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Back-to-School Backpack Drive to Benefit Struggling Families in San Diego County
For struggling families, school supplies can be difficult to access. Home Start, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family-strengthening services, is collecting donations throughout the month of July for its annual Back-to-School Backpack Drive. The donated supplies will benefit children served by Home Start. The agency will be collecting a variety of supplies, including filled backpacks ready to […]
San Diego to Read and Celebrate “Circe” by Madeleine Miller
Write Out Loud received a grant of $20,000 to host the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read in San Diego. Write Out Loud is one of 62 nonprofit organizations in the US selected to receive an NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program. Focusing on the novel “Circe” by Madeleine Miller, […]
San Diego Junior Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
“Cinderella” returns to the San Diego Junior Theatre stage from Friday, July 21 through Sunday, August 6 in this updated version of the classic and beloved musical. The iconic story of Cinderella follows the journey of a mistreated young woman who, despite her circumstances, holds onto her dreams and embraces the power of hope. Cinderella inspires […]
Designation of Old Mission Hills Branch Library Upheld, Redevelopment Allowed
By Jennifer Machian On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the San Diego City Council voted 5 to 3 to uphold the historic designation of the old Mission Hills Branch Library, ending a long-simmering debate over the fate of the building. The Library’s historical designation originated from a 2019 nomination by Mission Hills Heritage (MHH), a preservation […]
Grammy Winner Ben Harper Does His Part to Support Doors of Change
The annual Doors of Change Concert of Hope will take place at 7 p.m., Saturday, September 9 at Epstein Family Ampitheater, located at 9500 Gilman Drive in San Diego. The event will include three-time Grammy winner Ben Harper, with Co-Emcee, Anson Williams (Warren “Potsie” Webber/Happy Days). A VIP reception will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Tickets can […]
Volunteers Refresh Mission Hills Landmark Mural
The iconic wall of flowers on Goldfinch Street has come alive again, thanks to the efforts of a team of community members. Recognized landscape artist and Mission Hills resident Mark Fehlman conceived the rehab of the mural wall, spanning almost the full block between Sutter Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, as Goldfinch becomes Reynard Way. Following his direction, […]
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 […]
Young Artists Motivated to Share Their Creative Inspirations
The San Diego Museum of Art’s (SDMA) biennial youth exhibition Young Art has the extraordinary distinction of being the longest running program in the history of the Museum. Young Art 2023 is the 47th celebration over a span of more than 90 years. Young Art 2023: Comfort and Calm presents thoughtful works of art that use visual […]
San Diego Junior Theatre Presents “Matilda the Musical”
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, continues its 75th Anniversary Season with the hit musical “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical.” All Junior Theatre productions are performed in Balboa Park’s historic Casa del Prado Theatre, 1600 Village Place, at the corner of Old Globe Way and Village Place. “Matilda” is the heartwarming story of a […]
