I had a chance to catch up with La Jolla resident Mark Schindler who was a survivor of the 2015 Nepal earthquake, which took almost 9,000 lives and injured another 22,000 causing property damage of more than $10 billion.The tragic event that took place on April 25 of that year has not been forgotten

Did you know that the term “speakeasy” is believed to have originated from patrons having to whisper because they were in an illegal bar?These establishments came into prominence in the U.S. during the Prohibition era starting in 1920. The government mandated that liquor was illegal, but creative pe

The former finance director for the La Jolla Music Society was sentenced on Aug. 4 to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for embezzling $650,000 from the nonprofit organization over 10 years – even while earning $120,000 annually in salary.Christopher Michael Benavides, 52, was allowed to remain free on