By Dianne Anderson Drill teams, marching bands, classic cars, and local dignitaries are ready to pack the streets at the annual San Bernardino Black History Parade and Festival with lots of activities to rally around, not to mention the overall built-in fun factor. Carl Dameron says the event is loaded with a lot of crowd-pleasing ...

San Bernardino celebrated the Dr. M.L. King Holiday weekend with several events. The Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce held a Service Awards gala on Saturday and a parade downtown on Monday. The IECAAC 46th MLK Breakfast was held on Monday at Entrepreneur High School. The Inland Empire Concerned African American Churches honored several community ...

“Crime rates in downtown San Bernardino have decreased by almost half over the past five years,” said Police Chief Darren L. Goodman. “This positive trend includes a decline in burglaries, aggravated assaults, and notably, there have been very few homicides this year.” Crime rates in the rest of the City have also declined by more ...

By Dianne Anderson Everyone seemed to be on the same page for a change last week in San Bernardino, no drama, at least when it came to appointing Ward 5 Councilmember Kim Knaus to her new post as Mayor Pro Tem. At the last SB City Council meeting, Knaus accepted her unanimous nomination. She also ...

By Dianne Anderson Drummers will soon hit the streets with the beats, with glitz, glitter, whirlers and twirlers, step teams and marching bands suiting up and shining the brass. From all corners of San Bernardino, there’s plenty of fun to be had at the 6th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, featuring 22 SBCUSD schools ...

By Dianne Anderson San Bernardino can expect another ten feet of snow this year, but the teens won’t have to get cold feet, at least on the block where Winter Wonderland gives out hundreds of shoes, and only the good stuff. What’s becoming a time-honored tradition will make sure that families can get a stress ...

The Arrowhead United Way recently partnered with a number of community organizations to host its inaugural turkey giveaway, providing a turkey and a dinner box to ensure families in need had a nice Thanksgiving. Volunteers donated their time to pass out turkeys and supplies to needy families. By the end of the turkey giveaway an ...

The city of San Bernardino, National CORE, the County of San Bernardino, along with state and federal partners, broke ground on phase four of the Arrowhead Grove housing development at the former Waterman Gardens site on Baseline Street earlier this month. The City contributed approximately $5 million in HOME funds to support this project. When ...

The City of San Bernardino has announced that Telicia Lopez has been named City Clerk. The Mayor and Council approved an employment agreement with Lopez, who had been serving as Interim City Clerk since April, at its meeting on Wednesday, October 15. “Few people know the inner workings of the City Clerk’s office better than ...

By Dianne Anderson If ever there was a time in San Bernardino when folks needed to remember what real funny sounds like, it’s right now. Even if they’re not in the mood for jokes, they might want to turn out for Nazareth at the mic for a come one, come all, family fun. Best of ...