KPBS: A look inside Paseo Art Village in Downtown Vista
Inside Downtown Vista’s Paseo Art Village, an affordable housing solution for artists, veterans and seniors.
Viking Festival returns with biggest turnout ever!
The 20th Vista Viking Festival attracted a record-breaking crowd with its magical mixture of food, drink, Viking battles, music, axe throwing and general comradery throughout! Check out the video and …
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20th Viking Festival ‘invades’ Vista!
There are lots of myths about Vikings. First, the Viking culture had a relatively brief run during the thousand-year Nordic-Scandinavian history. Few back in those Medieval times were card-carrying Vikings. …
Historic Rancho Vista hotel gets new life as Airbnb
The historic Rancho Vista Hotel in Downtown Vista’s Paseo Santa Fe District gets new life as an Airbnb.
Vista meeting hall brings dozens of recovery programs under one roof
The Steps Meeting Hall opened seven years ago to provide a home for dozens of 12-Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Gamblers Anonymous. Now the hall is home to nearly …
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Horse tennis shoes to astronaut face shields… Pacific Plastics has made it all
Pacific Plastics has quietly produced products ranging from components used in life-saving ventilators to soft drink holders for stadium seats — and everything in between — from right here in …
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2022 Scottish Highland Games returned to Vista… let the bagpipes begin!
The brawn, beauty, beer and Scottish drum beats of the Highland Games were on full display at Brengle Terrace Park June 25-26! And there was something for everybody! Check out …
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Vista breweries to celebrate San Diego Beer Weekend
Wow, it’s been 25 years building San Diego into the Capital of Craft! Congrats! Several Vista breweries are part of the big June 10-12 celebration, including Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern …
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Every day is Mother’s Day at Vista’s Babies in Bloom
Listening and understanding the excitement, nervousness and wonderment of a new mom has been the key to the 15-year success at Vista’s Babies in Bloom. The baby goods store recently …
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Vista’s new vegan restaurant caters to non-vegans, too!
Veronica and Mario Cabrera thought they would try a vegan diet for a few weeks as Mario recovered from a health scare. That was seven years ago and many recipes …
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The Zevely Zone takes the tour of Downtown!
Check out the wonderful video below from Jeff Zevely of CBS 8 about the new “virtual tour guide” podcast of Downtown Vista. You can download the “Vista Made Tour” show …
Malo’o means “dry” in Hawaiian… and that’s the exact mission of this Vista company
Tired of wet, smelly wetsuits that didn’t have time to dry, Phil Kelly had an idea in 2016. Create a simple rack that hangs from his vehicle’s side-view mirror where …
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No Limits Fitness expands with robust student athlete conditioning programs
LaQuisha Cooks, a 13-year Navy veteran, has raised the energy level at Vista’s No Limits Fitness as the new owner with her passion to create healthy minds and bodies through …
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Self-guided tours around Vista launches first episode about historical and arts district
Vista Made Tours, a free podcast series focused on self-guided tours featuring popular arts, historical and cultural destinations within the City of Vista, launched today with Episode 1: Downtown Vista’s …
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RinseKit: Solution for a warm shower everywhere!
Like many surfers, Chris Crawford carried around jugs of fresh water to rinse off after hitting the waves. But the cold inconvenience of washing away the sand got him thinking …
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Have you seen Vista’s ‘potter on the hill?’
Joe Servais has been turning clay into functional works of art since 2009 and selling the cups, bowls, pots and more from the Vista Farmers Market every Saturday. The self-taught …
Standards: A Record Store… where audiophiles go to find that lost LP
Standards: A Record Store has become a must-stop for North County music fans who love the sound coming from vinyl recordings. Since opening in 2012, owner Colin Tappe has kept …
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Walk through history at Vista’s Beads, Crystals and More!
The husband-and-wife team of Phil Fischman and Valerie Okun have curated an amazing display of the beads — the world’s oldest human art form — and earth’s gifts of crystals …
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Veggy Jess is serving authentic vegan Mexican cuisine right here in Vista!
Jessica Castillo’s Veggy Jess has attracted a loyal following at the Vista Farmer’s Market every Saturday. Her secret: create vegan versions of Mexican cuisine that are authentic and enjoyable by …
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Don’t look now… there’s a puppet in front of you!
The ancient art of puppetry is all around us — if you know where to look. Just ask Vista’s Tania Yager where to find them. Yager has turned her fascination …
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NovemberFest 2021 was one for the books!
Warm weather. Warm crowd. Hot food. And cold beer. The 2021 NovemberFest was the perfect combo for the seventh annual event benefiting the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens and the Amigos …
Vista Farmers Market… where ‘buy local’ has always been cool for 40 years
Where else can you gather with 3,000 of your closest friends every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon and enjoy food, sunshine, arts, handmade goods and music? The Vista Farmers …
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Secret sauce of success! Vista chef bottles up new career path
Vista chef rebounds from pandemic setback with new line of vegan sauces and marinades Like so many others, Ke’Anna Dodds found herself unemployed as a private chef when the pandemic …
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Healthy donuts… no, it’s not an oxymoron. Welcome to Vista’s Kimy Gets Skinny Donuts!
Kimy Aguirre loves sweets, especially donuts. But like many of us found she had put on a few pounds while at home during the pandemic shuffling to keep up …
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