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Tuesdays, Aug. 13 - Sept. 17, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Historian Dr. Onyeka Nubia examines Victorian Britain from the perspective of different regions throughout the nation. This week: Travel through Edinburgh, exploring the city's Old Town and the first medical school in the country. Discover how overcrowding in Victorian Edinburgh led to disease, fires and building collapse, leading to the establishment of the New Town.

Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Experience Academy Award nominee David Strathairn as reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness, Jan Karski, in this one-man true story of moral courage and individual responsibility.

At least 13 people have died since a series of storms hit. Officials are investigating the cause, but one resident feels the weather is to blame.

Join the Library for the 2022 Summer Festival Jazz Concerts. Sponsored by the Friends of the Coronado Library and Hotel Del Coronado, concerts will take place every other Friday from June 3-August 26. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to each performance. On Friday, August 12 the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory (YLJC) will share their talents with the Coronado Library. This event will double as the finale for the Library's annual Summer Reading program for kids, teens, and adults. Attendees will enjoy a sweet treat at the end of the performance. The mission of YLJC is to enrich young lives, and the San Diego community where they live, by inspiring imagination, intellectual curiosity, character, and self-confidence through jazz music instruction provided to middle- and high-school students; to facilitate exclusive performance opportunities for young musicians at public venues; to promote diversity and inclusion; to foster awareness and appreciation of jazz music in the community through live performances and education. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Come watch Cate Le Bon With A. Savage at the Belly Up Tavern on September 27th at 7 P.M. Follow on social media! Twitter + Instagram

Hundreds of San Diegans are being evicted regardless of their ability to pay rent. Meanwhile, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria says he’s committed to installing bike lanes in the city, despite local opposition. Plus, California has kept new regulations for its rooftop solar market a closely guarded secret.

Live music at SeaWorld San Diego is back with an incredible lineup of concerts during the Electric Ocean Bayside Summer Concert Series presented by Coca Cola. Enjoy a taste of classic rock, pop, and country sounds during live music performances at our open-air Bayside Amphitheater. Concerts are FREE with park admission. Singer, songwriter, artist, and actor Jesse McCartney's first three albums -- the Platinum Beautiful Soul [2004], Right Where You Want Me [2006], and Departure [2008] -- consecutively bowed in the Top 15 of the Billboard Top 200 with the singles "Beautiful Soul" minted Gold and "Leavin" certified Platinum. For more information on Electric Ocean Concert Series, SeaWorld tickets, and access to upgraded premium seating, visit https://seaworld.com/san-diego/events/electric-ocean-concert-series/ Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Join 5-time Grammy nominee David Arkenstone and The Oceanside Theatre for an intimate candlelit evening with special friends. He will also play selections from his newest album, "Music Inspired by Middle Earth: Vol. 2". With over 60 albums to his credit and composing numerous themes for NBC, film, and game scores, David promises a family friendly night to remember! VIP Seating is first two rows which includes lanyard and laminate, a free CD and a signed photograph. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Snacks and drinks available (along with beer and wine available for purchase). Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

On Friday, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled next year’s city budget, signaling a shift away from pandemic emergency planning. Next, antiviral treatments to help fight serious COVID-19 disease were once very hard to access. But now as COVID-19 cases start to decrease in San Diego, are there enough doses? After, Sempra Energy, the parent company of San Diego Gas & Electric, paid out its highest profits ever to its investors Friday. Some SDG&E ratepayers might be wondering if there is a connection to the massive spike in bills they’ve paid in recent months. Then, KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with San Diego Comic Fest’s new president Alonso Nunez about the fest events happening this week. Finally, award-winning pianist Jeeyoon Kim is debuting a mixed-media concert to coincide with the release of her new album this week. Kim joined Midday Edition to share selections and insights from her upcoming concert.

The volunteers - some in their 70s - are helping educate Ukrainians about unexploded munitions and training Ukrainian forces to disarm them.