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2017 San Diego Fringe Awards
San Diego International Fringe Festival closed its fifth year Sunday night with an awards ceremony at the Spreckels Theatre. Read more/news/2017/jul/03/2017-san-diego-fringe-awards/
Meet American Indian Heritage Month Local Hero Joely Proudfit
Joely Proudfit is a Luiseño professor who wants American Indians to control how they're represented in media. She heads the largest Native peoples film festival in the state. Read more/news/2016/nov/01/american-indian-heritage-month-joely-proudfit/
How Americans Ate During The Great Depression
- April 13
- By Michael Lipkin
Baked onion stuffed with peanut butter? That's just one of the recipes Americans turned to during the Great Depression.
Rare White Lion Arrives In San Diego County
- April 6
- By Katie Schoolov
Three lions, including a rare white lion, will make their home at the Lions, Tigers & Bears animal sanctuary in Alpine.
Mexican-American Biologist Speaks On Science's Continued Diversity Problem
- March 30
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael Lipkin
Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff was one of the first Mexican-American women to get a Ph.D. in science. She helped discover how to make synthetic insulin in 1978.
City Heights Initiative Tackles Health Disparities While Providing Job Skills
- March 28
- By Tarryn Mento
A nonprofit’s free training program teaches participants how to prevent chronic diseases that ail communities of certain ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Sam The Galapagos Tortoise Celebrates 53rd Birthday In Encinitas
- March 23
- By Erik Anderson
A small crowd gathered Thursday morning in Encinitas to celebrate one of the planet's threatened land turtles — the Galapagos Tortoise.
Women's Film Fest Expands To New Location For Third Year
- March 23
- By Beth Accomando
For the third year the Women’s Museum is hosting a film festival and this year it is expanding to a new location.
'Red Velvet' Marks A Pivotal Moment In Theater History
- March 23
- By Beth Accomando, Katie Schoolov
The Old Globe Theatre's production of "Red Velvet" transports audiences to the world of London's Theatre Royal at the beginning of the 19th century to mark the historic moment when Ira Aldridge became the first African American actor to play Othello on the British stage.
Podcast Episode 112: Alejandro G. Iñárritu And Latin Cinema, So Good It's Scary
- March 17
- By Beth Accomando
This week, the 24th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival kicks off, and that is a perfect excuse to look at Latin cinema — so good it’s scary.
San Diego Latino Film Festival Celebrates Diversity Through Latin Cinema
- March 15
- By Beth Accomando
The 24th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival returns to Fashion Valley for a celebration of diversity through Latin cinema.
San Diego's Female Chefs Celebrate Their Kitchen Leadership
- March 8
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael Lipkin
Women have been cooking and preparing meals for millennia, but female chefs are still a significant minority in U.S. restaurants.