People & Profiles

Navajo Nation Explores Future Of Coal

May 17: Tristan Ahtone; 0 Comments

The Navajo Nation says the only financially viable future for its coal supply may be in clean coal technologies and overseas exports.

European Americans

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Multiracial

And, The 2013 One Book Selection Is…

May 14: By Monica Medina; 0 Comments

The verdict is in. The new One Book, One San Diego selection has been chosen. Starting in October, this will be the book that the entire community will come together to read for one extraordinary purpose—to enrich our lives through reading, and discover new worlds while sharing a common experience.

European Americans

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Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community

Jewish Community

Yale Strom, A Champion for Klezmer

May 1: By Monica Medina; 0 Comments

Listen to klezmer music and it will harken you back to another time. Rich with tradition, the haunting melodies are a testament to the Jewish people and all they’ve endured throughout the course of history. To me, klezmer has the capacity to reach into our hearts and stir us to feel its beauty and soul.

San Diego Gay Activist Objects To Honoring Bradley Manning At Pride Parade

April 30: By Beth Ford Roth; 6 Comments

San Diego resident Sean Sala, a Navy veteran and gay rights activist, lead the protest when word was leaked that the San Francisco Pride Parade named Army Pvt. Bradley Manning as its Grand Marshal. Parade organizers now say Manning was never a real option.

Review: 'The List'

April 29: By Beth Accomando; 3 Comments

The International Rescue Committee provides support to refugees forced to flee from war and disaster. One way they raise funds and help spread the word about humanitarian crises is through their Annual International Documentary Film Series.

Behind The Scenes: 'Parallel Lives'

April 25: Evening Edition; 0 Comments

The Oceanside Theater Company offers a world premiere, a kid’s musical, and a sketch comedy in its second season of productions. The company’s creative team as well as a pair of supreme beings talk about how they are redefining community theater.

Asian & Pacific Islander Americans

Savor San Diego with Su-Mei Yu

April 25: By Monica Medina; 0 Comments

For as long as she can remember, Su-Mei Yu’s dream was to leave her home in Thailand to come to America. So, when the opportunity arose at the age of 15, she seized it.

Preview: Pac-Arts Spring Showcase

April 17: By Beth Accomando; 0 Comments

The wild diversity of Asian cinema is once again highlighted in Pac-Arts Spring Showcase (April 18 through 25 at the Digiplex Mission Valley) with films ranging from “Linsanity” to werewolf children.

Latino & Hispanic Americans

Interview: Rodrigo Gudiño

April 12: By Beth Accomando; 1 Comment

Filmmaker Rodrigo Gudiño was born in San Diego, grew up in Tijuana, and now lives in Canada where he publishes a cult favorite horror magazine called Rue Morgue. His new film, “The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh,” reflects the influence of both borders.

Video: San Diego Derby Dolls

April 11: Evening Edition; 0 Comments

The San Diego Derby Dolls provide the inspiration for the new play "Derbywise" (running through April 27 at the 10th Avenue Theater) from Circle Circle dot dot. Take a visit with us to the Dollhouse to get to know the real players before checking out the play.

Paris Judge To Decide Legality Of Hopi Artifact Sale

April 10: By Laurel Morales; 0 Comments

Northern Arizona tribes are following news of a Paris auction house that wants to put 70 artifacts sacred to the Hopi people up for sale. A hearing Thursday will determine the legality of the sale.

Frank Meeink: Transforming Hate

April 10: By Monica Medina, Ashley Rodriguez; 2 Comments

What does evil look like? Just ask Frank Meeink, who became a skinhead at age 13, and spent years struggling with the demons inside him—the ones that caused him to pick fights for no reason, sometimes beating his victims senseless. It took incarceration to help him turn his life around, a life that was captured in the film, American History X.

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Latino & Hispanic Americans

San Diego Cooks: El Borrego

April 3: By Monica Medina; 0 Comments

When Rodnia Novarro and her mother Rosario Sotelo opened El Borrego, a restaurant in the heart of El Cajon Boulevard nearly eight years ago, it was with one purpose in mind: to bring to San Diego the traditional cuisine of Southern Mexico, from barbacoa to green pozole.