Giant ocean waves appear to crest behind a trio of pooches – Snickers, Dottie and Fella – as they ride atop a float making its way down Orange Avenue in Coronado’s Independence Day parade. The image is one of many in author-illustrator Michael Phillips Ives’ children’s book, “Cool Coronado Tails.” “I wanted to go in […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Macaron
Macaron is up for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Macaron is a reserved pup who will need a home willing to go at her pace. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Arlo
Arlo is up for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Arlo would love a home with another dog. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the organization. All animals at PAWS are spayed/neutered, […]
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Pets of the week: Meet Sadie and Val
Sadie and Val, a foster-to-adopt pair, are up for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Sadie and Val are a bonded pair and are looking for a calm, low-traffic household. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are […]
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Preview: Prepare to see everything go wrong – and right – at Lamb’s Players Theatre
In case you missed the casting call for sadists, gloaters, Debbie Downers and those who relish schadenfreude (the joy of watching others fail), Lamb’s Players Theatre is now accepting audience members of similar persuasion for “The Play That Goes Wrong.” Lamb’s upcoming production is a post-modern meta-narrative about a theater company attempting to put on […]
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Q&A: What is lifestyle medicine?
“We constantly strive to protect endangered species from extinction, while, in fact, it may well be that we ourselves are far closer to extinction.” Those words were co-authored in The Permanente Journal by more than 20 medical professionals who say lifestyle choices have the power to prevent disease and manage chronic conditions. Coronado resident Dr. […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Shiba
Shiba, a five-year-old rottweiler, is up for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Shiba is a gentle dog who thrives as the main attraction in a home. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to […]
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Coronado Promenade Concerts releases 2026 schedule
Coronado Promenade Concerts’ board of directors unveiled the full schedule for its 2026 summer season, featuring 17 concerts in Spreckels Park. “We are celebrating 56 fabulous years of wonderful music and are exceptionally excited for this summer,” board president Cathy Brown said. “We are welcoming back audience favorites from last year and years past, along […]
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Coronado Island Film Festival presents noir classic, ‘The Maltese Falcon’
The Coronado Island Film Festival is slated to screen the 1941 film, “The Maltese Falcon,” a Best Picture Oscar-nominated feature. The screening, at 1:30 p.m. on April 12 in the Ruby Room of the Coronado Public Library, is free and open to the public and part of the festival’s educational classic film series. The film, […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Ambrose
Ambrose is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Ambrose is a loving dog that needs a home where he is the only pet. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the […]
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A Centennial celebration: Coronado Rotary Club turns 100
It was the 1920s when American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh departed from North Island to New York in the Spirit of St. Louis – weeks before he completed the first transatlantic flight to Paris. Halfway into that decade, also known as the Roaring Twenties, a group of businessmen formed what has become the longest standing […]
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Coronado’s Best April Fools’ moments
Beware! With April Fools’ looming ahead, the pranksters are too. Here’s a look at some of the practical jokes, gags and mishaps experienced by Coronado residents and visitors over the years. Where’s My Homework?! “So I was a nerd in high school and I had to make sure all my assignments were on time, but […]
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Enjoy the beauty of Coronado at the 2026 Coronado Flower Show
Coronado resident Stephanie McAlister plans to walk around her home and cut a fresh bloom from her garden’s geranium plants – with one stem and two or more attached leaves – in less than one month. “But who knows?” says the 43-year-old homemaker. “I might not have any flowers.” If spring comes to full bloom, […]
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Retired Navy Capt. George Galdorisi on ‘Fictional Intelligence’ and the war in Ukraine
This Q&A features George Galdorisi, a Coronado-based author and retired naval aviator and national security professional. Galdorisi writes “fictional intelligence” (FICINT), a genre that uses military expertise to hypothesize global military scenarios. His answers have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. His novel, “Fire and Ice,” was published on March 29, 2021 — nearly […]
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‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ to run at Coronado Playhouse through May
Coronado Playhouse returns “The Drowsy Chaperone,” to its stage this April. The 1920s musical is an inventive and self-aware comedy that celebrates the magic of theatre (while lovingly poking fun at it). The Tony Award-winning production follows a devoted musical theatre fan, known only as Man in Chair, who seeks comfort from life’s uncertainties by […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Sweetheart
Sweetheart is available to foster-to-adopt at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Sweetheart is a gentle dog and may need a little time to feel comfortable in a new home. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways […]