September 15, 2026
Culture
UC San Diego scholar Curtis Marez reads four Emmy-nominated series through production incentives, local labor and the geography made visible—or invisible—onscreen.
By Jordan Kim · 3 min read
September 15, 2026
Culture
Five honorees in real estate, philanthropy, theater and business will be recognized Nov. 5 at the first event inside the Jacobs Celebration Center.
By Jordan Kim · 3 min read
September 14, 2026
Culture
“Edgeless” brings four Southern California artists into the University Art Gallery with work made through cutting, stitching, burning, dyeing and firing.
By Jordan Kim · 3 min read
September 9, 2026
Culture
Tara VanDerveer, P.J. Carlesimo and Paul Westhead will join the Tritons' current coaches at an October gathering in Solana Beach.
By Jordan Kim · 3 min read
September 5, 2026
Culture
After the feminist writer's death at 92, university records reconnect her 1984 labor arguments and a 2000 warning about reproductive rights.
By Jordan Kim · 3 min read
September 5, 2026
Culture
Digital Humanities Center recording sessions rose from 96 to 662 in two academic years as faculty carried audio assignments across eight colleges.
By Jordan Kim · 3 min read
August 31, 2026
Culture
Babymetal opened the Sunday concert, one of several late-August performances scheduled across the downtown ballpark and Gallagher Square.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 31, 2026
Culture
Manuel López-Gómez conducted the annual Rady Shell program, with pianist Joyce Yang featured in Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 28, 2026
Culture
The named space will form the entrance to the Strauss Family Gallery when the Triton Center arts destination opens in spring 2027.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 21, 2026
Culture
The department has grown from a small collection of parks into a system covering nearly 60,000 acres and about 400 miles of trails.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 16, 2026
Culture
The annual downtown celebration combined a lemon cook-off, live music, family activities and local vendors.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 11, 2026
Culture
'Boarder Crossings' displayed more than 40 works by San Diego and Tijuana artists, with the binational project continuing at CECUT.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 10, 2026
Culture
The free all-ages festival stretched across seven blocks with two stages, local vendors and a new wine garden.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 9, 2026
Culture
The August 8 tasting paired more than 200 beers with food trucks, live cover bands and lawn games at NTC Park.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 8, 2026
Culture
The August 7 program traced the influence of Asian musical traditions through works by Debussy, Harrison, Ravel, Cage and Rimsky-Korsakov.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
July 22, 2026
Culture
A new agreement extended the convention's stay and gave the region several more years with its signature pop-culture gathering.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
June 29, 2026
Culture
The new street name made the landmark park's cultural identity more visible in the surrounding public landscape.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
January 30, 2025
Culture
The selection continued a civic arts program combining original writing, public readings and community engagement.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
January 16, 2025
Culture
The long-range framework set goals for cultural access, creative careers and arts investment across neighborhoods.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
January 7, 2025
Culture
A city storytelling initiative placed residents' experiences at the center of a new public cultural record.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
December 6, 2024
Culture
A major restoration returned one of the park's signature structures to public use in time for December Nights.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
August 8, 2024
Culture
Yun Chuan and Xin Bao made their Panda Ridge debut, becoming the first giant pandas to enter the United States in 21 years.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
July 30, 2024
Culture
The agreement gave the cultural institution long-term stability in a building it had activated for decades.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
July 11, 2024
Culture
The annual investment supported organizations and projects expected to contribute to cultural life and economic activity.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
April 17, 2024
Culture
San Diego created a path for youth to restore full library access without paying overdue balances.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
February 8, 2024
Culture
Artists and organizations received funding for work intended to reach neighborhoods facing persistent inequities.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
June 5, 2023
Culture
Far South/Border North grants funded creative projects addressing issues across the San Diego and Imperial County region.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
April 12, 2023
Culture
Expanded schedules made branches available another day each week for study, internet access and community services.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
January 12, 2023
Culture
The appointment gave a longtime resident a civic platform to create, teach and broaden public engagement with poetry.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
July 21, 2022
Culture
The convention's full in-person return restored one of San Diego's signature cultural and tourism gatherings.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
February 17, 2022
Culture
A new exhibition used a public library space to connect creative work from both sides of the San Diego-Tijuana region.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
November 9, 2021
Culture
The Discover & Go program offered free passes to participating museums and cultural destinations through the public library.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read
September 9, 2021
Culture
A city library initiative brought local organizing, civic participation and community memory into public view.
By Jordan Kim · 2 min read