Story and photos by Robert Sanchez LA MESA—As the smell of kettle corn wafted through the air, La Mesa Boulevard was crammed with people of different ethnic backgrounds and different age groups. All had come to downtown La Mesa over the Oct. 1-2 weekend to enjoy the festivities of this German-inspired cultural festival known

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Laurel Corona, whose book, Penelope’s Daughter has its official release on Tuesday, Oct 5, will be making the rounds of local bookstores to tell how she created a new daughter for Penelope and Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, Corona, a frequent contributor to San Diego Jewish

The Night I Got Killed by Samuel “Sy” Brenner as told to Abraham J. Shragge, self published, ISBN 978-0-557-68964-4, Price not listed, available via www.sybrenner.com By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –With Veterans Day slightly more than a month away, Sy Brenner finally has the pleasure of seeing his remarkable memoir in print—thanks to the

CUYAMACA COLLEGE (Press Release) – The Jurassic period ended approximately 145 million years ago, but it still holds valuable lessons about natural resources in use today, as the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College reveals in its new Jurassic Garden exhibit. The new exhibit reminds visitors that the fossil fuels used to satisfy our modern day