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Local Wedding Vendors Refuse to Let Pandemic Delay Vows
“The wedding planning?” said bride-to-be Izzy Palmieri. “That’s been the bitter part of it all.” She said, “Yes” to Dylan Van Vleet in March just as the pandemic said, “No” to the world. “It’s been stressful to say the least,” sighed Palmieri. The Woodland Hills couple planned to get married in April of 2021. “‘There’s no way this is...
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San Diego County Businesswoman Surprised With $5,000
Her heart stopped when she heard the announcement. Then Nadia Zamora cried when she was handed an oversized check. It was the best news the first-time businesswoman has heard in months. 2020 started with so much promise for Zamora. She signed a lease in February for a space in La Mesa for her Pink Rose Café. Then the coronavirus pandemic…
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Rancho Peñasquitos Woman Won't Let 2020 Knock Her Down
Angie Bitsko is going toe-to-toe with 2020. She has taken several punches on the chin, but the Rancho Peñasquitos woman isn’t likely to get knocked down. “I figure if I can stay positive and strong, that kind of sets the tone for everyone else,” she said Wednesday from a hospital bed at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center. NBC 7 first…
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$20 Microscope + Torrey Pine Needle = $45,000 Scholarships
A 16-year-old senior at the Cambridge School, in Black Mountain, used a relatively inexpensive tool to conduct research that has landed her more than $45,000 in scholarships.
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Teacher Draws Caricatures to Increase Face-to-Face Time With His Students
As the new school year began at Discovery Charter Elementary School, fifth-grade teacher Scot De Pedro resorted to skills he used while working at SeaWorld years ago to prepare for distance learning. “We’ve never done this before,” he said while sitting behind two laptops. “We’re trailblazers and these first few weeks is all about problem-solving.” Discovery Charter and the...
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Mother Fired Because Kids Were Too Noisy During Virtual Meetings: Lawsuit
“Her childcare options evaporated overnight.” It happened to thousands of families when the state of California forced everyone to stay home as the coronavirus crept into town. It happened to Drisana Rios. The mother of two was an account executive with insurance firm HUB International in San Diego. In March, she was sent home to work alongside a needy 1-year-old…
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UC San Diego Study Highlights Importance of Face Masks in Defense of COVID-19
Face masks. Doctors love them. Scientists love them. The stars of viral videos hate them. The coronavirus hates them, too, according to a recent study out of UC San Diego, CalTech, and Texas A&M. “Wearing masks is something that’s easy and is probably one of the single-most important known factors for helping to control transmission,” said UC San Diego Chemistry...
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It's Only Fair: Livestock Competition Goes Online in San Diego County
One hundred seventy-one animals competed in live online judging despite the cancellation of the county fair, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.
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Frustrated and Nervous: California's Unemployment Problems
A University Heights man says California’s unemployment system is broken
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Millions Prepare for Easter Sunday Online
Millions of Catholics and Christians are preparing to celebrate their first Easter Sunday since the novel coronavirus forced everyone to stay home. Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. “In our family, Easter is huge,” said Jennifer Uy from her Carmel Mountain Ranch. Uy said her family usually joins extended family for a get-together after Catholic Mass. “I’m really...
