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MADCAPS’ Annual Charity Show is Fast Approaching

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
MADCAPS’ Annual Charity Show is Fast Approaching

Preparations are underway for MADCAPS’ annual charity show.  150 girls from the Mission Hills and Point Loma areas, ranging from grades seven through twelve, will sing and dance their way into everyone’s hearts all to raise money for various philanthropies; once again proving that a small group of motivated and committed young girls working together […]

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Dr. Phil Supports CASA San Diego

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Dr. Phil Supports CASA San Diego

Members of Makua, Friends of Voices for Children and local advocates for foster youth were featured on CBS nationwide this past January on the Dr. Phil Show.  Makua organized a group of 50 of its members and CASA volunteers to attend a taping of the show at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Dr. Phil […]

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Mission Hills Native Shares Gift of Music

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Mission Hills Native Shares Gift of Music

by Denise Montgomery Anna Robitaille gestures with a seahorse puppet while singing an ocean-themed song. Enthusiastic toddlers follow her lead, singing and waving seahorse finger puppets while sitting in parents’ and nannies’ laps. She tells the kids they will get to dance under a large blue parachute, which they will pretend is the ocean, and […]

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“Romantic Encounters”

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
“Romantic Encounters”

Just in time for Valentine’s day Interested in Creating memories to last a lifetime? Stacey Blanchet’s new ebook, “Romantic Encounters,” helps to rekindle the fire in relationships or bring out your creativity side anytime you need it. This collection of romantic tips and suggestions will remind readers that the most important part of a relationship […]

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Little Italy’s 9th Annual Carnevale Returns

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Little Italy’s 9th Annual Carnevale Returns

The Little Italy Association proudly presents the 9th Annual Little Italy Carnevale, 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, at the corner of W. Date and India Streets with activities throughout the entire neighborhood. Carnevale will transform San Diego’s historic Little Italy into a scene from Venice with a street closure held at the intersection […]

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Jered Barger Joins Union Bank

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Jered Barger Joins Union Bank

Union Bank, N.A. has announced that Jered Barger has joined its Retail Consumer Lending team as the area sales manager based in San Diego.  In a newly created position, Barger is responsible for the growth of residential lending throughout San Diego County, and managing the mortgage consultants who support the bank’s branches in the area. […]

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Pet Adoption

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Pet Adoption

Beth is a tan and white, two-year old, female terrier, whose big, brown eyes are sure to melt your heart instantly. While she enjoys spending quality time with her people friends, she is also content to spend time on her own. She has a lovable and independent spirit. Beth would love to be in an […]

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Poker Tournament Benefits Animals

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Poker Tournament Benefits Animals

World renowned professional poker player, author, and star of the second season of “Celebrity Apprentice,” Annie Duke, and her father, writer and broadcaster, Richard Lederer, hosted the first charity poker tournament to benefit the animals and programs of the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA this past January 2012. Called “Paws for Poker,” the event […]

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Oceanside Resident Pleads Guilty to Animal Abuse Charges

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Oceanside Resident Pleads Guilty to Animal Abuse Charges

Twenty-two year old Abed Dubester has pled guilty to 597(a) P.C. charges of animal abuse for burning a six month old Bischon puppy, Stewie, with hot water. San Diego Humane Society Humane Officers seized Stewie on March 29, 2011, filed for protectivecustody and began an intensive investigation. “Nearly half of Stewie’s body was covered in […]

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Monarch School for Children Expands Executive Team

| January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
Monarch School for Children Expands Executive Team

Monarch School, a San Diego public K-12 school for children impacted by homelessness and the only school of its kind in the country, is expanding its executive team with the addition of Erin Spiewak as the new CEO. Spiewak has a proven track record of nonprofit leadership and joins current CEO Ronne Froman, who is […]

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