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Tiny Backpacks on Small Owls Helps Conservation
Conservationists working with the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research are using pint-size data-tracking systems to monitor the movements and resource use of burrowing owls in San Diego County. The GPS dataloggers are placed in a tiny backpack carried by each owl. “The backpacks are small enough that they are not negatively affecting the […]
San Diego Joins 700 Cities to Make Music
On June 21, 2015 San Diego will, for the first time, join over 700 cities worldwide to celebrate Make Music Day with the inaugural Make Music Day San Diego in Balboa Park – and everyone is invited to participate. Make Music Day San Diego is proud to be partnering with The City of San Diego’s […]
Deep Yoga Founder Offers Empowering Day Camp for Girls
Created especially for girls ages 12-18, this summer’s Sophia Camp will take place Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7 and is designed to provide girls with tools and training to navigate their most transformative years. The camps bring girls together to celebrate life, share in their journey of growing up, and learn important life […]
Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting returns to The Grand Del Mar Hotel
The 32nd annual Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting will make a lavish return to the luxurious location of The Grand Del Mar Hotel in June for this year’s can’t-miss charitable event. The fundraiser, put on by the Social Service Auxiliary of San Diego and the San Diego International Wine Competition, will be held from 3 […]
Personal TuneUp by Cath
5 Lessons It’s Okay to Avoid I admit thinking when I was younger that there would be a point in my life when lessons would end; when I got older and smarter, I guess I thought I entered a “cruise-along-phase” without much to learn. Well, so very incorrect as it turns out. I can now […]
Here We Grow!
by Trish Watlington, president, Mission Hills Business Improvement District Wow it’s June already and we’re half way through 2015. June will bring us Father’s Day […]
Avant Garde Costume Party for the Ages
Just a few weeks before Comic-Con, Vanguard Culture is throwing a costume party for the ages on Friday, June 19th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the beautiful Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park. Featuring live performances by the California Ballet, The Patricia Rincon Dance Collective, The Animal Cracker Conspiracy, and an Avant Garde Fashion […]
Black Pastors Group President, Erin Brockovich, Others Call for Fluoridegate Hearings
Federal health officials, in close communication with dental industry representatives, worked feverishly to blunt spread of news that African Americans are disproportionately harmed by drinking fluoridated water, according to recently obtained Freedom of Information Act documents. The documents show clearly-worried high level Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) employees working […]
“20th Annual Ugliest Dog Contest”
by Fausto Palafox Every week it seems the community of San Diego rises to the occasion to help an organization throughout the city or county. This week was no exception. It was to raise awareness and monies for rescue animals on behalf of the San Diego Humane Society, and Reality Changers, which supports disadvantaged students […]
All Aboard for Silvery Gate Elementary Schools Nautical Themed Fundraiser
All hands on deck! At 6 p.m., Friday, May 8 the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, Mission Ballroom will be filled with sailors who can weigh anchor at Silver Gate Elementary School’s 20th annual nautical themed silent auction, dinner and dance. The star-filled night of fun, complete with music, surf and turf, and marine-inspired décor, benefits […]
