Video: North County NAACP celebrate Juneteenth

Members of the North San Diego National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated Juneteenth Saturday at Luiseno Park in Oceanside.

Video: Legendary Actor and Comedian Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke talks about working with Jim Carrey and the Penguins. We love Dick Van Dyke and this is a fun family movie with a good moral story.

Michael Jackson: Two Years After His Death – King of Pop Legacy Lives On

Record producer Quincy Jones.

By Danny R. Johnson LOS ANGELES — When asked by friends and journalism colleagues what was I doing on the afternoon of June 25, 2009, the day the world was told that the “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson, had died, my answer would bring back fresh memories of a date which left me and millions [...]

Treasure Island Camp at Hillside Recreation Center

EL CAJON–Hillside Recreation Center hosts Treasure Island Camp, a pirate themed camp designed for boys and girls ages 6-12 years old. Each day campers will hunt for treasure, sing pirate songs, and play in pirate themed games and activities. Participants will make pirate crafts and participate in pirate cooking. Camp Dates: June 20-24. Course #18000. [...]

Boil water alert for Mountain Empire High School

PINE VALLEY–The County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health has issued a Boil Water Order and Public Notification for Mountain Empire High School located at 3305 Buckman Springs Road in Pine Valley effective immediately. The drinking water system has tested present for total coliform bacteria and absent for E. coli. Total coliform bacteria can [...]

Tracking dogs inspire kids to “Read For A Reason”

Children meet search and rescue beagles at the “Read for a Reason” kick off at the Poway Library.

POWAY–To kick off the County Library’s Summer Reading Club, a team of search and rescue beagles visited children at the Poway Library Thursday. Some kids even read their favorite books aloud to the friendly animals. It was a fitting meeting: This summer, kids and adults can “Read for a Reason,” to benefit the beagles and [...]

More on the menu for home-delivered meal clients

From left, Nick Macchione, Directors, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency; Erin Spiewak, Executive Director, Gary and Mary West Foundation; Pam Smith, Director, HHSA Aging & Independence Services; and Supervisor Bill Horn, Chairman, San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

SAN DIEGO–Homebound senior citizens could be enjoying the taste and health benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables in their home if the More on the Menu (MOM) fresh-produce program has its way. The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency’s Aging & Independence Services recently completed a pilot project providing a bag of [...]

Center for Children gets matching grant for behavioral health program

SAN DIEGO–The Rose Foundation has chosen to support the San Diego Center for Children with a matching grant that will allow a state-of-the-art behavioral health diagnostic program to be offered to potential residents that the Center serves. As San Diego’s oldest non-profit serving children, the San Diego Center for Children has been caring for the [...]

Warner Bros. and Ryan Reynolds honor military dads

SAN DIEGO–Actor Ryan Reynolds, the star of Warner Bros. Pictures’ epic action adventure “Green Lantern,” made a special appearance at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Thursday to herald the opening of the new film and introduce an advance screening in the on-base Bob Hope Theater. In appreciation of the troops, he also announced that the [...]

Kennedy Center Performers Brought the House Down to Close 2011 DC Jazz Fest

L-R Nathan Jolley on drums, Christie Dashiell, vocalist, and Noble Jolley on piano.

 By Danny R. Johnson WASHINGTON – An enthusiastic and exuberant sold-out crowd filled all 2500 seats in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Concert Hall on June13 to mark the official end of the 2011 DC Jazz Festival in Washington, DC. Jazz fans were not disappointed for the rich musical tapestry of [...]