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The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers Perform at Winston’s On July 8, 2017
Americana band The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers is releasing a new album, No Glory, on July 14, 2017. A follow-up to the group’s 2015 debut, Heavenly Fire, No Glory was produced by Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Sam Outlaw), who also produced the Singers’ last album. Says vocalist Kim […]
San Diego Rescue Mission Holds Retirement Event for President and CEO
The San Diego Rescue Mission will hold a retirement celebration for long-time president and CEO, Herb Johnson. The “Blues” event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017 at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park. The black-tie optional evening includes a rooftop reception, dinner, silent auction and live […]
Punching out Racism, Gang Violence and Mistrust of the Police
ABC (Any Body Can) Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1957 by World Boxing Champion Archie Moore, partners with Boys To Men Mentoring in a community boxing session hosted by Claudia and Bill Allen of Allen Airways Flying Museum. Chief Shelley Zimmerman and members of the SDPD along with Supervisor Dianne Jacob will participate […]
Home Start’s 45th Blue Ribbon Gala Raises Funds and Awareness
Home Start, Inc., a non-profit child abuse prevention and treatment agency that has strengthened and developed San Diego’s families and communities since 1972, held its 45th Anniversary Blue Ribbon Gala on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa and netted $102,000. The event, held each April in recognition of Child Abuse […]
CycleBar Hillcrest Celebrates Grand Opening with 70 Free Classes
CycleBar Hillcrest, a new concept in Premium Indoor Cycling offering a high energy workout in a concert-like atmosphere, will open on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 1040 University Ave, Suite B 213, San Diego, CA 92103. CycleBar Hillcrest will hold its CycleBar Blast to celebrate its grand opening by offering 70 free classes over 10 […]
Five Simple Steps to Reduce Your Debt
According to the Federal Reserve, total consumer debt (mortgage, credit card, auto and other) totals $12.7 trillion, or roughly 99 percent of disposable personal income. Of this, revolving debt is just shy of $1 trillion, most of which is credit card debt. One more stat: for households that carry a balance on their credit cards, […]
Embraceable Summer
by Krista Lombardi, president, Mission Hills BID | Realtor, Lombardi Team at Scott and Quinn Real Estate A very special tradition in Italy is the preparation of nocino liqueur from unripe walnuts and eating snails in celebration of the Summer Solstice and the night of St. John, on June 24. Bonfires are lit and music, […]
What Now?
Hey, Thanks for Asking… So…not to bore you, but I’m sure you’re anxious to learn how I’m doing, what with that ugly New York city sidewalk pothole trip – really, trip – to be followed, before I even retired the crutches, by a relentless attack of bronchial something or another, which dotes on me, mystifies […]
Showing Gratitude for our Fathers and Forefathers
It’s impossible for me to not realize the importance of the month of June. It’s when most of us take time to show gratitude for our fathers. My father was an exceptional human being and amazing father. I also know that he lived a hard life. He helped me to understand that hardships and life’s […]
Learning by Example
by Dove Braunstein I am sitting on a bench just outside the curved, sea-green bars that surround the Ocean Beach (OB) skate park. It is an afternoon that reminds me why I call San Diego home; late winter, and you’d swear it was summer. My dog, Zephyr (who, fittingly, is named after the Zephyr skateboard […]
