Archive for April, 2023
SCI-FI – What Else Might There Be?
Write Out Loud – an organization with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience to continue their 16th Season of Story Concerts with “SCI-FI What Else Might There Be?” At 7 p.m., Monday, April 10 at the Old Town Theatre, located at 4040 Twiggs Street in […]
Second Chance 30th Anniversary Celebration to Take Place April 27, 2023
Second Chance, a San Diego nonprofit dedicated to helping people facing the barriers of justice involvement become empowered members of society, is holding its 30th Anniversary Celebration fundraiser themed Where Success Takes Flight, on Thursday, April 27, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park. Honorary […]
Scripps Leader Receives Statewide Nurse Practitioner Award
The California Association for Nurse Practitioners has selected Charlotte Thomas, an intensive care unit nurse practitioner with Scripps Health, as the recipient of its 2023 Nurse Practitioner of Distinction Award. Thomas received the honor at CANP’s annual educational conference on March 16 in Monterey, Calif. Thomas, who has doctoral degrees in nursing practice and nursing education […]
Embrace the Joyfulness of the Season
By J. Daniel Geddis, President, Mission Hills BID Realtor, Team D&B, One Mission Realty April is a busy month filled with meaningful holidays and longstanding events including April Fools’ Day, which always falls on the first day of this month. But did you know that this internationally celebrated holiday of hoaxes and pranks, pulled on […]
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center to Host 22nd Annual Morning Glory Brunch
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC), a nonprofit organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will hold its 22nd Annual Morning Glory Brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 29 at the organization’s main campus, located at 2119 E. Madison Avenue in El Cajon. Morning Glory Brunch will feature a fun afternoon of tastings, live music, shopping, and opportunity drawings around […]
Home Start to Hold Annual “Blue Ribbon Gala”
Home Start, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family strengthening services, will be holding itsannualBlue Ribbon Gala from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, April 29 at The US Grant Hotel, located at 326 Broadway in downtown San Diego. The year’s event will be a New Orleans-style jazz evening […]
Old Town San Diego Holds Successful Clean Up Event
On Saturday, March 25, the Old Town San Diego Chamber of Commerce and CalTrans, with the support of the Mormon Battalion Historic Site, organized the Old Town San Diego Clean Up event. Volunteers from across the city gathered to clean up and beautify public spaces, with tasks ranging from collecting litter to trimming tree branches and pulling […]
Andean Bear Cub Twins Born at the San Diego Zoo—a First in Nearly 30 Years
The San Diego Zoo continues to celebrate the arrival of twin Andean bear cubs—now three months old and venturing out of their private den into the guest-facing habitat. The cubs were born in December 2022 to second-time mother Alba, and sire Turbo. Since the twins’ birth, wildlife care specialists have been closely observing the bears […]
Small Business Owners Speak to Legislators about Lawsuit Abuse
This past March, small business owners from throughout California traveled to the State Capital to share their personal stories of lawsuit abuse with legislators who serve on both the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees. They took time from their busy schedules to help promote balance for California’s civil justice system. Their compelling accounts ranged from […]