Tag: Media Arts Center San Diego

  • Parking Lot Turns Into Park for a Day

    City Heights joined communities throughout the world for the annual Park(ing) Day. Participants transform parking lots into community parks for the day to demonstrate the benefits of having more open space in urban neighborhoods. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers Haga clic aquí para leer en español City…

  • Meet Crawford’s New (and Only) Principal

    Crawford High School student and Media Arts Center San Diego teen producer Jose Uribe interviews his school’s new principal, Ana Maria Alvarez. Alvarez was brought on board to oversee Crawford’s transition from four small schools to a single, comprehensive high school. By Megan Burks Crawford High School students went back to their same campus yesterday,…

  • Garden Teaches Diet for Healthy Minds

    By Erin Timoney and John Field On the weekend of July 6, youth from throughout California gathered at the Media Arts Center San Diego for a journalism boot camp hosted by The California Endowment. With the guidance of adult mentors, the youth produced blog, radio and video reports. This is one of those reports. As obesity…

  • Tweet City Heights: Teens and Safety Exhibit + More Weekend Events

    By Megan Burks You’re Invited: Teens and Safety in City Heights Join Speak City Heights partners KPBS, Voice of San Diego, Media Arts Center San Diego, The AjA Project and Mid-City CAN 4 p.m. Saturday at Hoover High School for an event centered on teens and safety in City Heights. We’ll take a look back…

  • It Starts With Us: San Diego Youth Call for Equality at Trayvon Martin Vigil

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard, Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn San Diegans of all ages and backgrounds gathered at Balboa Park March 26 to honor Trayvon Martin. The unarmed Florida teen was shot and killed Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who said he acted in self defense. At the…