By Dianne Anderson Everyone is talking turkey this week, especially how easy it is to drop $150 on the big feast. This week, Community Action Partnership (CAP) is making the day a little lighter on the family budget by collaborating with dozens of local volunteers, who are out boxing up good eats for their great ...

By Dianne Anderson Extra money is here just in time for the holidays – even for the untrained, or late sleepers. For those not wanting to punch the clock for 7:00 a.m., there are plenty of opportunities for second or third shifts.  Warehouses run every day of the year, and forklift operators can choose a ...

By Dianne Anderson African Americans and Latinos may have their share of differing opinions or political stances, but one area where both groups readily agree is that racist hatred will not be tolerated at their school. A recent hate message to former principal Crecia Robinson, a three-time victim of racist messages at Lankershim Elementary School ...

Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems—with 39 hospitals and over 400 care centers—joined community leaders in San Bernardino to celebrate the success of the first two phases of the Arrowhead Grove Neighborhood Revitalization project and funding for the third phase. The Arrowhead Grove Neighborhood Revitalization project addresses the long-standing need for affordable ...

Students at San Bernardino Valley College didn’t need a lot of persuading to take on one of the most difficult issues facing kids and youth these days — that there is a better way out to escape the downward spiral. SBVC students Shelly Thomas and Fatima Herrera recently won recognition for their honest and open ...

By Dianne Anderson A lot hinges on keeping local services going for kids and youth, like the decades-long activities the community has come to depend on at the San Bernardino Boys and Girls Club. The question now pending a city decision is exactly what’s to become of the 9th Street facility. There could be a ...

By Dianne Anderson Some old school elbow-grease with a little commitment of time could be enough to reboot one of the city’s all-time favorites — the Black Culture Foundation’s historic parade the way it rolled back in the day. Troy Ingram remembers how it brimmed with activity, a vibrant expo and annual revival of community ...

By Dianne Anderson Nothing beats a loan that you never have to pay back. Probably one of the harder tasks for Kathy Baker Brann in the coming months will be giving away a cool $30,000 to homeowners that need help fixing up their properties. The main qualification is the homeowner must be low income. Through ...

From twin sister valedictorians who have had nearly every class together since kindergarten to a self-driven Latina who was once afraid to speak English and now plans to become a lawyer, San Bernardino City Unified School District’s Class of 2018 has produced many stellar graduates. There’s Jalen Stevenson, who is making history not because he’s among nine Cajon ...

By Dianne Anderson Across the street from Waterman Gardens where Ray Culberson spent time growing up, there was something oddly familiar about the big box facility that would someday become an answer to his dream. A building that sat as a vacant shell for years is now a full circle experience for Culberson, who thinks ...