SAN FRANCISCO — For decades the monumental 10-panel fresco by Diego Rivera depicting a continent linked by creativity has been mounted in the lobby of a theater at City College of San Francisco. There, somewhat tucked away from the art world, it has been cared for as a labor of […]
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2 gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for COVID-19
Two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during a press conference on Monday. “Two that have been tested positive, we have another that’s symptomatic,” Newsom said. The Democratic governor said that the news of the infected gorillas, which may have […]
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San Diego partners simplify houseplant care with new easy-feed tablets
Sometimes, timing can bring surprising opportunity. For landscape experts Ari Tenenbaum and Jeff Robbins, the idea had been brewing for years: Create a product that would make it easier and cleaner for people to feed their houseplants. Amid a pandemic, Instant Plant Food is coming to fruition. The partners founded […]
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Zappa film a ‘Frank’ look at visionary iconoclast who had his musical epiphany as a teen in San Diego
Over the decades since Frank Zappa’s death in 1993, his family has been approached by an array of filmmakers who wanted to make a definitive documentary about the legendary music maverick and his genre-blurring legacy. More than a few were obsessive Zappa fans who hoped to gain access to his […]
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Road Trip Alert: Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera at the Denver Art Museum
Announced a year ago, the Denver Art Museum exhibition “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism” was to be the art event of the year for Colorado – another hotly anticipated event following a string of blockbuster shows at the museum in recent years. Last year’s Claude Monet survey and […]
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Cartier Comes to San Diego
Cartier has put down roots in “America’s finest city” — the iconic French house has opened a 4,348-square-foot boutique in San Diego’s Fashion Valley mall. “Set against the backdrop of this year’s many challenges, the successful opening of our San Diego boutique can only be attributed to the dedication and […]