Maj. Gen. Melvine G. Spiese portrait

The 2016 Del Mar racing season kicked off July 15 with a variety of races and the always popular Hats Contest.

Patrons of the Prado held the “19th annual Masterpiece Gala: Full Steam Ahead” event July 9 at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.

A plan to cut down all 54 queen palms along the entry to the Whispering Palms community in Rancho Santa Fe will be discussed at a public town hall on Wednesday, July 20 at 6 p.m. at the Morgan Run Club & Resort clubhouse.

Center for Community Solutions, a non-profit agency that offers a complete range of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence prevention and intervention services, held its annual “Tea & Tonic” event May 26 at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar.