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Five World War II veterans served as grand marshals of the San Diego Veterans Day Parade Tuesday.

Meets on the Second Friday each month | 9:30 – 11a.m. Friday, September 12 October 10 November 14 December 12 Free for Active Duty Military Adults and children 10+ with an adult are welcome! Join San Diego Craft Collective’s Organic Garden workshop each month and learn how to grow your own organic fresh fruits, herbs and vegetables, seed-saving, compost, planting, plus all the benefits of eating healthy, being outdoors and giving back green space to our planet. In this class, Instructor Mia Vaughnes teaches gardening techniques and beyond. We welcome all families, friends and adults to join in the fun! Our Organic Garden was an opportunity for us to transform an under-utilized plot of land outside our Liberty Station studio into a living, learning lab! Our Edible & Pollinator Garden is a perfect place to share with the community how gardening in a small space can be quite abundant. We look forward to teaching children and adults about the craft of gardening and raising awareness of plants that supply us food. Free for active duty military. Just email us to RSVP and be sure to show us your ID. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts. • Scholarships available. • Homeschool funds accepted. • If this class is full, join the Interest List to be notified. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.

If you care about the environment and don't mind getting a little dirty, then this may be the perfect fit for you! Join us on August 9 from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. for a riverbed clean-up in the Mission Valley Preserve. The River Rescue Team mobilizes to target trash for removal every Saturday, and for this date, we are looking for a few extra hands (no experience necessary!) to remove trash and debris from this sensitive habitat. We invite you to join us for just this date, but if you have a good time, ask us for more information about coming out for future River Rescue clean-up events! Each year, San Diego River Park Foundation volunteers remove more than 200,000 pounds of trash from our namesake waterway. Without our amazing volunteers, this trash would be left to pollute native animal habitats, parks and public spaces, leach contaminants into the water, and wash out into our ocean and beaches! Location: Cottonwood Grove / Mission Valley Preserve South: Presidio Little League baseball fields at Sefton Park are located at the west end of Hotel Circle Place. The closest street address to the Little League Fields is the U-Haul near the entrance to the park, at 2504 Hotel Circle Pl, San Diego, CA 92108. When you arrive at the U-Haul, continue into the dirt lot of the baseball fields, and stay to the right to pass the fields and park near the Mission Valley Preserve kiosk at the far west end of the baseball fields. Please do not drive on the paved bike path. Park + Meet: Park in the dirt lot for the baseball fields. Map We will meet at Cottonwood Grove. You can enter Cottonwood Grove by walking on the bike path near the kiosk at the western end of the Sefton Baseball Fields Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the event: Check-In: 7:45 a.m. Attire: Long pants and closed-toe shoes are required All tools and supplies will be provided Other Things to Bring: Reusable water bottle, hat, other forms of sun protection Weather: Light rain will not cancel the event For safety reasons, no pets are allowed at this event There are no restroom facilities at this location. Please plan accordingly. Community Service hours can be verified for those who need them. Family friendly! If you would like to sign up as a group, please email us at volunteer@sandiegoriver.org, or have each member of your group sign up individually. The San Diego River Park Foundation on Facebook / Instagram

It's no surprise that a boatload of 2026 Grammy nominations are for rappers, rockers, legends and newcomers who performed at the Tiny Desk in just 2025 alone.

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

Local artists and galleries in El Cajon are coming together to host the 14th Annual Alley Cat Art Walk. This free, family-friendly event promises fine art, live entertainment, boutique vendors, and more along Main Street and Rea Avenue. Hosted by the art galleries, studios, museums, and small businesses in the historic Downtown El Cajon district, the Art Walk is a yearly celebration of the city’s flourishing creative scene. Along with special gallery shows, attendees can explore interactive art displays, artisanal craft booths while enjoying live music, beer on tap, and other entertainment. With all venues within walking distance, it’s easy to shop, discover new artists, and take in the range of artistic styles and mediums. Arts Alley will have many exciting new exhibits on display for the event. A highlight will be Sophie’s Gallery’s latest show "Passageways: Sea Life," which explores ocean life and experiences living by the coast, with pieces made from donated, upcycled and reimagined materials. The show includes mosaic fish and seascapes, beaded sea creature sculptures, wooden buoy wind chimes, aquatic-inspired accessories, and more. More must-sees down Arts Alley include "Summer Triptych" at SC Fine Art & Framing, an immersive exhibit featuring three distinct artistic voices exploring nature, social connectivity, and speculative futures. The Olaf Wieghorst Museum will display "The Etchings of Olaf Wieghorst," 27 original etchings from 1937-1940, including one original etching plate. The museum is also sponsoring the Alley Cat Art Walk Passport, highlighting participating businesses and galleries. Once attendees visit each business and get their Passport stamped by all, they can return to the museum to enter a raffle to win a special Olaf Wieghorst print. Other special exhibits include Bronze Sculptures at White Sage Gallery, Animal Portraits & Paint Parties at Rich Artist Studio, "Resilient Spirits" by Charlene Mosley at East County Art Association, and Eiffel Tower Paintings by Sophie’s Artists at Rob's BrewPoint. With its murals, galleries, restaurants, and charm, Downtown El Cajon offers the perfect setting for this community art celebration. St. Madeleine Sophie's Center on Facebook / Instagram

The legendary actor died Tuesday at 89. "I wasn't learning the way I was supposed to learn ..." he explained in 2013. "I realized that my education was going to happen when I got out in the world."

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.

For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.

In December 1846, the largest battle of the US-Mexico War in California occurred about 30 miles north of Old Town, in the San Pasqual Valley near today’s San Diego Zoo Safari Park. American and Mexican forces struggled for control of Alta California and the battle paved the way to the eventual Mexican surrender near Los Angeles, a month later. As part of the broader war from 1846 to 1848, the action near San Diego secured control of Upper California for the United States and ensured its inclusion as part of the land ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848 under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 175 years ago, in 1850, California became the 31st state. David Miller received his PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 2007. His research focus is the social and cultural history of the nineteenth-century United States. David has been with USD since 2005, offering a range of upper and lower-division courses including The Civil War and Reconstruction, The Civil War and Reconstruction in Popular Culture, US Immigration History, California History, A History of Race and San Diego, US History to 1877, and Race and Ethnicity in the American Experience. Miller received the 2017 Faculty Award for Exceptional Teaching, the 2019 Center for Educational Excellence "Best Attendance" award, and in 2020 the Center for Catholic Thought and Culture travel grant to explore the history of immigration in San Francisco and New York City from a Catholic perspective. He is the History Department's internship program coordinator. David also serves as the co-editor of The Journal of San Diego History, a joint venture with the San Diego History Center, and can be found on any given day out and about exploring our city. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/sv-hold-38399