Education
Celebrate San Diego’s 255th Birthday at the Whaley House
At 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, the historic Whaley House in Old Town San Diego will be the site of a celebration honoring San Diego’s 255th birthday. Located at 2476 San Diego Avenue in Old Town, the Whaley House invites all residents and visitors to join in the festivities. There will be free cake and […]
Mission Hills Garden Club Awards Merit Scholarships
The Mission Hills Garden Club has been awarding merit-based scholarships to community college students for over 20 years. This year the Mission Hills Garden Club invited the winning students to Mission Hills for their award. The award ceremony took place at the San Diego Art Institute on Falcon Street. Owner Alexander Salazar generously offered his gallery for this event. […]
A New Pirate Adventure Experience Presented by San Diego Pirate Adventures
Maritime Museum of San Diego has announced six new partnership performance dates for the popular Boarded. A New Pirate Adventure experience presented by San Diego Pirate Adventures. These popular 90-minute on-the-water shows featuring a widely creative and talented pirate theatric troupe and seasoned sail crew are staged aboard the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s 16th – century Spanish galleon San […]
Voices for Children Observes National Foster Care Awareness Month
May is National Foster Care Month, and Voices for Children is recognizing the important role Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) and all members of the foster care system play in supporting children, youth, and families. CASA volunteers are advocates who bring stability to thousands of children in foster care in San Diego and Riverside Counties. According to […]
Comic-Con Museum® Announces Exclusive New Exhibits at WonderCon ®
As a result of the recent WonderCon panel, Comic-Con Museum announced three upcoming exhibits featuring the famous Betty Boop, award-winning comic creator and Afrofuturist John Jennings, and a bi-national exhibition as a participating World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 community initiative. Scheduled to open to the public in May and June 2024, these exhibits […]
San Diego American Indian Health Center to Host 2024 Pow Wow
The San Diego American Indian Health Center (SDAIHC) will host the 36th annual Balboa Park Pow Wow on Saturday, May 11 and 12, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the corner of Park Boulevard and President’s Way, San Diego, CA. This popular community event is free and open for all to join, learn, […]
The Navy SEAL Museum San Diego Secures Location in Downtown San Diego
The Navy SEAL Museum San Diego (NSMSD) has signed a lease at 1001 Kettner Boulevard in downtown San Diego to build a museum to honor the history and heritage of the U.S. Navy SEALs. This location was formerly utilized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Scheduled to open in late 2024, the 10,000-square-foot […]
High School Students Pursue Mental Health Program for Teens
By Audrey Fundingsland, Point Loma High School Class of 2025 My friends and I have created a mental health advocacy group at Point Loma High School called Pointing Out the Obvious (POTO) which is dedicated to improving the mental health of local teens. We are publicizing our work so we can further spread our message […]
MADCAPS ‘World Tour’ a Big Success
By Karen Austin MADCAPS Mother of Katie (2020) and Caroline (2024) Teen girls living in Hillcrest, Mission Hills, Ocean Beach and Point Loma recently participated in the annual MADCAPS Benefit Show to raise money for local philanthropies. The musical extravaganza is the signature fundraising event of Mothers and Daughters Club Assisting Philanthropies (MADCAPS). In […]
The Bigger Picture: Guaranteed Income for the Future of San Diego
In 2022, Jewish Family Service of San Diego rolled out San Diego for Every Child Guaranteed Income Project – the first of its kind in the region – which provides direct cash assistance to those in need. To share the moving stories of those impacted by this pilot program JFS has created “The Bigger Picture: Guaranteed Income for […]
