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12Events this week
87New spots
97New stories

Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in San Clemente

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 12 events, day by day →

Techniques for Communication, Cognition & Vocal Confidence

Saturday 10am · Watermark Laguna Niguel

Lawn Games Happy Hour Saturdays

Saturday 12pm · Monarch Beach Golf Links

Back to School Dance Night

Saturday 6pm · Knolls Restaurant

R5 HILL REPEAT RIDE!

Wednesday 5:45pm · Board & Brew (Laguna Niguel North)

Wednesday Flag Football (Turf 7v7 Coed)

Wednesday 7:20pm · Crown Valley Park

New in San Clemente

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

SJH Sports Bar & Grill

Nightlife

Game day with views: SJH Sports Bar & Grill pairs more than 25 TVs with an outdoor veranda looking over the golf course, plus a menu that goes beyond basic wings.

sanjuanhillsgolf.com

Own Your Journey Studio

Beauty

Restore what was lost: Just up the road in Dana Point, Own Your Journey Studio focuses on paramedical tattooing like 3D areola restoration, scar camouflage, and inkless scar and stretch mark revision, all in a genuinely supportive setting that helps you feel like yourself again.

ownyourjourneystudio.com

The Sofa Shop

Home & Garden

Design your perfect seat: Whether your living room needs a sleek sectional or a sink-in movie-night cloud, The Sofa Shop designs and handcrafts custom sofas right here in SoCal with hundreds of fabrics, arm styles, and configurations.

thesofashop.net

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Most read in San Clemente

The five stories San Clemente readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. He dove into the ocean to save a child. Now he's paralyzed

    On August 15, my cousin, Josh Collette, broke his neck after diving into the surf to save a child caught in a rip current at Riviera Beach in San Clemente, California.

    Full story at usatoday.com

  2. San Clemente father paralyzed after jumping into ocean to save 2 kids

    A San Clemente man, Josh Collete, has been paralyzed after he jumped into the ocean to rescue two kids caught in a rip current at Riviera Beach, causing him to break two vertebrae and damage his spinal cord.

    Full story at cbsnews.com

  3. San Clemente father of 5 facing paralysis after trying to rescue young child

    Josh Collette, a father of five in San Clemente, California, is facing paralysis after attempting to rescue an 8-year-old boy from the surf at Riviera Beach when his head hit the ocean floor, breaking his neck and damaging his spinal cord.

    Full story at santacruzsentinel.com

  4. Father of 5 facing paralysis after trying to rescue young child from California surf

    Josh Collette, a father of five children, was attempting to rescue an 8-year-old boy from the surf at Riviera Beach, California, when his head hit the ocean floor, breaking his neck and damaging his spinal cord.

    Full story at eastbaytimes.com

  5. Rare bird draws crowds to Southern California marsh

    A rare bird spotted in Orange County, California, has attracted hundreds of birdwatchers to the Irvine Ranch Water District’s San Joaquin Marsh for two weeks.

    Full story at ktla.com

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