MISSION BEACH – The owner of a popular Mexican restaurant in Mission Beach who was seized and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Halloween has been deported to Mexico after being ...

Even if you don't remember anything else from that Spanish class you took in high school, you do know how to say “Let’s go to the beach.” For that you can thank the smash hit song of 1983: “Vamos a la ...

Linda, passed away peacefully on December 23rd, 2025. Born to John & Irene (Sukowaty) Powalish in Manitowoc on February 21st, 1948. She graduated from Lincoln HS and shared memories of motorcycle ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Superfine Playa, Dina and chef Steve Samson’s Playa Vista ...

When Cara McGill went to Aruba for the first time in 1979, there were only a few hotels and restaurants, most of the roads weren’t paved and the airport was a lone room cooled by a fan. "Aruba was ...

SAN DIEGO – The owner of a popular Mission Beach Mexican restaurant was seized and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Halloween, prompting his family to establish a fundraiser for ...

The latest plans — and a plea for donations — for what is being called the Promenade de la Playa went before the La Jolla Shores Association during its Nov. 12 meeting. The promenade would formalize ...

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Opened in July 2022, La Playa is a sister restaurant to Blue Habanero which sits next door. Both are owned and operated by cousins Rafael Ayala and Martin Zaragoza-Ayala, who hail from Puerto Vallarta ...

“Now, that is a cocktail,” I observed. There were two plastic stirrers in it. And a handful of crystal-clear, standard-issue machine ice that read like not quite enough. But that was only because the ...

La Casa de la Playa, recognized as one of the world’s greatest hotels, is a standout for cultural immersion, with suites celebrating Mexican craftsmanship, a culinary collective of top chefs and ...