The Joseph C. Rodriguez VFW Post 8737 will host its first fundraiser for the year on Friday, January 18 at 8pm. They will host a comedy show provided by Hollywood Comedy Machine. The evening entertainment will raise funds to assist local military veterans. The donation is $12 per person. The Post is named for Joseph ...

By Dianne Anderson Neighborhood and community leaders in San Bernardino are tweaking their to-do list and getting ready for the new year with the changing of the guard. No one expects post-bankruptcy miracles, but community leaders are mildly optimistic that what’s coming up can be better than what’s behind. Curtis Stout, vice-chair of the The ...

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 1355 W. 21st Street in San Bernardino, has announced the Reverend Godfrey R. Patterson as the church’s new senior pastor.  He was appointed by the Rt. Rev. Clement W. Fugh, Presiding Prelate of the 5th Episcopal District of the AME Church. Rev. Patterson has more than 40 ...

By Dianne Anderson Folks won’t have to look far to make a big fashion statement this Christmas for San Bernardino families and their kids – all it takes is one more gift, big or small, another slightly used coat or pair or shoes, or one more person that cares. Akoma Unity Center at Anne Shirrells ...

By Dianne Anderson Sahaba Initiative has some great offerings for the community – despite the elephant in the room – that Millennials live at home with their parents until they’re over 30, or any number of Muslim stereotypes which bear no repeating. About ten years ago, a group of Muslim Millennial college students came together ...

By Dianne Anderson Anthony Daniels is one of the small minority of Black male public school teachers in the country, and he has a good reason why. He never saw a Black male teacher until the eighth grade. Growing up in San Bernardino came with its share of social and academic challenges, but he was ...

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 ...