The charity that owns the Surfing Madonna mosaic in Encinitas has requested that city officials remove an item about it from the City Council agenda Wednesday, Feb. 12, a move that appears to sever ...

A day after graduating high school in 1972, 17-year-old Brad Gessner packed up his Chevy van and drove out to Encinitas from Texas, following his California surfing dreams. An early pioneer of van ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. — Controversy in Encinitas over the iconic Surfing Madonna mural and its charity that attracts thousands each year for its running events could move out the North County beach town.

A popular art display in Encinitas may be relocated if the City Council doesn’t approve a nonprofit’s special events permits. The mosaic was created almost 10 years ago and was the inspiration behind ...

In Encinitas, local nonprofit Un Mar de Colores, meaning “Ocean of Colors” in Spanish, teaches underprivileged students about surfing. On a recent Saturday at San Elijo Beach in Encinitas, a group of ...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Encinitas’ Alyssa Spencer earned her historic third cape at the Super Girl Surf Pro in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, on Sunday, Nov. 9, moving her to No. 1 on ...