Education
A Reading Addict
I have an addictive psyche. I am addicted to overeating and buying shoes, but I am not addicted to alcohol or coffee or sodas. At times I have mastered food and shoes, but not my earliest addiction: reading. Long before I could read, I took a book with me wherever I went. Our bathroom had […]
Should I Retire in A Lower Tax State?
When considering how to plan for a comfortable retirement, taxes are a significant consideration. Taxes of all types are among the largest contributors to your cost of living during retirement, and cost of living can make the difference between a comfortable retirement and a meager one. What’s more, high state and local taxes have been […]
George Mitrovich Makes Huge Contribution to San Diego’s Central Library
This past month, George Mitrovich and his son Mark Mitrovich met with librarian Misty Jones for the purpose of selecting space where his library, approximately 4,000 books, will be publicly available for reading and reflection. When the library staff has finished cataloguing the books and space is readied, there will be a ceremony marking the […]
“Eat. Drink. Read. A Culinary Event for Literacy”
For the tenth year, the San Diego Council on Literacy (SDCOL) is challenging San Diego’s finest chefs to prepare gourmet dishes inspired by their favorite book or literary character for its annual “Eat. Drink. Read. A Culinary Event for Literacy.” To be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 2 at the San […]
National Conflict Resolution Center Presents the 31st Annual Peacemaker Awards Dinner
National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) presents the 31st Annual Peacemaker Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 6, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront at 1 Park Boulevard. The theme of this year’s event is “Celebrating Human Dignity” honoring individuals and organizations dedicated to peacemaking in their own neighborhoods and around the world. […]
Mission Hill-Hillcrest Branch Library
Friends Bookstore For more than 35 years, the Friends of the Mission Hills Library have raised funds to provide needed materials to the Library and support Library programs for the community. Book carts placed outside of the now-closed former branch, monthly Saturday book sales, and sales of books on Amazon generated most of the Friends’ […]
Churches & Civil Society
By George Mitrovich On Christmas Eve at the Church of the Resurrection (United Methodist) in Leawood, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, an offering was taken for the church’s many charities, including a school built in Lebanon for some of the 750,000 Syrian children whose schools have been destroyed in Syria’s civil war, The senior […]
Mission Hills During the Roaring Twenties
Mission Hills Heritage – Lecture Series 2019 You wouldn’t want to miss “Mission Hills Architecture in the Roaring Twenties; plus, The Swan House—a Case Study in Rehabilitation” from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Francis Parker Lower School, located at 4201 Randolph Street in Mission Hills. The 1920s was a dynamic decade. […]
Poetry Out Loud
A National Poetry Recitation Competition for High School Students The National Poetry Foundation, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and managed in California by the California Arts Council and regionally, by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and Write Out Loud, presents Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry […]
New Year, New Art at The New Children’s Museum
This year promises to be a show stopper at The New Children’s Museum – including a local partnership to refurbish the Paint and Clay Studio, a significant new installation by an international artist and an artist residency culminating in a reimagined Tot Studio. Guests can access the Museum by utilizing an exciting new bridge creatively […]
