Playing the Philippine Rondalla in Balboa Park!
Musicians were entertaining visitors to the House of the Philippines cottage in Balboa Park today. Many of those walking through the International Cottages paused to listen. I learned the beautiful string music was being created by members of CTFLC Rondalla, a local group organized in 2021 by the CTFLC (Council for Tea
HarborFest returns to Chula Vista after 7-year hiatus
HarborFest is scheduled to return to Chula Vista's Bayside Park on Aug. 22 after a seven-year hiatus, offering free live music, food and family activities.
National City faces growing budget deficit as city weighs cuts and new revenue
National City is facing a nearly $12.7 million general fund deficit as city leaders grapple with rising costs and declining reserves, with the city manager warning that continued spending at current levels could eventually push the city into insolvency. City Manager Doug Schulze told the City Council at a recent...
San Diego should expect ‘another hot and muggy week’: NWS
A high pressure system will slowly build in from the east this week, bringing gradual warming, a shallower marine layer and dry weather to San Diego County, the National Weather Service said Sunday. The slow warming trend began Sunday with high temperatures near to slightly below normal, the NWS said.
Logan Heights Turns Two Grim Freeway Underpasses Into a 13-Mural Corridor
Nearly 75 volunteers and artists gathered in an Imperial Avenue parking lot this week to start painting murals beneath two of San Diego's grittiest freeway underpasses, ones long marked by graffiti, trash and, at one site, tents where people had been sleeping. The project, four years in the making, aims to turn the con
San Diego warming up this week as heat, humidity and monsoon chances return
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diego County is heading into another stretch of warmer and increasingly humid weather this week as high pressure builds over Southern California. The week begins relatively mild, with temperatures near or slightly below seasonal averages. Highs are expected to reach the mid to upper 70s along the
Silver Alert Seeks 87-Year-Old Marie Brumble, Missing on Foot in Desert Hot Springs
An 87-year-old woman last seen walking near Dillon Road and Corkill Road in Desert Hot Springs has triggered a regional Silver Alert covering five Southern California counties. Marie Brumble was reported missing after being seen at approximately 3:28 p.m. on Saturday in the unincorporated Riverside County community, an
North Park water tower leak draws concern from neighbors over water waste
A water leak was reported at the North Park Water Tower on Sunday morning, with crews working to shut off the water and prevent further damage.
Rare wahoo catch off San Diego another sign that ‘El Niño has struck’
A wahoo was reeled aboard a San Diego-based sportfishing boat this past week in an extraordinary catch that could be attributed to an intensifying El Niño. The San Diego on Saturday shared an image of three men displaying the large, slender game fish, along with the description: "Bring everything from 15-pound mono rod
Madison on Park Temporarily Closing Next Month
Ten years ago, restaurant design centered around sleek minimalism. Fonts lacked serifs, clean lines dominated, and any manufacturer that made globe-shaped chandeliers must have made an absolute killing. Things have changed since then, and Jeff Fink says it’s time for Madison on Park to glow up. On September 7, Madison.
