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Hollywood's Biggest Night Comes to the Hub of San Diego's Innovative Redevelopment Project - The Village at Market Creek

Hollywood's biggest night is hosting a live simulcast event in one of San Diego’s most innovative venues - both in design and decor, as well as one that very literally gives back and supports the community it serves.

Roque Barros Becomes New Interim President

The Board of Directors of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI) has named Roque Barros as Interim President of the organization.

2008 Arts & Culture Fest Presents San Diego’s Best Mix of Cultural Art and Entertainment

The signature cross-cultural learning and sharing celebration in San Diego’s most culturally diverse community keeps getting bigger and better. The 2008 Arts & Culture Fest, set for 12 to 6 p.m., Saturday, October 18, will showcase more cultures, with more performances and hands-on learning activities, on an even larger event site. Admission is free.

“A Day in the Diamond” Places Diamond Neighborhoods at Forefront of San Diego’s Cultural Arts and Entertainment Scene

Cultural art, music, and entertainment take center stage on Saturday, September 20, as three big, free-admission events come together to create “A Day in the Diamond,” in the Diamond Neighborhoods of southeastern San Diego, the city’s new magnet for cultural arts and entertainment.

Joe & Vi Jacobs Center Becomes San Diego’s Newest Example of Social Enterprise

Residents of the formerly underinvested Diamond Neighborhoods of southeastern San Diego created a new vision for 60 acres of change in their community and are partnering with the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI) to make it happen.

Restored Chollas Creek Tributary Demonstrates The Possibilities of Overall Enhancement Project

A transformed section of the Chollas Creek Encanto Tributary will be unveiled at a grand opening celebration featuring Mayor Jerry Sanders on Friday, April 4, at TIME. The 750-foot section of the creek is located near the corner of Market Street and Euclid Avenue, just behind the Tubman Chavez Center.

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