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Carmel Valley Events

Naturopathic Care for a Healthy Thyroid Bastyr University California	Wednesday, February 26, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Highlands Certified Farmers' Market Canyon Crest Academy	Thursday, February 27, 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
5th Anniversary Party Bottlecraft Sorrento Valley	Saturday, March 14, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Living with Parkinson’s: A Community Update Irwin M Jacobs Qualcomm Hall	Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Carmel Valley News & Stories

When craft beer momentum slows down, Longship keeps rowing

“Being a local, smaller brewery has better longevity than being the next giant”

Viking longships were the dominant naval vessels of their time, in part due to their versatility. They were pushed by large, rectangular sails, but also fitted with oars so they could row on, regardless whether ...

Simsim Outstanding Shawarma a hit in Carmel Mountain Ranch

The new chain brings scratch Middle Eastern cooking to shopping center land

From a food lover’s perspective at least, good things have been happening in Carmel Mountain Ranch. Frankly, I ignored the place for years, because this is shopping center country, the sort of place populated by ...

Where to drink beer outside this summer

New brewery venues where the sun does shine

There’s nothing wrong with drinking beer in a warehouse tasting room, per se, but each year a handful of breweries embrace the idea that San Diego’s best beer lifestyle requires great outdoor drinking venues. Here ...

Chicks Natural celebrates a milestone

Following a 30th anniversary banner to a quick and healthy lunch

There’s a little strip mall in Sorrento Valley that’s mostly filled by ten or twelve little counter restaurants; a food court serving all the corporate campuses in the area. It sits about a block south ...

Maine by way of Chicago at Duff's Doggz

Lobster rolls at a Home Depot hot dog stand

I found Duff’s Doggz in the southeast corner of the Carmel Mountain Home Depot parking lot. It’s a shack not even two parking spaces wide, and like most Chicago-style hot dog joints, it’s adorned with ...