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National City market uses social media, delivery services to survive the pandemic
Family business improvises to keep its catering income coming in
Katia Pechenkina, Multimedia Journalist
• June 23, 2021
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Restaurant owner taps his network for help to survive pandemic
Owner of Birrias, Chivos & Cheves struggled to keep the doors open
Susana Serrano, Multimedia Journalist
• June 23, 2021
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Family-owned advertising and marketing business finds ways to survive during the pandemic
Family Decals in National City transitioned to its garage to continue filling customer orders
Gabriel Schneider, Multimedia Journalist
• June 23, 2021
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Tortilleria struggles to keep up with declining sales during COVID-19 pandemic
Owner of El Grano de Oro tried to apply for government grants but was unsuccessful
Susana Serrano, Multimedia Journalist
• June 23, 2021
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National City entrepreneur balances two different businesses during the pandemic
The owner of a flower shop and novelty gift store gets creative to keep customers coming back
Gabriel Schneider, Multimedia Journalist
• June 23, 2021
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GALLERY: A tour of Highland Avenue’s small businesses
The street is home to small, locally-owned restaurants, barbershops and markets
Vicky Pineda, Multimedia Journalist
• June 23, 2021
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About The Highland Avenue Project
The multimedia project takes in-depth look at pandemic’s impact on National City’s family-owned small businesses
Katia Pechenkina, Vicky Pineda, Gabriel Schneider, and Susana Serrano
• June 16, 2021
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City College alumna uses skills to tell stories during the pandemic
Shooting and editing video helped Bethany McKee to explore new projects
Kathy Archibald, Contributor
• June 11, 2021
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PODCAST: City Times Sound team reflects on remote production
Student leaders in the program discuss the difficulty of being online
Assad Khalilzadeh, Program Director
• June 8, 2021
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MAGAZINE: City College artists navigate the pandemic
City College artists continue to create during the pandemic
Rachel de la Torre, Multimedia Journalist
• June 4, 2021
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MAGAZINE: 6th Annual Festival of New Plays goes digital
The 6th Annual Festival of New Plays was recorded by City Times Media for online streaming
Marlena Harvey, Managing Editor
• June 3, 2021
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PODCAST: Looking back at the best of Sex and Sexuality podcast
The seven-episode podcast is available online
Vicky Pineda, CTM Operations Manager
• June 3, 2021
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