Poppy is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Poppy is very smart, is kennel-trained, and knows several basic commands. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the organization. All animals at […]
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Kenny Loggins, Nia Long honored at Coronado Island Film Festival’s opening gala
As a child, film producer Coco Francini spent summers and weekends in Coronado, where her father lived. She remembers trying to sneak into the Hotel del Coronado’s pool, never imagining she would one day return to the historic hotel to receive an award for her work in Hollywood. That moment came Wednesday, Nov. 4, when […]
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Decade-long documentary on blind sculptor Michael Naranjo to screen at Coronado Island Film Festival
Michael Naranjo, a blind man who has the use of only one hand, has fulfilled his dream despite being given every reason not to: He’s a sculptor, carving every curve, protrusion and feature of his art through memory and touch. He is also the subject of a documentary – produced by his daughter and showing […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Magic
Magic is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Magic is a mixed-breed pup with a fun personality. 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 […]
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Silent-film legend Harold Lloyd’s San Diego beginnings revisited at Coronado Film Festival
Long before Harold Lloyd became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, he was a teenager in San Diego selling candy at theaters, working backstage and learning the craft that would eventually make him a silent-film legend. More than a century later, the Coronado Island Film Festival will revisit those early years with “HAROLD!,” a Nov. 8 […]
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How a $75 antique shop purchase revealed a Coronado family’s hidden history
The first photograph that caught Marsha Steckling’s attention showed a cat sitting on a front porch. In 2009, the Colorado photographer was browsing a Denver antique shop when she discovered four weathered folios containing 677 black-and-white photographic negatives, including one labeled “Yellow Cat on Front Porch.” The collection also featured images of family gatherings, pets […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Toofie
Toofie is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Toofie is a mixed breed with a big heart. 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 […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Knox
Knox is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Knox has a gentle personality and appreciates people who are willing to let him take things at his own pace. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Jett
Jett is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Jett is a 2-year-old mixed breed with loads of energy. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the organization. All animals at PAWS […]
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103-year-old Peggy Price reflects on a life of courage
When Peggy Price greets me at her Coronado condo, she wears a matching set, her white bob perfectly styled and a huge smile on her face. “You would have had wild horses drag me out of California,” Price says. That strive for independence has followed her for more than a century. Born in December 1922, […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Princess Leia
Princess Leia is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Princess Leia is happiest when she’s on the move. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the organization. All animals at PAWS […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Rogue
Rogue is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Rogue is a gentle girl with an easygoing personality. 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 […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Honey
Honey is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Honey is as sweet as her name. 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, microchipped, […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Tina
Tina is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Tina is a gentle cat that loves attention. 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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Marilyn Monroe’s later career takes center stage at Hotel Del exhibition
In 1958, rooms at the Hotel del Coronado cost roughly $20 to $50 a night. That same year, the hotel set aside more than 100 rooms for the cast and crew of “Some Like It Hot,” the iconic Hollywood film starring Marilyn Monroe, during its on-location filming. Now, for what would have been the 100th […]
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New Coronado fishing camp is more than catching fish
Larsen Hill had spent years fishing in Hawaii, but on the second-to-last day of Coronado’s youth fishing camp, he hooked something he had never caught before: a stingray. The 12-year-old, who is entering sixth grade next year, reeled in the ray with a smile as he and another boy rushed down to the rocks to […]