Eventful race results in runoff| 12/9/13
Nearly 100 volunteers crowded San Diego City Councilman David Alvarez’s backyard, his temporary campaign headquarters, in Barrio Logan to kick off his mayoral campaign on Sept. 14th.
“We are San Diego! We are San Diego!” the group of volunteers cheered after Alvarez gave a speech thanking volunteers for their support.
“It’s going to be a lot of work, but we know how to work hard,” Alvarez said. “The reason why we’re doing this is because we’re really at a crossroads in San Diego. It’s going to be very clear that we can either move backwards or move forward.”…read more
Dia de los Muertos| 10/31/13
During the last days of October, people in Mexico begin to prepare for an important visit. For generations, food, pictures, flowers, crucifixes, colorful skulls and mementos have been used to decorate altars that commemorate loved ones who have passed on. Legend and tradition tell that during the first two days of November, the dead return to the mortal world to visit those they have left behind and join in on a celebration of life and death.
“It’s not a negative thing; it’s not a sad thing. You’re remembering people you love and you’re not grieving, you’re remembering,” Save Our Heritage Organization Education and Communications Director Alana Coons said…read more
hArt Lounge has love for entrees| 9/25/13
Located in the heart of East Village in downtown San Diego, hART Lounge is a cultural hub that embraces all forms of creative expression. You may have seen its colorful mural facing G Street right before the east entrance to state Route 94 while driving back to campus from downtown.
The coffeehouse, hookah lounge, art gallery and community space has been around for two years and continues to develop and improve by absorbing the artistic community around it…read more
How to warm both hearts and bodies| 9/5/13
With summer coming to an end, the autumn leaves will soon start to turn yellow and the air will get a little bit chillier. Flip-flops will be substituted with boots and sweatshirts will become the uniform among Aztecs on campus. Even though it may be hard to imagine a cold night in sunny San Diego, it is a harsh reality for thousands of people in the city.
The San Diego County Regional Task Force on the Homeless (RTFH), an independent nonprofit, keeps count of the homeless people in San Diego. Their most recent report shows there are a total of 8,879 homeless people in the county. In the city of San Diego, RTFH reports there are 5,733 homeless people, accounting for 64.6 percent of the county’s total…read more
First Steps for a Big Baby| 6/28/10
The baby elephant at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park was soaking wet, walking side by side with his mother after they bathed in the pool together for the first time.
Park visitors can watch the mother-son relationship thrive as he goes through plenty of firsts as he grows and develops.
A month after his birth, the unnamed elephant is recovering from complications. Zookeepers are relieved and have welcomed the big bundle of joy with open arms. The calf, born to Umoya, weighed about 220 pounds at birth, which is considered healthy to elephant keepers. However, they worried when he began to lose weight instead of gaining…read more
Carla Romero 