Coronado High School sophomore Sierra Burton took first place in the Coronado High School creative writing club’s sixth annual short story competition. The contest is open to all high school students and provides an opportunity to celebrate talented writers outside of a classroom assignment. The instructions for the competition were to write a story in […]
Elaine Alfaro
Elaine Alfaro is a reporter for The Coronado News. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in May 2024 with her Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Journalism. As a San Diego local, she cares deeply about storytelling that is reflective of the local community. In her free time you can usually find her checking out bookstores or trying a new recipe! She can be reached by email elainejalfaro@gmail.com
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Coronado Historical Association exhibit pays homage to the Coronado ferries
Liz Forsyth-Lovell’s mom was pregnant at age 50, and the hospital where she would deliver her baby was across the bay. The Coronado bridge was not open yet. Silver Strand sometimes flooded, and it was not the most direct route. She would have to take the ferry. “I remember my dad calling the ferry’s office, […]
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Author John Sayles returns to Coronado with new book, “To Save the Man”
John Sayles’ stumbled across the 1912 showdown in a nonfiction history book when he was in college. Though no lives were on the line, it was a game that would determine what these men were made of. The battle happened on the football field. The West Point Academy Army athletes showed their best effort, with […]
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Loews Coronado Bay Resort plans $220 million renovation
Loews Coronado Bay Resort could get its first major renovation in three decades if a proposal submitted by the hotel company wins approval from the Port of San Diego. And that proposal includes plans for connecting the resort – situated on peninsula by the Coronado Cays – with the rest of the island. On Dec. […]
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Piecing together history and shedding light on the “The Girls of the Glimmer Factory”
Jennifer Coburn remembers the paintings and art she viewed while staying at a hotel in a Czech town, which was formerly the location of prisoner barracks. She can tell you how she learned how to split mica, an electrical insulator that prisoners were forced to work on while in the concentration camp. She recalls slipping […]
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Coach Kurt Hines shares what it takes to build champions on and off the field
Like many other football squads across the country, the Coronado High School Islanders have a schedule that runs like clockwork: daily practices, workouts, weekly team dinners and games. They watch film on Monday with a light practice. They train hard Tuesday and Wednesday at full speed. And, Thursday is all about getting their minds right […]
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New Optimist Club president brings goals for revamped membership and investment in community
David Bean said his dedication to volunteering runs in the family. One might say it wasn’t learned but runs in his blood. “My interest in that club really goes back to when I was a kid because my parents were big into volunteering in the community,” Bean said about his interest in the Optimist Club […]
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Out of the Archives: Shining light on local artist, Esther Hagstrom
A lifetime of artistry and 12 years of teaching – these are things Suzy Hagstrom learned about her grandmother, Esther Hagstrom. Suzy didn’t have the opportunity to know her grandmother before she passed, but Suzy became familiar with her grandmother through her art and the people who did meet her. Suzy recalled Esther’s watercolor paintings […]
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Patients resonate with music at Sharp Coronado
Noelle Pederson takes out a small speaker from her rolling cart, then a tambourine, some bells and other percussion instruments. She lines them up on the table, hand sanitizer close by. Finally, she props up her Taylor guitar on a stand. Her medical ensemble is ready. Subacute “Lord I lift your name on high / […]
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A recap of America’s Finest City Half Marathon & 5K
The route starts at Cabrillo National Monument at the tip of Point Loma. Panoramic views are on either side. The route then snakes along San Diego Bay, Harbor Island, then Embarcadero, past the Star of India, through downtown San Diego to the finish at Balboa Park. The race began early in the morning on Aug. […]
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The New Coast Senior Softball League shares a day in the life at the ballpark
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh resounds from the dugout. A player in a blue t-shirt sweeps the cement floor of dust and dirt. Well-loved, chipped bats lean on the fence by home plate. Cones mark the outfield. The soft thud of a softball landing in a glove lilts on the slight breeze in Coronado Tidelands Park. Chuckles […]
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Free concert event returns to the library, featuring the Topaz Duo
Gregory and Ian Lawrence have a few things in common: they are both born in November; they both share a love for music and performance, and they both share a last name. As trained and seasoned musicians, this father-son duo brings their expertise across genres into performance spaces in San Diego. They started their group, […]
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L’Orangerie brings traditional French cuisine to So-Cal Coronado
Beautiful place, beautiful product, beautiful ambiance – these are the three things Jonathan Basinger, L’Orangerie director of operations and general manager, said the owner had in mind for the restaurant in Coronado. Originally from France, chef Philippe Maurin brings his cultural roots with him into this new restaurant. He formerly worked for a Michelin star […]
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Get to know Greg, Rufus and the rascals of PAWS
The winding Bayshore bike and walking path ducks under the Coronado bridge and lines the San Diego bay. A bit west of the bayshore path, the neighborhood welcomes walkers and bikers with a hello from the front garden or sidewalk. Regulars greet each other. Dogs sniff each other. It’s a normal route for Greg Curtin […]
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Fox Restaurant Concepts set to open a second location of Blanco Cocina + Cantina on July 17
Following the success of the Fashion Valley location, Fox Restaurant Concepts opens their second location in Coronado this month.
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Documentary honors the history of the Coronado Fourth of July parade
Sizzling barbecues, lively music, crowded beaches, vibrant fireworks, all within 13 city blocks: Fourth of July festivities are right around the corner. And while some things never change when it comes to celebrating this holiday in Coronado, the group that spearheads the Fourth of July Parade each year has something new cooking on the grill. […]