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President Ronald Reagan at his desk in the White House. "Reagan," is a two-part biography of the actor, governor and president who saw America as "a shining city on a hill,"a beacon of freedom to a world in need of rescue.

Encore Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century, and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism.

Artistic rendering of the projected downtown library as provided by the office of the architect working on the project.

SD Council Approves New Central Library

Anyone who has lived in San Diego for a while knows that the dream of a new central library has been in and out of the news for years. The architect, Rob Quigely, designed its imposing dome shape in the 1990s. The site on Park Boulevard in the East Village was chose a decade later, and now, finally, a contract will be signed to break ground. The First phase is estimated to cost about $150 million.

Stone Brewing Co.’s main hall and production facilities in Escondido.

San Diego Beer Business Is Brewing

As Oktoberfest celebrations continue this weekend around San Diego, the best of local craft breweries take center stage. Culture Lust contributor Aaron Watanabe gives us an overview.

Mandeville Special Collections Library

It is part library, part museum, part art gallery - drawing students and scholars from around the world. It is the repository of the life work of renowned men and women - manuscripts of books they have written, speeches they have given, discoveries they have made.

Are You The Next Classical Music Star?

Could you be classical music's next big star? We'll talk with Orchestra Nova San Diego's artistic director Jung-Ho Pak about their new classical music talent competition The Next Star.

A group of dancers perform in this new production of choreographer Jerome Robbins’ 1958 “ballet in sneakers.” "NY Export: Opus Jazz," was filmed in the five boroughs of New York City.

Great Performances: Dance In America: Ny Export: Opus Jazz

Airs Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

In this episode of RICK STEVES’ EUROPE, we travel to breathtaking corners of Europe—like Delphi in Greece.

RICK STEVES' EUROPE: Athens And Side Trips

Airs Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

The critically acclaimed "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" by David Mitchell.

Booker Be Damned, Read David Mitchell!

Culture Lust contributor Seth Marko says even though David Mitchell's "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" won't win the Man Booker Prize, it's still the best book of the year.

Members of Libya's police forces waving the country's old national flag and with a truckbed full of children parade in the eastern city of Tobruk.

Gadhafi: 'We Will Die Here On The Dear Soil Of Libya'

Libya's Moammar Gadhafi made a surprise appearance in the capital in which he told a crowd of supporters that together they would "defeat any foreign attempt" to overthrow his regime.

Mayor Won't Seek City Tax Increase

Despite an ever-increasing budget deficit, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders decided not to propose a city sales tax increase. We'll find out why.

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