ONGOING EVENTS ‘Peter and The Starcatcher’Through May 13Lamplighter Theatre presents “Peter and The Starcatcher,” the musical swashbuckling prequel to “Peter Pan” that reveals the origin story of “the boy who wouldn’t grow up.” The Lamplighter’s cast of 12 will portray over 100 characters, including pirates, orphans, secret agents, a queen…
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By Connie and Lynn Baer | Foothiller Footsteps A relatively “new” Grossmont High School sport is volleyball. Since the first volleyball team “took the court” in 1972, Grossmont students have enjoyed the challenges and the excitement of volleyball. Girls volleyball In 1972, teacher Alice Bardon coached the first Foothiller volleyball…
Helix wins Wellness Innovation Challenge Helix Charter High School in La Mesa is a winner of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and DonorsChoose.org’s Mental and Emotional Wellness Innovation Challenge. Mrs. Fleming and her students at Helix Charter were one of five winning classrooms. Their project, “Improving Emotional Wellness Through…
By Rep. Susan A. Davis | Guest Editorial The success of our nation’s economy is based in part on the investments the federal government makes. These investments spur economic activity and create jobs. They can help young people afford college, save lives, protect and provide the care our veterans deserve,…
Jeff Clemetson | Editor A look inside La Mesa’s medical marijuana green rush [Editor’s note: This is part one in an ongoing series on the rollout of Measure U.] The medical marijuana green rush is officially on in La Mesa. And just like California’s historical Gold Rush, prospectors — or in…
