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Voices of History: Mission San Juan Capistrano Launches ‘Remember the Builders’ Education Program, Tour

By Clara Helm Mission San Juan Capistrano is set to launch its new “Remember the Builders: Mission San Juan Capistrano Student Education Program” for the 2023-2024 school year on Saturday, Aug. 19. “Our program is unlike any programming in the entire state of California,” said Mechelle Lawrence Adams, the Mission’s Read More

‘Barbie’ beats ‘The Dark Knight’ as Warner Bros.’s highest-grossing domestic film

It’s Barbie’s world and we’re just living in it. From playroom princess to box office queen, “Barbie” has just out-swagged “The Dark Knight” in domestic ticket sales. (Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) According to Variety, the movie garnered $537.5 million domestically. “The Dark Knight” earned $536 million 15 years Read More

Harold Ambuehl Elementary Welcomes Students Back to School

Parents of students throughout the Capistrano Unified School District were back on the early-morning routine of getting their kids to school on Tuesday, Aug. 15, when campuses like Harold Ambuehl Elementary celebrated the first day of the 2022-2023 academic year. “We’re going to have a wonderful year,” school Principal Antoinette Read More

Nearly two-thirds of ‘Barbie’ viewers say they’re now aware of patriarchy at work: study

Nearly two-thirds of Americans who went to see the “Barbie” movie said the film made them more aware of the effects of the patriarchy in the workplace, according to a new survey. The ResumeBuilder.com survey was conducted by Pollfish starting Aug. 10 with 300 U.S. respondents who saw the “Barbie” Read More