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An empowering screenwriting workshop with writing exercises to help you develop your own ideas for a screenplay. Learn some of the crucial elements of dramatic and cinematic storytelling, as well as how to avoid some of the common pitfalls that make screenplays less effective than they could be. Many of the key principles we explore apply to other forms of dramatic narrative, such as a play or modern novel. This will be a safe, encouraging, creative environment for teens aged 15-19. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-08-02-jump-start-your-screenplay-teens-with-laurie-lamson/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

"I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR.

As the United States celebrates its 249th birthday, parades, fireworks shows and celebrations of all (stars and) stripes will take place throughout San Diego County.

An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade.

On Wednesday, the San Diego City Council's Select Committee on Addressing Cost of Living unanimously passed a proposal to raise the minimum wage of hospitality workers in the city to $25 an hour.

The 2025 San Diego Book Crawl highlights the region’s thriving independent bookseller community, including its newest addition, Hey Books! in East Village.

So you’ve finished writing your novel — what next? What do published novelists do between that raw first draft and the final manuscript to make their plots sizzle and their prose sing? The key lies in reworking your manuscript until your writing jumps off of the page. If you have completed the first draft of a novel, this workshop will help you develop skills to shape your plot for maximum dramatic impact and give life and texture to characters, dialogue, and setting. Note: There will be no class on Saturday, October 4. Thank you for your understanding! Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/certificates-wrkshps/2025-09-20-novel-v-with-rich-farrell/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

One reason for the seemingly endless upward trajectory of rents is how expensive it is to build new apartments in California. Those costs are a major contributor to “break-even rents,” or what must be charged for a project to be financially feasible.

A money-obsessed NYC matchmaker is wooed by a financial investor and a cater waiter in a romantic drama that has its protagonist finding strength and emotional growth via a side character's suffering.

At the 2025 San Diego International Fringe Festival, a contemporary dance performance packs a powerful, contemplative punch, reflecting on the unrealistic standards placed on women — from beauty to perfection — while also recognizing whose voices are often excluded from these stories.