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Rotary Club of Coronado commemorates ‘America the Beautiful’
Hours before the 77th Coronado Fourth of July parade, the Rotary Club of Coronado’s annual entry is honored with a ribbon. In the weeks leading up to the holiday, the club built a 9.5-foot-tall star surrounded by two large shooting stars to mount on its float entry. “As we put together our float, we want […]
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EPA: IBWC to keep the international plant expansion on schedule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 30 published its second quarterly public update this year after agreements signed with Mexico in 2025 to permanently end the years-long Tijuana River sewage crisis. For decades, sewage from Mexico via the Tijuana River channel and the coast has contaminated San Diego beaches, giving rise to malodors and […]
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Corey Heim outduels Tyler Reddick for first NASCAR Cup win at inaugural San Diego race
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Corey Heim, a part-time driver making only his 13th start in the Cup Series, outdueled teammate Tyler Reddick to win the inaugural NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado. Heim, who will move into a full-time ride next season at 23XI Racing, snatched the lead from Reddick with two laps remaining after […]
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Start your engines: Day one of NASCAR San Diego is underway
The NASCAR Truck Series race is almost underway to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Navy, marking the first-ever NASCAR event on a military base. The historic race will take place on the Qualcomm Circuit, the 16-turn, 3.4-mile street course constructed aboard Naval Base Coronado. The race will begin at 4 p.m. PT […]
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen demonstrates driving on a simulator
Construction for the NASCAR race track is underway as the city expects over 100,000 people over Father’s Day weekend. NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen, who will be racing on Sunday, demonstrated driving the track on a simulator on base.
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Coronado High School’s class of 2026 co-valedictorians and salutatorian
Daniel Vinegrad, a student environmental activist, and Dhara Jost, president of the National Honor Society and a multi-sport athlete, have been named co-valedictorians of Coronado High School’s 2026 graduating class. Morgan Maske, heading to Pennsylvania as a college dual-sport athlete, was selected as salutatorian. After four years of balancing academics, sports and extracurriculars, these Coronado […]
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Op-Ed: Remembering Navy SEAL Charlie Keating
It is the fall of 2004, and I am standing in Gladstein Fieldhouse at Indiana University with the Hoosier cross country team. I am one of eight freshmen on the team; another is a young man from Arizona named Charles Keating. We call him “Charlie” for short. Our coach, Robert Chapman, brings us together and […]
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Water authorities announce zero transboundary flows during Mexico’s sewer system repairs
The U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) on May 16 said Mexico completed emergency repairs to a major sewage line that conveys wastewater in Tijuana. In a May 15 post to X, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the unexpected leak and forced shut down of pump stations along the border resulted in millions […]
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NASCAR’s longest street race will take place on Naval Air Station North Island
A total of 1,300 flat-bed truckloads will be en route to Coronado just a few weeks before race cars take off across the starting line at NASCAR’s Father’s Day weekend race. At the end of the month, everything needed to build an entire race track will be on these trucks and making their way through […]
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Coronado Unified to adopt new priorities for admission of nonresident applicants
Children of Coronado Unified employees, high school students and children of active-duty military members, in that order, may be given priority among students applying to attend school in Coronado while living outside the district boundaries. Coronado Unified School District trustees will vote on proposed revisions to its policy on interdistrict attendance at their meeting on […]
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Review: A good fork and a full table
Buona Forchetta is a place for hosting. And usually with hosting comes celebration. It says a lot about a restaurant when no matter when you go in — a random Wednesday or a busy Saturday — someone is celebrating a birthday, a baby shower, a graduation. Typically, I would try to avoid these types of […]
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Can’t find parking in Coronado? This misery is expressed by many
What is scarce in Coronado and a shared challenge for residents and visitors alike? One does not have to wait until holiday seasons or major events, like the upcoming NASCAR races, to arrive at an answer: parking. Claudia Lorge, 73, who has lived in the Coronado village for more than 40 years at multiple addresses […]
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City to spend $7 million on library project
Beginning in 2028, Coronado Public Library will undergo a $7 million roof and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) replacement project that is expected to take over a year to complete. Library director, Shaun Briley, told The Coronado News that it’s still too early to tell how this project will affect the public – but […]