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San Diego Air and Space Museum Wants a Shuttle (San Diego: San Diego Union Tribune)

The San Diego Air & Space Museum wants to land a space shuttle.

It's an ambitious, exciting plan, but... “Houston, we have a problem.”

The Savior of Balboa Park (San Diego: San Diego Union Tribune)

Irwin Jacobs, the Qualcomm corporate founder and San Diego’s uberphilanthropist, is coming to the rescue again, this time to save Balboa Park.

Plan looks to Remake Papago Park as Tourist Hub (Phoenix: The Arizona Republic)

Officials believe they have found a way to make Papago Park into an urban tourist attraction in the mold of San Diego's Balboa Park.

San Diego Youth Symphony Proves Hope Floats (San Diego: San Diego News Room)

As California continues to grapple with budget woes, extracurricular programs such as school orchestras and bands are gasping for survival.

‘Heroes’ Worship At SDMA (San Diego: The San Diego Union Tribune)

In a society that acts as if the 1980s is ancient history, the art of antiquity can seem awfully remote. Somehow, the exotic nature of mummies and Egyptian tombs closes the time gap, but not Greek statues and pottery.

The Balboa Park Cultural Partnership serves as the collaborative body and collective voice for 26 arts, science, and cultural institutions in Balboa Park. Together we achieve greater effectiveness, innovation, and excellence and contribute to the vitality and sustainability of Balboa Park. Our collective 500 trustees, 7,000 volunteers, and 3,500 staff serve more than 6.2 million visitors annually.