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Roland Lizarondo
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Fewer Patients Visiting Urgent Cares, Emergency Departments During Pandemic
- April 17
- By Roland Lizarondo, Tarryn Mento
Data has shown San Diegans are taking fewer trips to locations like stores and parks, but urgent care centers are also seeing a decrease in visits.
August Wilson's 'Jitney' Depicts The Mundane And Finds Something Profound
- Jan. 28
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
"Jitney" was the first play August Wilson wrote but the last to make it to Broadway. It now comes to the Old Globe stage with a director and cast that are part of Wilson’s extended theater family.
Flesh-Eating Bugs At The Nat's New Living Lab Exhibit
- Dec. 30, 2019
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
Have you ever wanted to see flesh-eating beetles at work? You now have your chance as the San Diego Natural History Museum serves up the Living Lab where the public can meet the creepy and the crawly, the slimy and slithery up close.
Derby United Builds Its Own Home In Encanto
- Dec. 20, 2019
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
Roller derby is coming to Encanto thanks to the determination and passion of the women behind Derby United.
Diversionary Theatre Creates Winter Wonderland For 'Santaland Diaries'
- Dec. 4, 2019
- By Andi Dukleth, Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
The forecast at Diversionary Theatre is for snow through Dec. 22. Find out how the creative team behind "Santaland Diaries" is creating a winter wonderland that goes beyond what's onstage.
Vanguard Culture's Breakthrough: The Future Features Cutting Edge Science
- Nov. 1, 2019
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
This weekend you don’t have to choose between events because Vanguard Culture brings together an eclectic mix of treats as it hosts Breakthrough: The Future.
Let 'Toxic Avenger' Rip Your Heart Out At New Village Arts
- Oct. 25, 2019
- By Beth Accomando, Kurt Kohnen, Roland Lizarondo
This weekend music lovers can choose between San Diego Opera’s "Aida" and New Village Arts’ "Toxic Avenger The Musical."
OnStage Playhouse Brings 'Carrie: The Musical' Back To Life
- Oct. 7, 2019
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
October is the month of Halloween and OnStage Playhouse in Chula Vista has a production of "Carrie The Musical" to fit the season.
Audrey II Comes To Carnivorous Life In 'Little Shop Of Horrors'
- June 26, 2019
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
Roger Corman's 1960 B-movie "Little Shop of Horrors" became a popular musical in the 1980s. Now it arrives at New Village Arts in Carlsbad with a slightly different look. The carnivorous plant Audrey II is usually a puppet voiced by a man but in this production African American actress and singer Eboni Muse takes on the role.
San Diego Opera Presents 'Three Decembers' At Patrick Henry
- March 7, 2019
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
San Diego Opera will be staging its dētour series chamber opera "Three Decembers" at Patrick Henry’s new PHAME auditorium.
Stories featuring work by Roland Lizarondo
Join KPBS For A Weeklong Look At San Diego's Climate Crisis
- Sept. 16, 2019
- By David Washburn
When many of us think of climate change, we still too often think of polar bears and the year 2100 — things far away and long into the future. But climate change is impacting us here and now.
Study: California Could Lose Millions As Immigrants Begin Disenrolling From Healthcare Programs
- Sept. 26, 2019
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
California could lose more than $500 million in federal funding if the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule goes into effect next month.
Protesters Take Over San Diego Congressman Peters' Office
- Sept. 26, 2019
- By Erik Anderson
Environmental activists disrupted work at the San Diego office of Congressman Scott Peters on Friday to protest his refusal to back the Green New Deal.
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