Every Sunday, Annika Rustad stands at the front of Coronado Fitness Club’s yoga studio, guiding first responders and veterans through deep breaths and deliberate movements. Having once stood in their shoes, she has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of these practices, and has made it her mission to equip others with the skills that navigated […]
Kylie Capuano
Kylie Capuano is a reporter for the Coronado News. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2024 with a Bachelors in multimedia journalism. She was the Features Editor for PLNU's student newspaper The Point. She loves to write anything from fashion, to human-interest, to current events. In her free time, she can be found wandering the local beaches with her film camera in hand.
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Winners of Coronado turkey coloring contest announced
Ten elementary school students out of 192 entrants were recognized at the Nov. 19 City Council meeting as the winners of this year’s turkey coloring contest. The City of Coronado Recreation & Golf Services and the Coronado Junior Women’s Club announced the winners at the Nov. 19 meeting. Mayor Richard Bailey and council board members […]
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Coronado Fire receives go-ahead from City Council on electric engine
First responders lined the walls of the Nov. 19 Coronado City Council meeting in support of outgoing interim police Chief Rick Martinez, and in anticipation of the council’s decision on the purchase of an electric fire truck. The meeting kicked off with the recognition of Martinez, whose temporary service ends Nov. 29. Martinez, a police […]
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Road to the 2026 Winter Olympics for 2019 Coronado grad Nicholas Dunn
When Nicholas Dunn takes off in a sprint on the ice to push his skeleton bobsled, he’s channeling the speed from his days competing for the Coronado High School track and field team – where he received the MVP award in 2019. As he guides his body onto the sled, the hand-eye coordination of a […]
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CHS girls’ tennis wraps up season at CIF Division 3 team tournament
The Coronado High School girls’ varsity tennis team wrapped up its season on Oct. 30 after losing to Clairemont High School in the CIF Division 3 team tournament. Coronado, who stepped into the season with an unconventional squad made up of four varsity returners and a roster full of athletes recruited from other sports, was […]
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Coronado voters favor Democratic ticket in presidential election, preliminary numbers show
As the nation voted to put Donald Trump back into office last week, preliminary numbers from the San Diego County Registrar of Voter’s office show that Coronado did not join the trend. In fact, with 4,580 votes for Kamala Harris and 3,897 votes for Trump counted as of Nov. 11, so far the community appears […]
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Coronado girls varsity volleyball loses in CIF Division 2 semifinals
After a semifinal loss in the CIF Division 2 playoffs, Coronado girls varsity volleyball head coach Adeile Ahmu referred to this past season as her best yet since taking over the program in 2019. The 4-1 semifinal loss against University City High School on Nov. 6 came after a strong start in the playoff series […]
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Coronado voters cast their ballots for the presidential election
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. But at the voting center in Coronado throughout the day on Tuesday, voters seemed divided on which presidential candidate they were voting for. Brian, 33, and Sage Trainor, 26, said they voted for Donald Trump because they believed […]
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Coronado girls varsity volleyball takes home league championship
History was made on Oct. 25 for the Coronado High School girls volleyball program when the varsity squad took home the Eastern CIF league championship title for the first time since 2014. The championship title comes after a hard fought 3-1 win against Scripps Ranch High School, a team the Islanders had previously lost all […]
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Marilyn’s Millinery Boutique to open in Sand, Beach & Bikini
Marilyn Feldman was a practicing psychiatric social worker and teacher for 12 years when she decided to pursue an avocation in millinery, the art of designing hats. Living in Boston at the time, Feldman enrolled in the School of Fashion Design, where she received a degree in millinery design. Thirty-eight years later, after what she […]
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Halloween is in full swing on the island
Halloween is in full swing on the island, with events like Village Elementary School’s “Harvest Hoedown” on Oct. 18, Halloween Happenings at Spreckels Park on Oct. 25 and a spooky-filled month at the Hotel del Coronado. Harvest Hoedown Halloween Happenings Hotel del Coronado events The Hotel del Coronado will be hosting Halloween events up until […]
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The unconventional roster behind CHS’ girls varsity tennis team
After six of the girls on Coronado High School’s varsity tennis team graduated last season, the program was left with four returning varsity players for 2024-25 – two of whom have been benched for the season so far due to ACL injuries. This left the few returning athletes in a unique spot: it was on them […]
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The Islander closes to make room for The Avenue Fish & Oyster Company
Those who’ve been on the island long enough will remember 1015 Orange Ave as home to Leroy’s Kitchen & Lounge – an eclectic farm-to-table restaurant that opened in 2011 and remained until the 2020 pandemic prompted vast business and restaurant closures worldwide. One year after its closure, Blue Bridge Hospitality made room for its next […]
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Inaugural Coronado Volunteer Open House to be held Oct. 10
Coronado Arts Commission and Coronado MainStreet will be hosting their inaugural Coronado Volunteer Open House this Thursday, Oct. 10. The open house is aimed at giving event-goers the opportunity to engage with over 25 local volunteer organizations, including Camp Able at Coronado, Coronado Community Foundation, Coronado Cultural Arts Commission, Coronado Woman’s Club, Coronado Fourth of […]
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Rotary Club of Coronado honored at STEP’s fall social
The Rotary Club of Coronado was commemorated as one of three volunteer honorees at this year’s Support the Enlisted Project’s (STEP) fall social. STEP is a community-funded agency that serves young military and veteran families facing financial crises in an effort to combat food insecurity, homelessness and risk of suicide. Over the course of 12 […]
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Why a Coronado Facebook group bans some local politicians
Editor’s note: The most recent version of this story is updated to show that both Casey Tanaka and Mike Donovan declined to comment about whether or not they knew who conducted the push polls. As of Oct. 2, it appears that John Duncan has access to Coronado Happenings. A decision by the popular “Coronado Happenings” […]