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MTS recently held a grand opening for a new transit-oriented housing complex at the Grantville Trolley Station. In other news, as college students prepare to begin the fall semester, there’s a major change coming that will impact financial aid next fall. Plus, we learn about the Stuart Collection, that’s been commissioning site-specific public art for the UC San Diego campus since 1981.

Amateur writers using AI tools produced stories that were deemed more creative, but the research suggests the creativity of the group overall went down.

Celebrating its 3rd year, The Halloween Town Costume Party is set to top last year and present Spooktacular festivities that San Diegans of all ages can partake in! Event Highlights: Dance party with dance games, Beetlejuice as our fun host, carnival games with prizes, a costume parade along the boardwalk, a costume contest with a chance to win a PlayStation 5, a raffle with exciting prizes, local food pop-up, delectable Halloween-themed desserts from Seaport Fudge Factory, and the renowned Dole Soft Serve ice cream at their booth. Explore custom ice cream cones by Game of Cones, sip on local brews from Mike Hess Brewery, savor ice cream flavors from Ben & Jerry’s, enjoy San Pasqual Winery’s drinks, and shop at Island Fashion for local products. Seaport Village on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for the joint receptions for "Holding Time, Tracing Light" and "Conjunto," the fall 2023 Graduate Review Exhibition. Visitors can mix and mingle with Bay Area artist Rachel Phillips and MFA artists in the University Art Gallery, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, and Flor y Canto Gallery.

The United States’ early Sunday morning loss to Sweden in the Round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup averaged a combined English- and Spanish-language audience of 2.79 million viewers.

This weekend in the arts: Diana Benavidez at Athenaeum Art Center; "Many Happy Returns" at Light Box Theater; "Small Acts" at City Gallery; Camarada at the Mingei; an open house at The Conrad and Backyard Renaissance's production of "Abigail's Party."

Come be gobsmacked by tales of all stripes regaling animals we have know and loved and not so much. Linda Brown, hosts and emcees an evening of personal, literary and folktales. Storytellers are members of Storytellers of San Diego, who will pull on your funnybone and illicit tears from some of you animal lovers. Telling in personal, up close are Rita Mooney, Tyler Turner, Mindy Donner, Walter Riter, and Linda, herself. Delicious java available in many forms in an eclectic, artsy atmosphere. For more information visit: storytellersofsandiego.org Stay connected on Facebook and Instagram

Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.

Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the second Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. January 13, 2024, 10 a.m. Balboa Park Tours: Eucalyptus — Origins, Invasion, and Urban Tales Roughly 95% of the 800 eucalyptus species are native to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby Southeast Asian Islands. How and why did they become one of the most common coastal trees in California, and why do they inspire such passionate and contradictory love and hate emotions in their new home? February 10, 2024, 10 a.m. Balboa Park Tours: Flora of the International Cottages Built for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition, the now 32 single-story cottages known as the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages occupy an area of less than two acres. The variety of cultures represented is matched by an equally diverse floral landscape from around the world. Most visitors focus on the many charming buildings and what’s inside. This tour will focus on the encompassing varied and typically unappreciated flora. March 9, 2024, 10 a.m. Balboa Park Tours: Gums, Bottlebrushes, Paperbarks—Australian Flora in San Diego Nearly 50% of the over 400 species of trees in Balboa Park come from Australia. A tour of this collection, their unusual properties, and how they survive here will be explored. Stay Updated with Forever Balboa Park! Facebook | Instagram | X

Hospitals all over California are closing their maternity wards, including in San Diego and Imperial Counties.