Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall Starting this week, the official holiday shopping season will open for business. The San Clemente Historical Society has some new (a…
Staff Jay “Sparky” Longley, founder of the San Clemente-based Rainbow Sandals, will be honored by the San Clemente Historical Society for his many years of…
Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall The San Clemente Historical Society has announced a new award recognizing people and organizations who have led the way in…
Sunday, Sept. 19 3-5 p.m. In its first post-pandemic event, the San Clemente Historical Society will present an update on the Miramar Theater/Bowling Center project…
Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall Over four decades, John Hall was a consummate journalist at Southern California newspapers, including a long stint as sports columnist…
Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall Saturday begins the annual celebration of National Preservation Month, also called National Historic Preservation Month. Starting out in 1973 as…
Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall With the pandemic hopefully easing up, the San Clemente Historical Society is planning several new projects, as well as completing…
Tom Marshall By Tom Marshall The federal government has now recognized what all of us in San Clemente have known for decades. Last month, it officially…
LARRY CULBERTSON, San Clemente Historical Society President We were disappointed with the decision by the Planning Commission to allow a 7-foot wall to be built…
By Shawn Raymundo The spirit of giving has always been strong for Jay “Sparky” Longley and Rainbow Sandals—the little-known footwear company he runs here in…
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Seven months after the infamous Oct. 29, 1929 stock market crash plunged America into The Great Depression, San Clemente was…
