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U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.

Join Solana Center and the City of San Diego at the Tecolote Nature Center for this 90-minute workshop to dive into the wonderful world of composting. Learn about the City of San Diego-operated Miramar Greenery composting facility, the compost process, and environmental benefits. You’ll also learn how compost can help you save money, time, and resources, and how you can easily get compost, mulch, and wood chips for your garden, landscape, or farm. Fun fact: if you’re a City of San Diego resident, you can pick up 2 cubic yards of compost and 4″ mulch from the Greenery for free with proof of residency! Please pre-register to attend FREE compost samples will be available to take home following the workshop! Please bring a five-gallon bucket, tub, or container to fill and take compost home. In this workshop we will cover: - An overview of the City of San Diego’s new Organic Waste Recycling program - The importance of recycling organic waste - What happens to organic waste after it goes into your green bin - How the Miramar Greenery operates and available products - The benefits of compost, mulch, and wood chips for water conservation, weed suppression, soil amendment, and plant growth - How to use compost and mulch for gardening, landscaping, and farming This workshop is sponsored by the City of San Diego. Thanks to our host, Tecolote Nature Center. Part of a garden club? Please encourage other members to join you! For more information visit: solanacenter.org Stay Connected on Facebook

What does it mean to experience adolescence as an adult when decades of life experience are in constant tension with the “lessons” being taught to fashion an independent, individual self? This experience is all too familiar for adults who transition sex and gender in today’s world. UCSD doctoral scholar Nicoletta Vangelisti explores Star Trek’s Seven of Nine’s journey of transition after her separation from the evil Borg to find her place within Starfleet and Federation society.

The Green Living Tour is a bi-monthly, one hour tour at our home base in Encinitas that showcases sustainability in action. On the tour, our knowledgeable Eco Team docents walk you through our worm bins, greywater systems, innovative compost projects, tool lending library, water-wise garden, and more simply, DIY, climate-friendly solutions. Find inspiration for your at-home sustainability projects, learn more about Solana Center and our programs, and meet other eco-stewards in your neighborhood! For groups of more than 6, please email volunteer@solanacenter.org to set up a private tour for a nominal fee. For more information visit: solanacenter.org Stay Connected on Facebook

The Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Studies in collaboration with the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center at San Diego State University, The University of California San Diego, SCORE San Diego Chapter, and community partners, will be launching Cohort 3 of the Community Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs, a 6-week training program for entrepreneurs in underserved communities. More than 30 entrepreneurs from some of San Diego’s most underserved communities will participate in this year’s program. Working with instructors from leading colleges and universities, the entrepreneurs will take part in a mentorship program led by business executives from SCORE then paired with student consultants to work on value-add projects that are necessary to move their businesses forward. The bootcamp is held at the Kroc Salvation Army located at 6753 University Ave in San Diego, and offers a strong exposure to key concepts, tools, and approaches to starting and growing a business. It is targeted to people in San Diego County with a dream of a business they want to start, or who have launched an early-stage venture and need some guidance and insights. It also features top faculty from local universities, subject matter experts and successful entrepreneurs over six consecutive Saturday mornings starting on September 9 and ending on October 14. This bootcamp is an initiative under the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative (UPBI), which is a collaboration among over 30 universities and non-profit organizations globally, working together to help individuals in underserved communities start and grow sustainable businesses. For more information, please visit https://upbi.org/ or The McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business at the University of Notre Dame.

The "Pleasure of Your Company" music series opens the new season with Duo Nova on Sunday, September 17, at 2:30 p.m. at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. Yewon Lee and Hyun Jeong Ahn will perform piano four-hands works by Mozart, Schubert, Kapustin, and other composers. There is no charge for the concert, which is sponsored by the Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library, although donations are appreciated. Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is located at 10301 Scripps Lake Drive near Miramar Lake. Overflow parking is available on Meanley Drive off Scripps Ranch Blvd. Visit srfol.org or call (858) 538-8158 for information.

This tool from NASA allows you to get your exact window to see Monday's eclipse; all you need is your ZIP code.

Autoworkers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will vote in mid-April on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., will soon follow.

House of Ukraine in Balboa Park presents Ukrainian Festival 2023. Treat yourself to traditional Ukrainian home-made food such as potato and cheese varenyky with sour cream and fried onions, nalysnyky (blintzes) with sweet cheese, kovbasa sandwiches, salads, watermelon and drinks (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.). Enjoy our free lawn program (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) featuring the Chervona Kalyna Ukrainian Dance Group (Los Angeles), Ukrainian singer Iaroslava Caracosa, traditional Bandura music and more. Come discover, enjoy, share and support Ukraine and celebrate our culture! All proceeds will be used for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. For more information: houseofukraine.org Stay Connected on Facebook

Are you a landscaper, gardener, or farmer? Did you know that compost can be used in place of artificial fertilizers to boost nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content? It also increases soil water retention and plant health. Attend our workshop on Saturday, September 23 in Mission Valley, sponsored by the City of San Diego, to learn about compost, mulch and wood chips, how compost is made and the benefits for your or your client's garden, landscape or farm, as well as to receive free compost samples courtesy of the City. Please learn more & register here. *Note: if you are a City of San Diego resident, compost and 4” mulch from the Miramar Greenery are free to pick up with proof of residency!