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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/
Meet American Indian Heritage Month Local Hero Randy Edmonds
Randy Edmonds is a tribal elder who's coached fellow Indians through a common evolution: moving from life on a reservation, to life in the city. He's dedicated to tradition, and ... Read more/news/2016/nov/01/meet-american-indian-heritage-randy-edmonds/
In The Era Of The Foodie, Why Are Jack In The Box Tacos So Popular?
- Jan. 5
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke
A story in the Wall Street Journal may sabotage one of your New Year's resolutions. In some magically, bizarre way - it might make you hungry for a Jack In The Box taco.
'Hidden Figures' Reveals Work Of African-American Women At NASA In 1960s
- Jan. 4
- By Beth Accomando
"Hidden Figures," opening Jan. 6 in San Diego, looks to a trio of African-American women who served as human computers at NASA in the early 1960s. Their story was essentially untold until the book "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly, and now the film, shined a spotlight on their efforts.
Denzel Washington Brings August Wilson's 'Fences' To Screen With Care
- Dec. 29
- By Beth Accomando
Denzel Washington directs and stars in the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Roundtable: 2016 Was Quite A Year In San Diego
- Dec. 23
- By Mark Sauer, Pat Finn
Election squeakers in the 49th and 3rd Districts. Victory for pot, defeat for the Chargers. Desperation for the homeless, frustration for renters and home buyers. Fear for migrants without papers. Worry for climate scientists.
Where To Eat On Christmas And Hanukkah
- Dec. 23
- By Alison St John, Nina Garin
Where do you go if you're not up for cooking a holiday meal? Two dining experts are here to help.
Israeli Artist, Syrian Refugee Make Art Not War In San Diego
- Dec. 21
- By Tarryn Mento
A nonprofit Jewish foundation hosted a refugee artist-in-residence program with an Israeli sculptor to help a Syrian refugee heal through art.
Talking Food: How To Prepare Healthy, Holiday Desserts
- Dec. 19
- By Alison St John, Marissa Cabrera
A new cookbook by San Diego fitness expert Laura Marquis puts a healthy twist on some favorite holiday season desserts.
Giving A Pet As A Gift? San Diego Humane Society Wants To Help
- Dec. 13
- By Alison St John, Brooke Ruth
The San Diego Humane Society has a program that aims to make is easier to give a pet as a gift.
Podcast Episode 102: New Documentary Looks At The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Dec. 9
- By Beth Accomando
"1948: Creation and Catastrophe" looks to the pivotal year that David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel and how that impacted the Middle East.
San Diego Zoo, Northrop Grumman Developing Drones To Study Polar Bears
- Nov. 29
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael Lipkin
Ecologists at the San Diego Zoo say the biggest threat to polar bears in the wild is climate change, but it can be difficult to observe the bears in their natural habitat. A collaboration between the zoo and aerospace giant Northrop Grumman hopes to develop unmanned drones to more easily study polar bears in the Arctic.