🌱 Solana Beach designer earns one of landscape architecture’s highest honors

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In today's newsletter:

• Solana Beach designer earns one of landscape architecture’s highest honors

Also on today's calendar: Fiesta Del Sol - Day 1 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 67, low: 61.
• Monday: Clouds, then sun, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ASLA Announces 2026 Council of Fellows (retrofithomemagazine.com) — Solana Beach gets a nod on the national stage as local landscape architect Dillon Diers of OJB Landscape Architecture is named to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ prestigious 2026 Council of Fellows. The honor recognizes long-term leadership, design excellence, and service, with fellows to be formally inducted at ASLA’s Los Angeles conference this September.
   

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📸 Around Solana Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Solana Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 30

• 45th Annual Fiesta Del Sol →
  Fiesta del Sol, 101 N Acacia Ave, Solana Beach
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Friday May 29

• 6th Promotion
  Solana Highlands Solana Beach, CA 92075
  8:45 am

Saturday May 30

• Fiesta Del Sol - Day 1 →
  Fletcher Cove Beach Park, 111 S Sierra Ave, Solana Beach
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 31

• 45th Annual Fiesta del Sol - VIP Packages - FREE EVENT TO ATTEND →
  Fiesta del Sol, 101 N Acacia Ave, Solana Beach
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 23

• Belle Melodie 2026 Spring-Summer Semester Recital →
  Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Dr, Encinitas
  9:00 am
• Community Cycling Bike/E-bike Safety & Skills - Encinitas, CA 2026 →
  Encinitas Community and Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Dr, Encinitas
  9:00 am
• Intermediate Sourdough Workshop – Encinitas, CA →
  Kids by the Sea Olivenhain, 2240 Encinitas Blvd # L, Encinitas
  10:00 am
• SDA Theater Show - Pride & Prejudice
  SDA Theatre, 800 Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 24

• The Roxy Encinitas 1-4pm →
  The Roxy Encinitas, 517 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas
  1:00 pm

Tuesday May 26

• Preschool Storytime →
  Rancho Santa Fe Library, Main Building, 17040 Avenida De Acacias Unit A, Rancho Santa Fe
  10:30 am
• Domestic Violence Support Group
  Community Resource Center, 650 2nd St, Encinitas
  11:00 am
• Storybook Art Adventures →
  Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, 5970 La Sendita, Rancho Santa Fe
  2:10 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found black cat
  There is a black cat hanging around tonight on Seabright Lane that I haven't seen before. I don't think it's Panthera because it doesn't have a… (Nextdoor Solana Beach)

• Yogurtland posted a job opening for Store Associate in Del Mar. Apply here.
• Chevron Stations, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Encinitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Solana Beach here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Del Mar

• Del Mar rejects Seaside Ridge, concedes North Bluff housing likely (thecoastnews.com)
• 13049 Shalimar Pl, San Diego, CA 92014 (realtor.com)
• The Dish: Callie's Travis Swikard and his mentor, Gavin Kaysen, team up for fifth anniversary dinner (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Encinitas

• Encinitas Union School District's Katie Andan named as San Diego County Teacher of the Year (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• Armed Standoff; Hate Crime; Mosque Shooting; Deadly Crashes; Wildfires: Encinitas, San Diego County Crime Log (patch.com)

San Diego

• SeaWorld San Diego Celebrates Opening Of All-New Shark Encounter Exhibit (patch.com)
• Sesame Place Kicks Off Summer Season With The Return Of Water Attractions, Special Events (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One weighs a ton, and the other is a little lighter (Thank you Laurie B. for sending it in!)
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