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Westerlay Orchids Reaches Half Way Mark on “100,000 Orchid Challenge”
For the past several weeks Westerlay Orchids, a third generation, family owned business, has shown their appreciation and support for community members on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic by sending thousands of boxes of orchids. The company has shipped 49,000 orchids thus far and is well on their way to accomplishing their “100,000 […]
Social Isolation: Spotting the Signs and Opening Minds of Your Senior Loved Ones
By Simona Valanciute, San Diego Oasis If you’re the caretaker of a parent or other elderly relative, it can be challenging to convince your loved one to try something new. However, what you may perceive as stubbornness could be a sign they are experiencing social isolation, which poses serious risks to their health and wellbeing. Social distancing, […]
The San Diego Museum of Art Offers a Virtual Learning Experience
The San Diego Museum of Art is providing a variety of ways to continue its mission to inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through online channels, including its mobile app, YouTube channel, social media and a brand new podcast series. Here are some suggestions for how readers can still access art and programming from home: Masterpiece Minute Podcast – […]
“Live From The Lizard Lounge”
Diversionary presents their on-line, streaming, cabaret production of “Live From The Lizard Louge” at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 9, starring Kirsten “Kiki” deLohr Helland and Justin Huertas of the original cast of Diversionary’s popular “Lizard Boy,” (winner: Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical). From the ashes of Mount St. Helens emerged a monster with […]
Re-structuring City Government in the New San Diego: A Blueprint Going Forward
In a few short weeks, the NFL established a completely new, socially distanced process for drafting college players. In the same time, Development Services successfully transitioned to online permitting and a work-from-home business model. Necessity is and will be the mother of invention. Tough times create the opportunity for positive and lasting change. With municipal […]
Supporting One Another
By J. Daniel Geddis, president, Mission Hills BID and realtor at Team D&B at One Mission Realty My gratitude goes out to our neighborhood of hardworking health care professionals, medical personnel, first responders, and essential services providers who are unselfishly continuing to put themselves at risk taking care of the sick and providing for the healthy. At […]
Motherless Koala Joey Receiving Round-the-Clock Care at the San Diego Zoo
An eight-month-old koala joey being cared for round the clock by San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialists is thriving. The male koala joey, named Omeo (pronounced Ooh-me-ooh), lost his mother due to cancer in mid-December, when he was about five-and-a-half months old and was still in her pouch. To save the joey’s life, Zoo veterinarians […]
San Diego Unified Honors Teachers of the Year
Coinciding with Day of the Teacher and National Teacher Appreciation Week, the San Diego Unified School District honored its 2020 Teachers of the Year while celebrating its some 6,000 teachers throughout the first week of May. The announcement of the Teachers of the Year is made in conjunction with the National Day of the Teacher […]
Mr. Trustee Scoop Shop in Mission Hills on May 6
Trust Restaurant Group’s (TRG) anticipated creamery Mr. Trustee, led by Executive Pastry Chef Jeremy Harville, debuts on Wednesday, May 6. Located adjacent to Cardellino, TRG’s newest concept in Mission Hills that opened in February, Mr. Trustee will offer rotating seasonal flavors of handcrafted ice cream, soft serve and pints to go from a street-side, walk-up […]
Fashion Week San Diego Designers Mask Donation Efforts
By Gwendolyn Bates As the new director of Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD), it’s been a historic and eventful five months as the world is facing a pandemic like never before with the ever-fluid situation of Covid19. Within the FWSD organization, we are doing our part in increasing innovation, pivoting to create new initiatives, and […]
