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Human, animal and artificially intelligent celebrities have New Year's resolutions, too. If you know (or can guess) what those resolutions could be, you might close out the year with an 11/11.

The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.

Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. That's a sign of the growing financial stress that some families are feeling in an era of rising prices and high interest rates.

Registration for this event will close on March 5, 2024 @ 1 p.m. Register: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/power-friendships-npr-legal-affairs-correspondent-nina-totenberg-356061 You are invited to an intimate conversation with Nina Totenberg as she talks about her nearly fifty-year friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her book "Dinners With Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships." Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented her legacy as a prizewinning reporter, and nearly twenty-two years before Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court, Nina called Ruth. A reporter for The National Observer, Nina was curious about Ruth’s legal brief, asking the Supreme Court to do something to declare law that discriminated “on the basis of sex” to be unconstitutional. In a time when women were fired for becoming pregnant, often could not apply for credit cards or get a mortgage in their own names, Ruth patiently explained her argument. That call launched a remarkable, nearly fifty-year friendship. Read more

Join our fabulous local authority on the topic of Jewish San Diego, Donald H. Harrison, as he discusses his new book series – “Schlepping and Schmoozing along The Interstate 5,” 3 volume collection. Learn about the Jewish stories he discovered at every exit along the freeway and his process of undercovering these stories. Come and hear Donald as he shares how Jewish stories can be found all around us. This event will take place at Yiddishland CA. The ticket price includes a signed copy of the chosen volume of the book and nosh and drink. For all in-person participants, will have increased measures of security provided by the office of the mayor of San Diego.

Valentine's Day is around the corner, and a local nonprofit is celebrating the season of love through a variety of artwork. St. Madeleine Sophie's Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is hosting the "Gotta Have Heart" art show on Friday, February 9 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This free public reception will present the Sophie's artists' latest Valentine's Day-inspired exhibit that runs until the end of March. The student artists will showcase their love-themed pieces, including a weather-inspired collection of umbrellas embellished with original designs, paper mache´ sculptures, contemporary jewelry, heart prints, mosaics, and a Weaving Rainbow. Guests can expect a showcase of colorful and creative works done by students of St. Madeline's Sophie's Center. Artwork sales directly support Sophie’s artists and art program, with 40% going to the artists and 60% to the art program. Sophie’s Gallery is an art studio where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are given the opportunity and tools needed to realize their full creative potential. Students are taught a variety of media, including print-making, jewelry-making, painting, charcoal, pastels, fabric arts, and more. All of the classes are taught by professional artists. Stay Connected with St. Madeleine Sophie's Center! Facebook & Twitter

Norman Huynh, conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra: - Mozart: Overture to Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, Eroica (Mvt. 1 only) - Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61, Mozartiana For more information visit: sandiegosymphony.org Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

The Maraya Winter Arts Festival will feature performances by our youth academy students, our original dance theatre production of "Bayanihan," delicious Filipino food, and a blood drive to address health inequities in San Diego's blood supply. Sunday, Dec. 17, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Wilson Middle School Performing Arts Theatre Entrance to PARKING GARAGE, park on level 2, on the north side of the school: 3733 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92105* (VERY IMPORTANT*Use this El Cajon address in Google Maps to find the parking lot, even though Google will tell you the school address is on Orange Avenue). Schedule: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Pre-show Activities, Games, Filipino Food + Blood Drive 12:30 p.m. - House Opens 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Opening Act/"Bayanihan" 1:45 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Intermission 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Student Winter Showcase (10 minute intermission) 3:30 - 5 p.m. - Post Show Reception + Blood Drive Maraya Performing Arts on Facebook

We asked, you answered: fencing, small science projects and seeing national parks were among the top hobbies that NPR readers and listeners told us they were really into this year.

Join us for the Super Bowl. No cover charge! Prizes and swag! 10 a.m. pre-game brunch. Reservations While They Last. Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram