Our May issue is dedicated to the people and culture above the merge. The people of North County. And North County is booming.⁠

Front and center on the cover, we present fashion-world breakout, Tristan Detwiler, who rose from an obscure quilting club in Olivenhain to the pages of Vogue and an exhibit at The Met with his upcycled apparel line @stanclothing. ⁠

The location of the cover shoot is also noteworthy. Tremont Collective in Oceanside is one of the most thoughtful examples of adaptive reuse in San Diego today. It’s courtesy of Fabric Investments. Developers Brendan Foote and Curtis Cave are transforming neighborhood blocks into thriving arteries with their exacting tenant mix. Next up for them: Freeman Collective. ⁠