If you live in San Diego County, you’re eligible to receive up to five full-sized, 15-gallon nursery-quality trees – for free!
The Cool Communities Shade Tree Program is an initiative of the San Diego Regional Energy Office and People for Trees, who have teamed up to give away up to 14,000 trees to households throughout San Diego County.
Are you hoping to buy a home in San Diego? If so, help is available. The The Building Industry Association of San Diego County and the San Diego Association of Realtors have teamed up to provide some online resources to help San Diego potential home buyers become homeowners.
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The new Carnival of Cities is online. This week, the carnival includes entries for San Francisco, Boston, Trinity (TX), Timaru (New Zealand), Adare (Ireland), and of course, San Diego.
If you write about your city, please be sure to enter your favorite article of the week at next week’s Carnival of Cities so that we can all read about your home turf.
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When an article appeared in Sequential Tart (a comic webzine) proposing that Comic-Con (the largest U.S. comic convention) be moved from San Diego to Las Vegas, author Katherine Keller drew a swift and effective response from Mark Evanier at POVOnline.
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If you’re at least eighteen years old, and dancing in a bikini with sleeves and go-go boots in front of a crowd of 70,000 appeals to you, you could be a Charger Girl!
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The 14th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival started this week, with the Thursday night Red Carpet premiere of Argentina’s hit comedy “Rolling Family“ or “Familia Rodante,” followed by a party at Luna Lounge.
This is Southern California’s longest running and most prestigious Latino film festival, expecting to draw over 20,000 guests this year.
That’s right, the civil war is starting on Saturday, but don’t worry, it will be over by Sunday.
The bi-annual Civil War Reenactment is again being held at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum (AGSEM) in Vista. This is the fifth year for this popular event, which is held in March and October.
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On Tuesday, Mayor Mickey Cafagna delivered Poway’s first televised State of the City address, speaking before nearly 100 residents at the City Council meeting held at City Hall.
The speech included many of the city’s accomplishments, as well as upcoming challenges that the city is facing.
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On February 7th, California became much more relevant in the presidential election. On that date, the Senate Committee on Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments passed legislation to change both the Republican and Democratic California presidential primaries from June, when the presidential candidates have all but been announced by their parties, to February 5, the earliest allowable date. We will potentially be joined by twenty other states to hold primaries on that date.
This change is already impacting the attention we’re receiving from presidential candidates. Recent politicians visiting California include:
If you’re looking for a fun outing with the kids, why not take a ride on the train? The Coaster is offering free train rides on Saturdays for children 12 and under through the end of April. A maximum of two children may ride free with each paying adult.
When you get off the train, you’ll be within walking (or trolley or bus) distance from many exciting destinations. You can go out to lunch in Little Italy or the Gaslamp, or take a walk down to the beach near the Oceanside station.
If you want more, Amtrak provides a list of destinations near each of …read more
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