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St. Vincent Fourth Graders Visit Mission San Juan Capistrano
Fourth graders at St. Vincent de Paul School recently visited the Mission San Juan Capistrano. Students, teachers, and parents took the train from San Diego to San Juan Capistrano to learn first-hand about the mission. Fourth grade students study California history, including the history of the California Missions, as part of their Social Studies […]
Elementary School Hosts Concert Cruise
Silver Gate Elementary School is proud to announce its first concert cruise fundraiser with live local music on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. The music cruise, benefitting the Friends of Silver Gate Foundation, will be held on Flagship Cruises’ yacht “California Spirit.” The funds raised will be used to support Silver Gate’s new literacy lab, […]
Eight Finalists Perform Challenging Concertos
Last Round of Youth Symphony Competition A recital to determine the winners of San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory’s (SDYS) annual Concerto Competitions will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 11 at the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park. SDYS students performing at the recital have been selected as finalists following a preliminary competition […]
First Annual Winter of Hope
Production Two77 Features OncoSec Medical by Aubree Lynn, stylist/writer/producer It doesn’t care who you are, it’s not prejudice, not judgmental, it doesn’t choose only the old, rich, or weak, it isn’t forgiving or justifiable, it doesn’t care where you live, what you do with your life, or how good of a person you are, […]
Blessing of Your Animals
Sunday, January 19 in Old Town State Park Old Town State Park is holding its annual Blessing of the Animals from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Sunday, January 19. Wild and exotic animals will also be on display and animal adoptions will also take place. This free, pet-friendly event will take place from 12:30 to […]
Warren-Walker Middle School Science Program receives Award
Congratulations to Warren-Walker Middle School’s SeaPerch Club team. The Sea-Perch team, led by science teacher, Hunter Pashkow, has been granted a $600 INCOSE STEM award for 2013 for use in the development of a Warren-Walker Middle School SeaPerch program. SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers and students with the resources […]
Transfer of Old Town Caltrans Building to Parks is Finalized
The former Caltrans headquarters near Old Town State Park in San Diego has been officially transferred to the state parks system with the recording of the transaction with the county of San Diego today. This move will ensure the preservation of historic structures and artifacts known to be below the building’s foundation and that […]
Annual Writer’s Event in February
Anne Lamott and Jeannette Walls Headline You know that novel you keep intending to write, or that collection of poems you keep saying you’ll start, or that blog you keep thinking about developing, or that memoir your family keeps telling you to do, but you just haven’t gotten that final push to get going? […]
Water Hikes – On the Rise
Councilmember Scott Sherman In Opposition On November 21, the City Council voted 8-1 to dramatically increase water rates in the City of San Diego despite angry public comments by dozens of ratepayers and thousands of signed protest forms. I cast the lone dissenting vote against this rate hike. The action taken by the City Council […]
Spanish Revival and Eclectic Architecture
Topic of Mission Hills Heritage 9th Annual Lecture Series by Valerie Lemke Historians, artists and authors will explore “Spanish Revival and Eclectic Architecture in Mission Hills,” at the Ninth Annual Lecture Series presented by Mission Hills Heritage (MHH) Saturday, January 18. Talks and displays will focus on the romantic architectural styles and decorative arts popular […]
