Education
New Innovative Mission Control Mobile Classroom
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is unveiling a new innovative and groundbreaking Mission Control mobile classroom which will dramatically increase the Museum’s STEM outreach and programming and bring education to where the need is most critical in our local communities. “The San Diego Air & Space Museum has provided STEM-focused youth educational programming in the […]
Win Prizes for Summer Reading – and More
By Elaine Kalin and Mary Rose Mueller, Friends of the Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library Sign up now for the Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library annual Summer Reading Program. This year’s theme is Find Your Voice, highlighting how our voices have power and influence, and can help us impact the world. The Summer Reading Program encourages people to keep […]
Honoring the Contributions of William Templeton Johnson
Mission Hills is a distinctive and unique community with an impressive history, rich with stories of those who contributed immensely to San Diego’s character and personality. Sidewheel ferryboat steamship captain, Henry James Johnston operating frequently between San Francisco and San Diego in the 1860s purchased the first homesite in Mission Hills on Orizaba Street. By […]
Two Educators – and Dads – Share Their Blueprint for Education and Parenting – Influenced by Mister Rogers
In 1989, Fred Rogers, of the “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” show, visited the San Diego Zoo, where he got to see giraffes up close. That visit became one of the most beloved episodes of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”of all time, sparking children’s wonder about animals and the natural world. According to two authors who are scheduled to share […]
SCI-FI – What Else Might There Be?
Write Out Loud – an organization with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience to continue their 16th Season of Story Concerts with “SCI-FI What Else Might There Be?” At 7 p.m., Monday, April 10 at the Old Town Theatre, located at 4040 Twiggs Street in […]
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center to Host 22nd Annual Morning Glory Brunch
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC), a nonprofit organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will hold its 22nd Annual Morning Glory Brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 29 at the organization’s main campus, located at 2119 E. Madison Avenue in El Cajon. Morning Glory Brunch will feature a fun afternoon of tastings, live music, shopping, and opportunity drawings around […]
Banking, Crisis and the FDIC Insurance Limits
In my 25 plus years working in investment management, it’s fortunately rare that I have to discuss the FDIC and bank account insurance limits with clients. Unfortunately, that has become a pretty common topic the past few weeks. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank all in the same week brought […]
Mission Hills Heritage to Nominate the Arnold and Choate’s Addition – North Florence Heights Historic District
Mission Hills Heritage is pleased to announce that it will bring forward another nomination for a National Register historic district in Mission Hills. Following on the successful listing of Inspiration Heights on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021, the focus of this effort will be portions of two subdivision maps in the northeast […]
Arts District at Liberty Station Holds March Activities
Wander and observe all there is to offer at Arts District in Liberty Station with various art exhibitions, workshops and more during the month of March. Treehouse Academy in collaboration with Apt 4 Music will be hosting a student-led public performance on Friday, March 31 at the North Promenade from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This […]
Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Fifty Years of Freedom Exhibit
The Coronado Historical Association (CHA) will honor the 50th anniversary of the return of the Vietnam POWs with a new exhibit, Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Fifty Years of Freedom, which takes a close look at thirty former Vietnam POWs from all branches of the military. Produced by photographer Jamie Howren and author Taylor Baldwin Kiland, […]
