May 11th, 2007
Across the country, churches are closing their doors on Sunday mornings in order to serve their communities through a campaign called Faith in Action. Parishioners at Oak Hills Church in Vista recently took up this calling. Their motto:
BE the church!
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May 2nd, 2007
I know it’s a little early to be doing another ice cream story so soon, but I couldn’t resist. After all, how often can eating ice cream actually benefit firefighters?
Tonight, from 5 to 10 p.m., Baskin-Robbins is offering ice cream scoops for 31 cents each, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). Baskin-Robbins will make […]
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April 8th, 2007
On April 22, the the world’s largest annual environmental fair and Earth Day celebration will take place in Balboa Park. This is the18th annual EarthFair, with around 60,000 visitors expected to attend.
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March 27th, 2007
The San Diego Audubon Society (SDAS) is seeking volunteers to help the California Least Tern.
On Saturday (March 31), from 9am - noon, the SDAS will kick off a two-year project to enhance the D Street Nesting Site, in the South San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, in Chula Vista.
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March 22nd, 2007
On April 1st, you can celebrate April Fools Day by running like a fool through the streets of Carlsbad. This is the 22nd anniversary of this event, known as the “World’s Fastest 5K Run.”
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March 21st, 2007
If your kids have always wanted to run wild through the streets of Carlsbad, their time has come.
On March 31, Junior Carlsbad (the kids’ marathon) will commence with divisions for all age groups 12 years and under. This is the 18th year for this event.
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February 21st, 2007
The California Surf Museum was founded twenty-one years ago, inspired by Architect Stuart Resor’s newspaper ad, inviting anyone interested to attend a planning meeting; thirteen people participated, including George’s Restaurant owner, Jane Schmauss, the museum’s acting director and co-founder, whom I spoke with today.
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February 20th, 2007
San Diego doesn’t have it’s own holidays, but that doesn’t stop us from celebrating. Let’s face it, we just love a party! We borrow many of our holidays from countries around the world, and today, we have a couple to choose from.
Mardi Gras (literally meaning Fat Tuesday)
Tomorrow is the first day of Lent. Traditionally, Christians give up […]
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January 27th, 2007
Political Actions
There’s a demonstration to Bring the Troops Home, scheduled for Saturday, at 2pm at Horton Plaza. This demonstration is in coordination with demonstrations in Washington DC, San Francisco, and elsewhere across the US.
If you’d like to remember our war veterans, a memorial service will be held on Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in […]
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January 25th, 2007
There’s a chill in the San Diego air, but intermingled with the seabreeze is a bit of excitement and the sweet aroma of Girl scout cookies. Cookie time has just started this week, and girl scouts are now trekking door-to-door, taking orders throughout San Diego neighborhoods for cookies that will be delivered at the end of February or beginning of March. […]
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