The classic liquor deli is usually underrated. Hardly anyone ever thinks that going into a liquor store filled with mini vodkas in plastic bottles, standing next to trucker-style spiced pumpkin seeds and packaged gummy bears typical of road trips, could yield a juicy, satisfying sub. But lo and behold, a liquor store deli always has […]
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Five Coronado restaurants to try for Valentine’s or Galentines Day
Here is a list of restaurants that offer elevated fine dining, Valentine’s specials and a chance for romance. The Henry: The Henry is a Coronado staple, but for Valentine’s Day it is going all out and offering a three-course prix fixe menu experience with optional wine pairings. The menu is extensive featuring elevated starters like […]
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Valentine’s Day, the French Way
Valentine’s Day is about romance. And romance, as kitschy as it can be, may also be translated to indulgence. Kisses, chocolate, fondue, wine, dreamy weekend getaways. It’s about getting lost in the senses of life. And who loves indulgence better than the French? Their joy of life, or joie de vivre, is sacred, and their […]
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Letter to the editor: Bill, ‘The Sandcastle Man’
My family has lived in Coronado for about nine years. In all that time, I’ve never seen the Hotel Del Coronado as a good neighbor or part of the community fabric, and its relationship with the community has only deteriorated over time. The vibe was already somewhat negative when they didn’t offer locals discounts (like […]
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Review: ‘The Trip to Bountiful’ is a journey through grace, aging, and coping with regret
In 1991, Lamb’s Players Theatre first presented Horton Foote’s 1953 play, “The Trip to Bountiful,” co-starring Jeannette Clift George as the aging, lonely Carrie Watts, and Deborah Gilmour Smyth as a witchy, spiteful daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. Now, 35 years later, Smyth has returned to “Bountiful” to inherit the role of Carrie ‘Mama’ Watts in a […]
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Letter to the editor: Coronado deserves accurate information about local energy providers
On Dec. 19, 2025, the Coronado News’ editorial board published an opinion piece with multiple inaccuracies about Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) as an alternative to SDG&E. To ensure Coronado residents can make an informed decision about CCAs, it is important to provide accurate information to counter the editorial’s claims. Claim: “SDG&E currently offers customers the ability to […]
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Is it possible for Navy sailors to afford living off base?
A significant number of sailors stationed in Coronado are not actually living on land. They’re bunking in the ships docked around San Diego Bay. It’s a lot tougher living than most people realize – cramped quarters and a lack of privacy, to name a couple of conditions. James Honea, the former master chief petty officer […]
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Letter to the editor: Less than tasteful review
In the Jan. 23 edition, the food critic from The Coronado News reviewed our local restaurant, Rosemary Trattoria. While tasty food is the primary focus for a restaurant review, the critic may have lost sight of the tastefulness of being a guest in an establishment that provides a livelihood for many people. In her description of […]
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Review: An elevated take on the Japanese katsu sandwich
When I lived in Tokyo, I ate a lot of katsu: katsu udon, katsu curry, tonkatsu, katsu sandwiches. You can find katsu everywhere in Japan and pair it with almost any dish. It’s like your favorite pair of jeans — it goes well with everything. To make it, which is harder than it looks (believe […]
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Night & Day Cafe: A countertop time capsule
There’s something about American diners: burnt coffee in a clunky mug and those little creamers where you peel the plastic off the top. They’re inviting yet unassuming, something of a civic religion to the elderly, nostalgic for a time when people still flipped through print newspapers at their tables and dusted ashes into saucers. I […]
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Family-run Italian restaurant sneaks in among the chains
If you take a hike along Orange Avenue from Hotel del Coronado to the Ferry Landing, you’ll find a whole lot of restaurants that skew more toward commercial than characterful. Coronado’s food scene is a unique one. Because many of its customers are out of towners, most of its restaurants are concentrated along about 1.7 […]
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Letter to the editor: Fourth Street and Orange Avenue require a roundabout
Coronado has shared a symbiotic relationship with Navy personnel since the naval station’s conception as an airfield around the turn of the 20th century, with the amphibious base also taking root during the Second World War. The City of Coronado supports close to 23,000 residents, a population that fluctuates due to its nature as a […]
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Letter to the editor: The deadliest drug era in American history
Those of us who grew up in the 1960s remember well what drugs can do to people. Back then it was heroin and LSD. Today it’s fentanyl, meth, and a flood of synthetic poisons far more lethal than anything my generation ever faced. To give some sense of scale, a fentanyl overdose equivalent in weight […]
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What role does the new minute play in solving the sewage crisis?
This year has seen many developments in the Tijuana sewage crisis – expedited timelines, memorandums of understanding, attempts at Superfund designation. And the most recent: a new agreement signed by the U.S. and Mexico called Minute 333. Before your eyes glaze over at the mention of another unintelligible bureaucratic term, let’s break down what this […]
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Editor’s picks: The Coronado News’ best of 2025
By now you are probably tired of seeing the yearly roundups, the “wrapped” versions of every music, fitness and social media site you are a part of. But sitting down to reflect on the stories our paper has covered over the past year, I realized that it’s actually a very important exercise to take inventory […]
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Op-Ed: Year-end reflections from our full-time reporters
It’s the end of another calendar year, and for us at The Coronado News, that means taking time to reflect on all of the stories we’ve covered in 2025. With each story, it becomes exceedingly more clear that fair, accurate and balanced community journalism is so important — and that’s what we strive to produce […]