The starter’s whistle pierced the cool morning air, and within seconds, the Olympic-sized pool at Coronado’s Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex (BBMAC) churned with motion — arms slicing through the water, coaches shouting from the deck, stopwatches flickering by fraction of a second. Since opening in 2006, the BBMAC has attracted collegiate and club teams […]
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Calendar of events for the week of March 14
16 Sunday: Art in the Park, taking place in Spreckels Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., features more than fifty top artists in every genre including oil, acrylic and watercolor painting, etching, photography, wood and metal working, stained glass, ceramics and a variety of other unusual and distinctive art forms. The artists whose work […]
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Coronado Democratic Club to discuss county initiatives
The Coronado Democratic Club invites community members to its general meeting on Wednesday, March 12. The event will feature Spencer Katz, director of strategic initiatives for County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, and will be held at the Coronado Public Library’s Winn Room, located at 640 Orange Ave. Event Details: Program: Spencer Katz will present on “New […]
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A full day of workshops at the 15th annual Storytelling Festival
The 15th annual San Diego Storytelling Festival on March 15, free and open to the public, is slated with a full day of workshops, open mics, panels, concerts and all things storytelling. For the fourth year in a row, the Storytelling Festival’s home base will be at the Coronado Public Library. “It’s beautiful, historic, and […]
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Student classic film series continues with ‘They Were Expendable’
To honor the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, the 2025 student classic film series, presented by the Coronado Island Film Festival, continues to present a slate of Hollywood film classics made during or about WWII. On Sunday March 16 at 1 p.m. in the Coronado Public Library’s Winn Room, there will be screening […]
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Diane Carlson Evans, the inspiration behind ‘The Women’ will speak at hybrid event
Kristin Hannah’s recently released book, “The Women,” is based on real accounts of women who served in the Vietnam War. On Tuesday, March 18 at 11 a.m., one of those women, Diane Carlson Evans, will discuss her lived experience as a Vietnam War combat nurse with Taylor Baldwin Kiland as a part of the 2025 […]
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Calendar of events for the week of March 7
8 Saturday: A fix-it clinic will be taking place in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library at 10 a.m. on March 8. Those interested are encouraged to bring non-functioning items such as electronics, appliances, computers, toys and clothes for assessment, disassembly and possible repair. The clinic will provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance […]
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Coronado job fair returns on April 10
Coronado residents are invited to learn about job opportunities in the community at Discover Coronado’s job fair on April 10. Todd Little, executive director of Discover Coronado, said the event is “a chance to earn competitive wages and make new friends as well.” The free community event features full-time and part-time job opportunities from local […]
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Students at Sacred Heart Parish School participate in science and engineering fair
For the past six weeks, 84 middle schoolers at Sacred Heart Parish School have been investing their time, energy and creativity into projects that went on display at the science and engineering fair on Feb. 26. In a room filled with posters, replicas, models, artwork and experiments, each project tapped into life skills that went […]
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Coronado Soroptimist Club to host event honoring girl scouts
Two members of Coronado’s Girl Scout Troop 6136, Kate Bennett and Grace Dabbieri, will display their Gold Star Award projects on March 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Coronado Public Library’s Winn Room. The Gold Star Award project is the highest achievement within girl scouts, akin to the Eagle Award in boy scouting. The project […]
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Volunteers needed for 2025 Home Front Judging
The 103rd annual Coronado Flower Show is fast approaching, and the Home Front Judging committee is seeking volunteers. Home Front Judging, which celebrates the beautification of Coronado through awarding ribbons to homes with exceptional landscaping, will take place the weekend of March 28-30. The Coronado Flower will run on April 12 and 13. The co-chairs […]
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Calendar of events for the week of Feb. 28
1 Saturday: Emerald Keepers, a local non-profit focused on environmental stewardship, will be cleaning up the bay at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, and the community is invited to join. Participants can meet at the II Fornaio parking lot and look for the Emerald Keepers flag. Participants are asked to bring buckets and pickers, […]
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Scout’s eagle project helps KMAC Foundation set sail with new trailer
To achieve the highest rank in Boy Scouts of America, a youth must complete a major project involving community service. For 16-year-old Trey Gregory, a junior at Coronado High School and a member of Troop 801, that assignment is to rebuild a boat trailer for the KMAC Foundation, a Coronado-based organization dedicated to providing accessible […]
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2025 Coronado Community READ kicks off Saturday, March 1
The Coronado Public Library’s 2025 Coronado Community READ program begins on Saturday, March 1. This year’s featured title is “The Women” by Kristin Hannah, and events surrounding the book are scheduled throughout the month of March. Hannah, who is also the author of “The Nightingale” and “The Four Winds,” tells the story of nursing student […]
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Calendar of events for the week of Feb. 21
22 Saturday: Camp Able Coronado, a local non-profit dedicated to the empowerment of the disabled community, is presenting a free family event on Feb. 22 at the Coronado Public Library from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All ages and abilities are welcome and snacks will be provided. Attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite […]
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Author Taylor Kiland to speak on her new book
The Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Historical Association, will host Coronado author Taylor Baldwin Kiland, who will be talking about her new book, “Murder of the Jujube Candy Heiress: A Coronado Cold Case,” on March 13 at 5:30 p.m. The book dives into a Coronado cold case — the murder of retired […]