Opioid summit urges students to seek help now
San Diego County Office of Education and the county District Attorney’s office hosted a student opioid summit which was offered to school districts throughout...
State mandates indoor masks
Fully vaccinated or not, San Diego county residents are required to wear a mask while indoors in all public spaces following a new statewide...
Helping hands have presents in mind during holidays
April Chillura, who launched the Helping Hands monthly food distribution program for homeless individuals last Thanksgiving, came up with a new plan for the...
High school district revisits dress code policy
Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees approved an updated dress code upon first reading at a Dec. 13 meeting.
The policy, which as...
Vaccine outreach still needed in Black community
County of San Diego officials reported that before the three COVID-19 vaccinations became available in the U.S., only 42% of Black Americans planned to...
Animals will be presented with holiday gifts
Lions, Tigers and Bears is hosting their Christmas With the Animals holiday celebration and fundraiser at the exotic animal rescue and big cat sanctuary...
Retreat may be forced to shut down
The Children’s Nature Retreat in Alpine is a ranch-styled retreat of 20 acres of natural terrain and home to more than 10 exotic animals...
New pharmacy opens doors
There is a new pharmacy in town, owned and operated by Alpine resident Martin Gorence, bringing back that old pharmacy atmosphere and feeling with...
A smoky, cheesy new venture
Bryan and Margo Brodsky hit a major hurdle mid-pandemic with the Nkuto line of body products they usually sell at farmer’s markets when African...
Non-profits cling to hope in changing landscape
COVID-19 was originally named the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. It is no longer novel— 2019 is long done, the struggle of 2020’s closures and cancellations...
