A five-story building with 109 apartments could soon go up on Vista’s beloved Pepper Tree Frosty lot, where generations of North County residents have gone for burgers, hot dogs and ice cream treats.

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Biologists may soon have another biological weapon in their war against the infamous Brazilian pepper tree: an army of jumping plant lice. These tiny insects — called Calophya ...

Sara Watkins' new album, Under the Pepper Tree, would not exist if not for 2020. "Definitely not. Definitely not," she tells The Boot a few weeks before the record's Friday (March 26) release. At home ...

VISTA (CBS 8) - In the age of innocence, there's still a magic moment for a youngster when a lick of swirled-top ice cream cone is an almost-religious experience. Scenes like this have been a daily ...

An iconic fast food stand in downtown Vista is celebrating 50years of serving burgers and ice cream to several generations ofNorth County residents. The Pepper Tree Frosty opened in 1960 when owners ...

LAGUNA BEACH — The 135-year-old Rogers pepper tree, an iconic and sentimental landmark in front of City Hall, is decorated in lights for the city’s annual Hospitality Night and for many locals is as ...