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Way Outside the Lines presents Destination Joy! An immersive art collaboration between San Diego neighborhoods utilizing art and the MTS Trolley System to foster solidarity and raise awareness. The Urban Collaborative Project and lead artist, Khalil Bleux, are partnering with some exceptional artists and cultural practitioners from San Ysidro, Chula Vista, National City, and Southeast San Diego for a 2-day event on August 3rd and 4th from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. on the MTS Trolley cars and select Trolley stations: San Ysidro- Iris Avenue Transit Station, Chula Vista- E Street Transit Center, National City- 24th Street Transit Center, Downtown- Park and Market, Southeast San Diego- Euclid Avenue Transit Station and Jacobs Center. The organizers of this immersive event recognize the transformative power of art, cultural practice, and solidarity in working toward equity and justice. The 2-day art program aims to inspire community engagement and raise awareness regarding the impact of systemic racism and oppressive practices such as redlining. There are two ways to enjoy this special event. Reserve a ticket for the FREE full-ride, guided immersive experience or go to any of the four FREE Trolley Station Activation sites. Community members can stop at each Trolley Station Activation to explore thought-provoking art and cultural performances. The tour will end at Destination JOY! an amazing day-long event at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center in Southeast San Diego. This campaign is supported through Far South/Border North, a California Creative Corps program implemented by the City of San Diego in partnership with Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties, the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition, and the San Diego Foundation. It is funded, in part, by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Community partners include Agency 515, Southeast Art Team, Grioneers Inc., Ajency Arts, Mundo Gardens, Vision Culture Foundation, The Homegrown Project, Chula Vista Yoga Center, SBCS (formerly known as South Bay Community Services), Blk Box Gallery, MTS, UC San Diego Park & Market, Joe & Vi Jacobs Center, and RISE San Diego. The Urban Collaborative Project (UCP) envisions a vibrant, connected, and healthy Southeast San Diego community leading in equity and resident-driven impact for sustainable and transformative change. We aim to build a self-healing community by addressing intersections of health and the built environment in partnership with residents and community-based organizations who share the same vision for their respective communities. Our focus areas include building a social infrastructure of neighborhood collaborations, transportation and infrastructure equity, health and environmental justice, art/community beautification, and housing resources, and community development. Please follow them on Instagram @ucprojectcdc For more information visit: destinationjoy.online Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore the issue of reparations for African-Americans. Building on key issues of diversity and democracy; slavery and its aftermath; and socio-economic indicators, this documentary puts real people and their family histories into the reparations debate. Personal stories, expert interviews and rich archival materials underscored by evocative music weaves a narrative around the issue of reparations today so many years after the historical understanding of the end of slavery in America.

Join Point Loma Nazarene University for a reading by author Anna Gazmarian hosted by the PLNU Honors Program as part of the 2024 M.A. in Writing Visiting Writers Series. Anna Gazmarian (author of Devout: A Memoir of Doubt) holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars. Her essays have been published in The Rumpus, Longreads, The Sun, and The Guardian. Anna works for The Sun Magazine and lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Doors for the event open at 6:30 p.m. for general admission seating. Book sales to follow the event courtesy of La Playa Books. The 2nd Annual M.A. in Writing Visiting Writers Series will include writers Taylor Byas (PLNU Poetry Day), Anna Gazmarian, Kiersten White, and Matt Bell. For more information visit: pointloma.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Learn how to stock your fridge with homemade fermented probiotic condiments! Often overlooked, condiments are unsung heroes, an important part of adding flavor to our favorite main dishes! Join Austin Durant, author and founder of Fermenters Club, as he takes you through the most popular condiments, showing how each can be fermented. - Learn: We'll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods - Demo: We'll show you how easy it is to start making fermented condiments such as ketchup, mustard, salsa, chutney and hot sauce at home! - Taste: We'll have a variety of fermented pickle styles to sample - Do It Together: Roll up your sleeves and make a jar of condiments to take home and ferment. Includes your own take-home mason jars of mustard and ketchup. Save $10 when you bring a friend! (Each guest must have a ticket). For more information visit: fermentersclub.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Discover your dream home with ease! Explore nearly 100 stunning newly constructed homes available for sale or lease on our exclusive website. Then, join us for an exciting weekend of tours on Saturday, August 3rd, and Sunday, August 4th, during the New Home Palooza open house! Experience the exceptional designs and features showcased by top-notch builders, and find out about special programs available at each location during this spectacular county-wide event. Don’t miss your chance to find the perfect home! For more information visit: newhomepalooza.com Stay Connected on Facebook

After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

President Trump plans to nominate a conservative critic of the mainstream media, L. Brent Bozell III, to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America.

From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees.

Lee Gelernt with the ACLU said the action goes "way beyond anything that even President Trump has tried in the past."

Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.