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Miracle Babies to Host Free Diaper Drive-Through Distribution with SD Star Wars Society

| March 6, 2021 | 0 Comments
Miracle Babies to Host Free Diaper Drive-Through Distribution with SD Star Wars Society

Miracle Babies, a non-profit organization whose mission is to unite families with their critically ill newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by providing transportation and supportive services, will be hosting its next diaper drive-through distributions in March and April.  Free diapers will be available on a first come, first registration basis to all San Diego families in need during this difficult […]

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Mission Hills Garden Walk Set for May 8

| March 6, 2021 | 0 Comments
Mission Hills Garden Walk Set for May 8

The 23rd Annual Mission Hills Garden Club is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday May 8.  Titled, Where Flowers Bloom, So Does Hope, will again be held on the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend. The theme, incorporating a phrase attributed to Lady Bird Johnson, is fitting to the beginning of emergence from the […]

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Creating a More Compassionate World for Community Cats

| March 6, 2021 | 0 Comments
Creating a More Compassionate World for Community Cats

By Gary Weitzman, DVM, president and CEO, San Diego Humane Society In a report published in the San Diego Union Tribune on December 20, 2020 titled “San Diego Humane Society urged to stop releasing adoptable cats back onto streets,” reporter Morgan Cook noted that some animal advocates disagree about the best care for community cats. The […]

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Emilio’s Ride Along Campaign Benefits Children Battling Cancer

| March 6, 2021 | 0 Comments
Emilio’s Ride Along Campaign Benefits Children Battling Cancer

The Emilio Nares Foundation (ENF) invites the San Diego community to participate in a month long Ride Along Campaign in March, benefitting children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases. ENF is a nonprofit organization helping low-income families navigate their child’s journey with cancer. Over the last 18 years, ENF has traveled over one million miles and served […]

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Greater Good Charities and Actor Chris Pratt Raise Funds for Feed Thy Neighbor Initiative

| February 7, 2021 | 0 Comments
Greater Good Charities and Actor Chris Pratt Raise Funds for Feed Thy Neighbor Initiative

Greater Good Charities and actor Chris Pratt award nearly $650,000 after successful Feed Thy Neighbor initiative to combat food insecurity across the U.S. that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hunger Site by GreaterGood and 12 Tomatoes covered all credit card processing fees so that 100 percent of every dollar given helps, and Greater Good […]

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San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park Reopened

| February 7, 2021 | 0 Comments
San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park Reopened

In keeping with the latest guidance set forth from the Governor’s Office, the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park reopened to the public, ending an almost two-month-long closure that began December 7, 2020. Guests will have the opportunity to once again experience amazing wildlife with their families, stroll among diverse habitats […]

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A Mother of Three Needs Blood Donors With Extremely Rare Blood Type

| February 7, 2021 | 0 Comments
A Mother of Three Needs Blood Donors With Extremely Rare Blood Type

Stacie Buechel, a San Diego mother of three was recently diagnosed with bone cancer and needs blood transfusions as part of her treatment.  Unfortunately, her situation is complicated because she has a rare blood type. Stacie needs blood from donors who have A+ (A positive), O- (O negative) or O+ (O positive) blood that also […]

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Miracle Babies Extends Free Diaper Drive-Through Program

| February 7, 2021 | 0 Comments
Miracle Babies Extends Free Diaper Drive-Through Program

Miracle Babies, a non-profit organization, based in San Diego, whose mission is to unite families with their critically ill newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by providing transportation and supportive services, will be hosting its first diaper drive-through distributions of 2021 in February and March.  Free diapers will be available on a first come first registration basis to all San Diego […]

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In love in Mission Hills

| February 7, 2021 | 0 Comments
In love in Mission Hills

By Dixie Hall, Mission Hills BID President and DixiePops Owner By the time you read this, it is likely you have already returned to your favorite restaurant to sit down and legally eat outside, or had your hair or nails done in a real salon or been able to attend outdoor church services again. After […]

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Missing the Seasons and Especially Peonies

| February 7, 2021 | 0 Comments
Missing the Seasons and Especially Peonies

Although I have lived in California almost 70 of my 80 years, I am a native Californian and have been a San Diego homeowner since March of 1968.  Nevertheless, from 1942 until 1953 I lived in the Midwest:  Ohio and Michigan where it may snow as early as late October; I do remember snowstorms in […]

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