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City Tacos’ OB Playground in Ocean Beach is hosting its first dog adoption event of the year with pups from PAWS4Thought Animal Rescue on Saturday, January 6 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Stop by to meet adoptable Chihuahua mixes like Thumper and Laramie, and, if you’re hungry, grab the January Taco of the Month – the Green Machine (golden tempura green beans over a bed of arugula and topped with a fresh corn, squash, red bell pepper medley, along with a Veracruzana sauce made with cherry tomatoes, onions, and capers. It's all crowned with corn tortilla crisps, cilantro serrano aioli, and microgreens.)

PHES Gallery to Host the David Zapf Collection. Until it closed in 2006, the David Zapf Gallery was a central hub in the San Diego arts community. Occupying the ground floor of 2400 Kettner Blvd. Art complex, he was well known and loved by the artists, and he represented some of the best including: David Baze, DeLoss McGraw, Lynne Schuette, Anne Mudge, Philipp Scholz Rittermann, and many more. Before his recent passing he specifically requested that his personal art collection should be sold to benefit his family. The Phes Gallery in Carlsbad Village is honored to host this show and sale of paintings, prints, photographs, and sculpture. Artists include David Baze, Johnny Coleman, DeLoss McGraw, and Philipp Scholz Rittermann. The full catalog is pending and will be available on our website. All proceeds go to the family. Opening Reception | Sunday, January 21 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The four-day film festival kicks off Sept. 7 in Balboa Park and will celebrate and uplift the broad spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community through movies at a time of growing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the U.S.

Hundreds of thousands of people across the region had no power early on Monday, and other states were preparing for severe weather as the storm system moved east.

For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. Scientists are trying to learn their secrets and to protect them.

At least two people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages, authorities said.

Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults.

Opening reception: 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. On view through Feb. 5, 2024. This is a collaborative exhibition featuring Alexander Rojas Salazar represented by San Diego Art Advisory exhibited at Sparks Gallery. Alejandro Rojas Salazar is a Texas-born multidisciplinary artist of Mexican heritage who works in various mediums, including painting, sculpture, and installation art. After graduating from Colorado College in 1995 with a BA in Sociology and Arts, Salazar continued to pursue his studies in art, with a particular focus on art in society and religion. He has since obtained master's degrees from both Boston College and Harvard University. Salazar's artistic journey has taken him across various mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, theatre, and dance. It was while living in Florence, Italy, that he discovered his calling in painting. Today, he's not only an accomplished artist but also an art dealer, running his own art space, SD Art Advisory. His work has been widely exhibited and collected, with multiple series to his name. Alongside his work as an artist, Salazar has long been involved in mentoring and representing other artists and has played a key role in showcasing the work of many emerging talents. At 50 years old, Salazar has reiterated his lifelong commitment to art, with plans to continue painting and supporting others in the artistic community. Salazar is best known for his large-scale abstract paintings, which are characterized by vibrant colors and bold brushstrokes. Salazar's work explores themes of identity, memory, and the human experience, often drawing on his Mexican-American heritage and personal experiences. RVSP here. Related links: Sparks Gallery: website | Instagram | Facebook SD Art Advisory: website | Instagram | Facebook

A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti's capital after they were attacked while leaving a youth group activity held at a local church, a family member said Friday.

The families of four of five Camp Pendleton-based Marines killed in a 2022 Osprey crash filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday.