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The San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art will honor various Black leaders at its annual "Keepers of the Culture" event. Plus, a bug banquet will present an array of tasty dishes all made from edible insects.

The National Weather Service is warning of high surf and coastal flooding through Monday. In other news, San Diego supporters of the Palestinian community hope to fly kites over Mission Bay Saturday afternoon. Plus, this weekend, Digital Gym Cinema in East Village is showing the film \“All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt.\”

Once known as Hotel Robinson, the Julian Gold Rush Hotel is the sole surviving Julian mining-era hotel and one of the oldest formerly Black-owned hotels still in operation.

Legalizing marijuana in California has brought an increase in adverse side effects and cannabis-related ER visits. In other news, we explore a 19th century hotel in Julian and its connection with Black history. Plus, we have some weekend arts events worth checking out.

Though founded by Confederates, Julian became a place of opportunity for people of color—and a model for what the U.S. could look like after the Civil War

Albert and Margret Robinson founded Hotel Robinson around the turn of the century, becoming some of the first African-American business owners in the

The Amazing True Story of Nathan Harrison By DANIEL WEISS March/April 2021 Around the turn of the twentieth century, Palomar Mountain became a popular destination for tourists from San Diego. Though the mountain lies just 60 miles northeast of the city, at the time, the arduous trip to its summit took several days via horse, horse-drawn carriage, or automobile. The final six miles to its 6,140-foot peak, up a winding grade from the mountain’s base, known as Tin Can Flat, took a full da...