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The world is opening up again, and now’s the best time to dust off your travel journals and memories and learn about travel writing. Have you crossed the country on a motorcycle? Explored Tuscany as a wine expert? Have a great travel memoir to write? Award-winning travel writer/author, Lenore Greiner, will help you develop your area of expertise and choose your travel writing niche. Get practical advice on story angles, deciphering writers’ guidelines, pitching your work, and press trips for free travel. Plus, she’ll cover freelancing and digital opportunities, blogging, social media, authoring your travel memoir and 2022 travel trends. Includes a free workbook with 45 travel writing prompts, examples of travel articles and their structures, ledes, a sample writers guideline, a story pitching guide, and more. If you’re ready to tell your travel stories, then dive in with Lenore and sign up for this popular, engaging class. Please Note: This class will be held IN PERSON at our space in Inspirations Gallery (upstairs in Barracks 16, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd #204, San Diego, CA 92106). While masks are not required, they are encouraged. Thank you!

Have you always enjoyed telling stories? Ever considered storytelling in front of an audience? The Storytelling Institute, a free six-week course presented by the Storytellers of San Diego, is open to everyone who would like to hone their skills in this ancient art form. The Institute culminates in a storytelling slot for each participant at the San Diego Storytelling Festival here at the Coronado Public Library on March 18. Registration is suggested (but not required, nor is attendance at every session). Please register for each session individually at cplevents.org. Each session builds on the previous one, so consistent attendance is advised especially if you would like to perform at the San Diego Storytelling Festival culminating event. Syllabus: Jan 24 - "Finding Your Story" with Storyteller Marilyn McPhee Jan 31 - "Learning Your Story" with Storyteller Patti Christensen Feb 7 - "Shaping Your Story" with "Aunt" Li-Anne Roswell Mufson Feb 21 - “Integrating Gesture and Movement” with storyteller Mindy Donner Feb 28 - “My Story/Our History” with storyteller OJ Mozon, Jr. March 7 - “Weaving Traditional Tales and Personal Stories” with storyteller Jim Dieckmann March 18 - Open-mic performance at San Diego Storytelling Festival (optional) Storytellers of San Diego on Facebook

Have you ever thought about becoming a writer? Or wondered how it feels to get published? Do you wish you had more time to write? Need a bit more motivation? If you want to get your stories down on paper… This course is for you! This 4-session creative writing course will give you the tools you need to start your journey toward becoming a writer. You will receive plenty of advice, practical tips, and encouragement from an experienced writing teacher and published author. Short writing assignments will be given after each class. Share your stories with the group or keep them to yourself—whichever you prefer. All ideas are fine: autobiographical stories, novels, poems, travel experiences, childhood challenges… You name it! Come to our online class with a pen, notebook, and any original ideas you may have. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook

Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, Oct. 5 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. The Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern MLB history, the limited accountability and how Astros baseball changed the sport.

Come to our free, family-friendly event which promotes diversity, solidarity, and love, while providing a space where diverse perspectives, cultures and values are accepted, appreciated, and celebrated. Over 25 booths will showcase the services of non-profit community partners such as La Maestra Clinic and Ocean Discovery Institute. Multicultural performances are by Drummers Without Borders (interactive drumming and parading with giant lanterns, Vietnamese dance group, San Diego Ballet, Fern Street Circus, Bailando con El Alba, Majesty in Motion youth dancers, Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble (Samahan Filipino Arts,) Karen Dancers, and Rick and friends. The Festival welcomes Chanh Kien Lion Dancers, a favorite with all ages. Surprises will pop up! City Heights Multi-Cultural Festival of Love on Facebook

Community organizer Tasha Williamson discusses how and why to file complaints against local law enforcement.

On Jan, 13, 2023, in celebration of the King Holiday, The King Center is calling on educational institutions and organizations around the globe to join us for a worldwide Teach-In. The purpose of the Beloved Community Teach-In is to educate people of all ages about Dr. and Mrs. King’s legacy and how to champion completion of their unfinished work. The theme for the 2023 King Holiday Observance is “It Starts with Me: Cultivating a Beloved Community Mindset to Transform Unjust Systems.” In keeping with the theme, PK-12 lesson plans for the 2023 Teach-In will reinforce the knowledge, skills and dispositions students need to not only to be positive contributors to creation of the “Beloved Community” but also to succeed in their respective life paths. Full lesson plans with objectives, activities and an assessment will be available upon registration. The King Center on Facebook / Twitter

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still faces a bloc of conservatives who oppose any short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown. He's trying to muscle through a partisan stopgap bill with border security.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose on Wednesday for the 21st time in 23 days, increasing 3.4 cents to $6.101.

From the gallery: Good Faith is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work from artist Justin A. McHugh. A Loss For Words is a reflection on everyday notions of intimacy, vulnerability and communication. Assemblages of found images, found objects, flowers and words meditate on themes of longing, nostalgia, faith and ephemera. From the artist, “...it is about the weight of language and the way we communicate with and interpret each other”. A Loss For Words opens Tuesday, January 10th with a reception from 5-9 p.m. Good Faith is located at 570 19th St, San Diego, CA 92102 in Sherman Heights. Open hours: Thursdays to Sundays, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., through February 5. Justin A. McHugh is a multidisciplinary artist and teacher working in San Diego. Related links: Justin A. McHugh on Instagram Good Faith on Instagram