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People are spending more money than ever on Halloween costumes. Here are the ones people are buying the most in 2023.

The center is intended to help those working to recover from January's devastating floods.

For Christmas tree shoppers who want a real live tree that's reusable like an artificial one, there may be another option: rentable potted trees that are planted in the ground when they grow too big.

Celebrate the holidays with La Jolla Music Society at this festive, FREE event for the whole family! You won’t want to miss seeing the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd transformed into a Winter Wonderland. Enjoy a cider or classic hot cocoa, storytime, crafts for kids, and finish your holiday shopping with local artisans at our holiday market. Featuring live musical performances of holiday favorites from the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus with a special guest appearance by Davina from Davina and the Vagabonds! Schedule: 4–7 p.m. Holiday Market in The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd ad The JAI with local artisans 6 p.m. Storytime with Katia Graham 7 p.m. Performance by San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus featuring Davina Sowers from Davina and the Vagabonds Arts & Crafts and Concessions are available throughout the event. Hope to see you there! RSVP for this event!

Three headliner comedians to perform for 2nd annual charity comedy show benefitting The Women’s First Step House of North County, Saturday, Sept. 9 in Vista. Comedians who have appeared on Dry Bar Comedy Special, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Disney and The Boston Comedy Festival will raise laughs and cheers to support women in recovery from alcoholism on September 9 at the Vista Civic Center. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Charity Comedy Show Featuring: - Joe Sib, as seen on Dry Bar Comedy Special - Andrew Norelli, as seen on David Letterman & Jimmy Kimmel Live - Charlene Mae, as seen on Disney and the Boston Comedy Festival Alcoholism among women is no laughing matter. It is a cultural crisis both nationally and locally: what was previously a 3-1 ratio for risky drinking habits in men versus women is closer to 1-to-1 globally. 2019 U.S. data shows that younger women reported drinking and getting drunk at higher rates than men. Women suffer health consequences of alcohol — liver disease, heart disease and cancer — more quickly than men and even with lower levels of consumption. The Women’s First Step House of North County (WFSHNC) is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides a 10-day non-medical detox from alcohol, for free, to women in need. It’s the first of its kind in North County, offering the basic necessities to their guests (shelter, food, clothing) as they begin their journey in sobriety. The Mission of the WFSNHC is to be a house of hope and offer a new beginning for women suffering from alcoholism. It was founded in 2019 and opened in March 2021. Since their doors opened, they have helped over 240 women. If you or a woman in your life needs help, please visit wfshnc.org to learn more.

An avian flu outbreak in dairy herds has stoked tensions between the federal government and raw milk advocates. Milk testing could provide assurances and useful data, but some farmers oppose it.

The San Diego Automotive Museum is once again teaming up with the San Diego Blood Bank for their annual blood drive. The drive will take place on Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the back lot of the San Diego Auto Museum known as “The Grove.” Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome, on an availability basis. Appointments can be made at this link: https://www.mysdbb.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/76348. Last year, the San Diego Automotive Museum blood drive saved 36 lives, thanks to its donors. This year, they are looking to save even more, with help from the local community. Every donor will receive a free family membership to the museum to explore the ever-changing exhibits of automotive history. Barona Speedway driver, Sunny Trent, will also be doing meet-and-greets the day of the blood drive. Because of blood donors, local patients receive the lifesaving care they need and hope for a healthy life. Read stories about blood recipients in Southern California and their families and how, together, they survived health obstacles and illnesses, and overcame serious traumas with blood transfusions. All blood types are needed. San Diego Blood Bank must collect more than 350 units of blood each day to meet the needs of local patients who are battling life-threatening blood disorders and cancers, suffering from traumas such as burns or serious accidents, or even complications from childbirth. One pint of blood can save up to three lives.

The Ramona Art and Wine Festival celebrates its 11th annual Festival with over 50 artists and vendors, several local musicians, gourmet chefs and over a dozen area wineries, cideries & breweries —a record number for the Festival that will be held at Begent Ranch. The Ramona Art and Wine Festival spotlights the area’s fine art, wine, specialty items, gourmet caterers, and area musicians at the scenic Begent Ranch for visitors to appreciate and shop. Guests can taste wine, hand-crafted beer and cider, enjoy gourmet food bites, and shop for fine art and specialty items while listening to live music. They can also bid at a live auction to win one of the unique artist painted garden chairs & planters and/or the 11th Art and Wine Festival original painting by artist Jennifer Crenshaw. Everyone has the opportunity to bid on silent auction baskets filled with contributions from participating artists, vendors, and wineries.

Get the full experience of a rock concert featuring MiraCosta College singers and players, as the Popular Music Ensemble covers a mix of hits from the '70s to today. Don't forget your air guitar! Directed by Matt Falker.

The Frequency Vocal Jazz Ensemble will feature choir repertoire as well as performances by selected soloists. Many songs will be selected from the Great American Songbook and performed either a cappella or with our student rhythm section. Directed by Matt Falker.