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The cause of death for the Friends star was released by the Los Angeles County medical examiner more than a month after the 54-year-old actor was found dead at his home in October.

Encore Sundays, Dec. 15, 2024 at 9 p.m. - Jan. 5, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. Enjoy all seasons, free in the U.S. and Territories, from Nov. 28-Dec. 23, 2024. The series features James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in 1930’s Yorkshire in a glorious new adaptation in a series based on his internationally celebrated books. Nicholas Ralph makes his television debut as the iconic vet who became renowned for his inspiring humor, compassion and love of life.

From the gallery: Quint Gallery presents Wire and Beads, an exhibition comprised of recent suspended sculptures by Anne Mudge. There will be a reception with the artist on Saturday, April 22 from 6-8 PM. Central to Anne’s body of work is the weightless sculptural form, often organized from a central tension (sometimes several), sensitive to the inherent properties of her materials. Read more here. Anne Mudge's artwork has been featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the San Diego Museum of Art, the List Visual Arts Center at M.I.T, and in solo and group exhibitions at private and university galleries throughout the U.S. She has been reviewed in a variety of publications including Art in America, Art News, Sculpture Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Union/Tribune, among others. She lives and works in Fallbrook, CA.

USD economics professor Alan Gin says a 'soft landing' looks likely, while a local mortgage expert says the real estate market is picking up.

Second Chance Beer Company, the award-winning “Seize a Pint, Save a Pup” brewery in Carmel Mountain, is hosting its 3rd-Annual Pupapalooza Dog Festival on Saturday, May 20 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Pupapalooza will have more than 20 locally-owned dog-themed vendors on hand, adoptable pups from The Animal Pad dog rescue organization, food trucks, and live music. The event is free to attend, though there is a Gold VIP option for $150 and a Silver VIP option for $125. The packages include a 10-minute professional photo session for pets in a Puppy Picnic Co. set-up, along with gift bags and other items. For more information on the packages and to purchase tickets, click here, and note that last year’s VIP packages sold out. For the first time in the event’s history, Second Chance will be releasing a special beer specifically for the festivities: Guava Wheat Ale (4.5% ABV) that will be available on draft and in 16-oz cans. Regarded as one of the most dog-friendly establishments in all of San Diego, Second Chance will donate proceeds from the event to The Animal Pad. As always, 1% of sales of Second Chance’s core beers Buddy Lager and New Day West Coast IPA that day will be donated to dog rescue organizations as well. Second Chance has donated more than $257,000 to local dog rescues and the communities it serves since the company’s inception in 2015.

A new study showed that cats fetched objects instinctively, in the absence of overt training. Fetching is defined as when the animal retrieves an object that's thrown.

For Thanksgiving, Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala joins Cinema Junkie to give thanks for the film "TÁR."

Join The Conrad Prebys Foundation and john a. powell, director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. Belonging is a key part of well-being. In this initial dialogue, we will explore what belonging means and can look like in the San Diego region. Exploring belonging together will allow us to intentionally question and ask ourselves how we partner to support equity interventions that allow us all to benefit from and enjoy our regional assets. john a powell is the Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, a research institute that brings together scholars, community advocates, communicators, and policymakers to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society and to create transformative change toward a more equitable world. The Conrad Prebys Foundation is the largest independent private foundation in San Diego County. The mission of the foundation is to create an inclusive, equitable, and dynamic future for all San Diegans.

Start your journey with the Compassion Practice! Discover how the practice of compassion can be a catalyst for healing and transformation. This accessible 3-week online course will introduce you to the Compassion Practice, a meditative and mindfulness practice for cultivating compassion for self and others, and offers ways to integrate this meditative practice into your daily life. Led by Dale Suggs, MDiv, Certified Facilitator of the Compassion Practice, Certified Spiritual Director, and Co-Founder of the BELOVED Compassion Network. Following the concept of GracEconomics, we invite you to contribute what you can to support this program. Those who contribute at a higher level make it possible for others to participate at their own level.

Discover how the Compassion Practice can help you cultivate compassion for others and put your compassion into action! This 6-session online course is a deep dive into the Compassion Practice, a meditative and mindfulness practice for cultivating compassion for yourself and others. Together, we will hone our ability to understand the internal experiences of others and offer compassionate action to ease their pain and promote their flourishing, while promoting our own flourishing too. Led by certified Compassion Practice facilitators Dale Suggs and Shelly Suggs. The founder of the Compassion Practice, Dr. Frank Rogers, Jr., will lead a meditative practice in the first session as well. Please note that Cultivating Compassion Levels 1 and 2 must be completed in order to participate in Level 3.