Tag: Youth Journalism

  • Our City Heights

    Our City Heights

    What does City Heights look like, feel like, taste like, and smell like? The food (in City Heights) is very unique. City Heights has a lot of restaurants, but at the same time, it has good food from all over the world. You can smell different types of food from each block – from Ethiopian…

  • Crime Mapping: Efforts to Improve Safety in City Heights

    The San Diego Police Department’s main method of providing crime data to the public is through the crimemapping.com web application, according to San Diego Police Lt. Kevin Myer. | Photo Credit: Karla Flores, The AjA Project By Kiran Mehta Kiran Mehta is a high school student and a member of The AjA Project’s YAC Youth…

  • A Slice of Cambodia in City Heights

    At the City Heights Wat Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple on 52nd Street opulent detail and vibrantly colored flags decorate the façade during the Khmer New Year celebration. | Photo Credit: Kiran Mehta By Beto Soto and Brent Jensen Beto Soto and Brent Jensen are high school students and members of The AjA Project’s Youth Advisory Council.…

  • Mid-City Schools Adopt Curriculum to Encourage Street Art, Discourage Tagging

    Graffiti Artist Ryan Hoppe, who goes by Hasler One, works on a collaborative mural during the Underground Art in the Underground event in the parking structure of Westfield Mission Valley Mall on March 22, 2014. The event was an initiative by the San Diego Cultural Arts Alliance, whose primary focus is to teach youth how…

  • SongStream Project Brings the Joy of Lullabies to City Heights Families

    Singer-songwriter and SongStream Project co-founder Talia Morales performs a song at The Landscape of Lullabies event at the City Heights Library. This particular song is one her mother used to sing to Morales and her brother. | Photo Credit: Michelle Josey By Famo Musa Famo Musa is a high school student and member of The…