Autistic woman Emily Gold achieves the qualification with the support of a charity.

Like a lot of families hit by the economy this summer, we decided back in May not to go on vacation this year. Instead, to keep costs down — and our preschoolers busy — a few moms and I signed up the ...

Over many sunny summers since she was a teenager, Carmel Valley’s Marcia Stanley has taught hundreds of children how to swim. The swim instructor recently published her first book, “Callum Takes ...