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To spread some holiday cheer, Salt & Straw and Teremana — the super-premium, small-batch tequila brand founded by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson — are hosting a boozy ice cream happy hour pop-up with milkshakes and affogatos. The boozy beverages will be served out of a custom ice cream cart parked inside of Salt & Straw in Little Italy [1670 India St] from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20. Tickets to the event are free, and each ticket allows guests to choose a sample sized version of one of the following: Boozy Eggnog Shake featuring Salt & Straw’s Dwanta’s Teremama Spiked Eggnog, a seasonal flavor named after Johnson’s festive holiday alter-ego “Dwanta Claus,” and inspired by his favorite holiday beverage. The flavor features rich, silky custard ice cream spiced with notes of oaky vanilla from Teremana’s Reposado tequila and a splash of amontillado sherry. For the boozy milkshakes, the ice cream is spiked with additional Teremana tequila and garnished with nutmeg Teremana Affogato with tequila and espresso poured over a scoop of Salt & Straw’s Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons ice cream — one of their most popular flavors featuring Guatemalan fleur de sel and ribbons of hand-burned caramel. Tickets for the event can be secured here. For every person who attends, Salt & Straw and Teremana will each donate $1 to World Central Kitchen. To note, guests must be 21+ to enter the event!

Jon Kabat-Zinn, who brought mindfulness meditation into mainstream medical settings, discusses how the centering practice can help with some of today's widespread social problems.

This weekend in the arts: the third annual North Park Book Fair; "Art for the People" at Oceanside Museum of Art; a City Heights music festival; Black Music Month in Logan Heights; women composers at Le Salon de Musiques; "Destiny of Desire" closes at The Old Globe; and Mass Creativity Day (and a new Painted Object) at The New Children's Museum.

Join us on the 15 freeway for Clean California Community Days! Saturday, March 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Family games & activities Art installations by local artists Walk, Bike, & Beautify with local leaders Touch-A-Truck & safety equipment demos Learn about transportation & clean communities Caltrans is closing traffic on the northbound SR-15 between Harbor Drive & State Route 94 while crews perform routine scheduled maintenance. As the work is being performed, members of the public will have the opportunity to walk and bike the highway while helping to clean it up. Cleaning supplies available before 10:30 a.m. at any of the Event Parks; after 10:30 a.m. there will be available at a booth at SR-15/Ocean View Blvd. The Parks: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Dorothy Petway Park Resource booths, activities, and community cleanup Council District 8 10 a.m. - Dennis Allen Park Organized bike ride SD Bike Coalition & Council District 9 9-11 a.m. - Mountain View Park Cleanup and storm drain stenciling I Love a Clean SD & Council District 4 11 a.m. - SR-15/Ocean View Blvd Main Stage Event Caltrans Noon - 3 p.m. - Guilliam Community Park/ Imperial Avenue End the Day supporting local small businesses in the area Logan Heights CDC More information: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-11/programs/d11-cleanca/community-sr15 https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/

Don't spend Easter in the kitchen. Spend it enjoying time with family and friends and let Urban Plates do the cooking. Urban Plates’ dining rooms and spacious patios will be open on Easter Sunday at their Carlsbad, Del Mar, and La Jolla locations. Or, get craveable, scratch-made food to-go and eat at home. Either way, treat your family to their Urban Plates' favorites. Choose from any of Urban Plates' scratch-made plates, farm-fresh salads, chef-crafted sandwiches or slow-cooked braises including ChimiChurri Grass Fed Steak Plate, with Asparagus and Cremini and Oyster Mushrooms with Garlic Parmesan Butter, Asian Chicken Noodle Salad, Cage-Free Chicken Club Sandwich, and the Osso Bucco. Dining at home? Welcome guests to your Easter table with family meals for four. Choose from grilled grass-fed steak, cage-free chicken or sustainable salmon. Family meals come with two scratch-made family sides and four slices of our grilled rustic bread. All about the sides? Urban Plates has vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options such as the newest Maple Butternut Squash with Toasted Coconut, Organic Red and White Quinoa with Tomato Pesto, and Cremini and Oyster Mushrooms with Garlic Parmesan Butter. No time to bake? Urban Plates' in-house pastry chefs make everything from scratch. Take home our Easter favorite Mango Tart or any Urban Plates famous cakes: Hummingbird, Chocolate Vanilla Layer or Flourless Chocolate. Or, pick up an assortment of individual, freshly baked cookies or pies, including the popular banana cream. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Join us for the grand opening celebration of Handel's Homemade Ice Cream's newest store right in the heart of San Diego State University (SDSU) on Thursday, May 2nd starting at 11 a.m.! Voted as the #1 Ice Cream on the Planet by National Geographic, Handel's is excited to bring its freshly made, handcrafted flavors to the expanding SDSU campus life. All guests who make a purchase will get a chance to spin the wheel to win amazing prizes, including Free Ice Cream for a Year, exclusive Handel’s T-shirts, free cones, frisbees, and loads of other swag! The new Handel’s store features 1,615 sq. ft with a walk-up service window. And will serve up local and seasonal flavors including Black Cherry, Buckeye, Coffee Chocolate Chip, Graham Central Station, Salty Caramel Truffle, and more. The store will offer pickup, delivery, and catering. For more information about the SDSU Handel’s, visit: handelsicecream.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Show you care by dining where it matters throughout the month of May. Promises2Kids has partnered with local restaurants to raise funds for more than 2,000 current and former foster children in San Diego County in honor of National Foster Care Month. Each restaurant will designate a select menu item which will support the Foodies 4 Foster Kids campaign. Funds raised will benefit foster children by reuniting siblings living apart in foster care, supporting foster youth in reaching their educational and career goals, providing opportunities for children to participate in extracurricular activities, and providing an emergency shelter where children feel safe, cared for, and out of harm’s way. Participating restaurants include: 20|Twenty, Al Dente, Allegro, Angry Petes Pizza (Kearny Mesa location only), Artesano Burger, Artesano Taco, Batch & Box (Del Mar location only), Beeside Balcony, Blanco Cocina + Cantina, Burger Bench, Chani's Donuts, Dockside 1953, Duck Foot Brewing Co., Gold Finch, GOODONYA, Greystone Prime Steakhouse & Seafood, Hammond's Gourmet Ice Cream, Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream (Del Mar location only), JoJo's Creamery, La Cajita, La Clochette, La Pastaia, Maya's Cookies, Mister A's, Osteria Panevino, Park & Rec, Players Sports Grill, Pretzels & Pints, Saltwater, Sisters Pizza, Tamarindo Del Mar, The Butcher's Cut, The Crack Shack, The Henry, The Kitchen @MCASD, The Macaron Shop SD, Three Hills Winery, Truffle, Urban Plates Promises2Kids helps foster children overcome the difficulties of their past and grow to become healthy and successful adults. The community is invited to support Promises2Kids by dining in or ordering online at participating businesses. For more information on Foodies 4 Foster Kids, please visit: promises2kids.org Promises2Kids is dedicated to our mission of creating a brighter future for foster children® in San Diego County. From the moment they come into foster care and through to adulthood, Promises2Kids provides the hope, support, and opportunities these individuals need to change their lives for the better… now and for years to come. Our programs include Camp Connect, Guardian Scholars, Foster Funds, and the A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center. For more information, visit www.Promises2Kids.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

FBI agents boarded a vessel managed by the same company as the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.

Join the Imperial Beach Library at Veterans Park for an author visit with Alana Quintana Albertson. We will be talking about her new book, Ramón and Julieta, a PopSugar and BookBub "Most Anticipated Romance of 2022." Ramón and Julieta is a fresh, modern twist on the original enemies-to-lovers couple Romeo and Juliet, which replaces tragedy with cultural expression and the complexities of Latinx communities. It has Dia de los Muertos meet-cute, features mouthwatering food, lovingly realized locations like Barrio Logan, Old Town, Coronado, and has the most satisfying of happily ever afters! Copies of Ramón and Julieta will be available for purchase at the event from Mysterious Galaxy bookstore. Arrive early for a chance at winning a free copy! About Ramón and Julieta: A Romeo and Juliet Retelling When fate and tacos bring Ramón and Julieta together on the Day of the Dead, the star-crossed pair must make a choice: accept the bitter food rivalry that drives them apart or surrender to a love that consumes them—perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin! Ramón Montez always achieves his goals. Whether that means collecting Ivy League degrees or growing his father’s fast-food empire, nothing sets Ramón off course. So when the sexy señorita who kissed him on the Day of the Dead runs off into the night with his heart, he determines to do whatever it takes to find her again. Celebrity chef Julieta Campos has sacrificed everything to save her sea-to-table taqueria from closing. To her horror, she discovers that her new landlord is none other than the magnetic mariachi she hooked up with on Dia de los Muertos. Even worse, it was his father who stole her mother’s taco recipe decades ago. Julieta has no choice but to work with Ramón, the man who destroyed her life’s work—and the one man who tempts and inspires her. As San Diego’s outraged community protests against the Taco King takeover and the divide between their families grows, Ramón and Julieta struggle to balance the rising tensions. But Ramón knows that true love is priceless and despite all of his successes, this is the one battle he refuses to lose. This is a FREE event. Book purchase is not required to attend. We hope to see you here!

Gentrification is one of the major issues facing urban cities in the 21st century, and San Diego is no different.