Photos: Kristy Ann Mann, Sam Wells and courtesy of Vigilucci's

Manuelita Brown | Local sculptor brings the Encinitas Child to downtown.

by Judd Handler | Photos: Felix Bonomo, Robert Cecere and Sam Wells

Heart of the Community | The Olivenhain Meeting Hall stands strong as the gathering place for colony descendents and local residents.

by Anastacia Grenda | Photos: Sam Wells and courtesy of Richard and Twink Bumann

Holiday 2008 Feature Stories

Spiritual Enlightenment | The Self-Realization Fellowship is arguably the most recognizable landmark in Encinitas, but what goes on behind the temple walls? Mediation, sublime solitude and strict diets are just part of the mystery behind the monkhood. .

by Judd Handler | Photos by Lorenzo Menendez

The Boy Next Door | Broadway and Hollywood composer Hugh Martin is at home in Moonlight Beach.

by Wendy Hinman

Wrap 'n' Roll | Presents with Pizzazz: Eliminate your inner-Scrooge by giving family and friends this holiday season's most divine finds. Our gift guides makes the experience fun and easy.

Summer 2008 Feature Stories

Encinitas: A Dog's Dominion | Plenty of places to pamper your puppy, dog cafés and woof walks everywhere–Encinitas has gone to the dogs (in a good way).

by Anastacia Grenda | Photos by Sam Wells

Açai: The Super Bowl of Fruit | A purple berry from the Amazon has become one of the latest health fads and Encinitas is at the forefront of the Açai revolution.

by Judd Handler | Photos by Sam Wells

The Indefatigable, Daring Danny Way | The Superman of skateboarding tells Encinitas Magazine about life and leaping tall buildings in a single bound.

by Destiny Irons

Spring 2008 Feature Stories

Discover San Elijo Lagoon | Outstanding flora, a birding paradise and the chance to get away from the every day, San Elijo Lagoon offers all this, and more.

by Rob Aikins

Singing of Love Not War | Tristan Prettyman sings straight from the diary of her life.

by Destiny Irons

Scenic Reading | Our new library has a great ocean view–what's inside is worth checking out, too.

by Anastacia Grenda
Photos by Lorenzo Menendez

Winter 2008 Feature Stories

Encinitas: Yoga Mecca of America | Decades before and after yoga was predicted as a mere exercise fad, Encinitas has been at the forefront of yoga's immense popularity in the U.S.

by Judd Handler

Todd Richards | Snowboarding's Ageless Wonder

by Destiny Irons

The Art of Sand | Encinitas artist Kirkos temporarily transforms local beaches into geometric works of art, that is, until the tide washes his canvas clean.