• Parent volunteers save public school $140k,Jill Alexander

    Parent volunteers save public school $140k

    Thanks to a dedicated mom and interior designer, McKinley Elementary School’s library in North Park looks new again – for way less money than projected.Heather Vitti Pruett, allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers, helped to complete a 4,000-square-foot pro-bono library renovatio

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  • San Diego Latino Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years in Cinema Spotlight,Editor

    San Diego Latino Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years in Cinema Spotlight

    “Argentina, 1985,” one of the Spotlight Films at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, beginning Thursday. Photo credit: Screen shot, Prime Video Mexico, YouTubeThe San Diego Latino Film Festival returns with both a look forward and a look back as the event marks its 30th anniversary.The fest, which b

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  • Florida Canyon offers a wealth of hiking and nature experiences,Cynthia Robertson

    Florida Canyon offers a wealth of hiking and nature experiences

    For exploring San Diego’s urban trails, keep in mind Florida Canyon, one of the largest trail systems within the city. Consisting of 150 acres of coastal sage scrub, the trails provide habitats for native chaparral plants, birds and animals. Actually an extension of Balboa Park, interconnecting trai

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