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Yellow's demise stems from an exodus of customers, union strife and longstanding financial troubles.

This 75 minute class takes a deeper focus of Musical theatre dance. Students should have a basic understanding of dance technique. Class will focus on developing artistry, picking up choreography, and and fun energetic appreciation of Musical Theatre Dance. Class will include a physical warm up and different dance combinations. This class is open to both teens and adults, must be 16 to join. Some exceptions considered, email info@teatrosandiego.org with any questions! Drop ins accepted, registration encouraged: https://classbug.com/businesses/3400/offerings

Union-Tribune language columnist Richard Lederer, author of Anguished English, will take you on a joyride through the glories and oddities of our marvelous English language, in which you drive in a parkway and park in a driveway and your nose can run and your feet can smell.

The Friends of the Central Library cordially invite you to a fundraising luncheon with best-selling author and motivational speaker Dr. Linda K. Olson and her book Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back my Life. Linda and her husband, Dave Hodgens, were young doctors vacationing in Germany when a train hit their van, shattering their lives—and Linda’s body. Prepare to be mesmerized! You will never forget Dr. Olson’s presentation! She is a hero among us who refused to allow her tragic accident and the ensuing disability limit her life. Gone tells how perseverance helped her to become one of the most successful women of San Diego, raise a family, and enjoy the best outdoor experiences. Visit the Friends website for tickets and registration. All proceeds will go to support the San Diego Central Library. As a triple amputee, Dr. Olson learned to walk with prostheses and change diapers and insert IVs with one hand. She and Dave pursued their dream careers and traveled the world. Deeply moving and inspiring, Gone asks readers to find not only courage but also laughter in the unexpected challenges we all face in life. More about the Author Dr. Olson is Professor Emerita of Radiology at UCSD and a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Following a CT Fellowship at UCSD, she joined the faculty in the Department of Radiology where she worked for thirty years. She was director of Breast Imaging for twenty years and also a member of the thoracic imaging section. Some of her many awards include: Marie Curie Award of the American Association of Women Radiologists 1991; Honored Alumna Loma Linda University School of Medicine 1994; UCSD Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award 1996; Rell Sunn “Queen of Makaha” Award, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, 2007; San Diego County’s 2011 Physicians of Exceptional Excellence “Top Doctors” Award; Loma Linda University School of Medicine “Women in Courage” Award 2012; and UCSD Department of Radiology Lifetime Achievement Award 2012.

Chinese-American parents of the San Dieguito Union High School District are divided in their reactions to the recent racially inflammatory comments made by the district’s superintendent. Meanwhile, the director of the UC San Diego breast milk bank warns against buying breast milk on Facebook amid the nationwide shortage of baby formula. Plus, Katya Echazarreta will soon be the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space.

The humanitarian group El Roi Haiti said Alix Dorsainvil and her child were taken from the organization's campus near Port-au-Prince.

The attack tore through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country's northwestern Bajur district. Nearly 200 others were wounded in the blast.

Sofreh is a new cookbook from celebrated chef and author Nasim Alikhani. "If we as immigrants become stuck in the past, we deprive ourselves of the opportunities our new space has provided," she says.

The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there's a theatrical event aimed at keeping the numbers down.

A Columbia University professor says spiritual beliefs can decrease our rates of anxiety and depression. I needed to understand how she came to these conclusions.