Coronado students have some of the top academic test scores in English and math among their peers in San Diego County, and middle school students are focusing more in class thanks to a new policy to set aside their cell phones. Those were among the highlights at the Coronado Unified School Board meeting on Oct. […]
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Stories behind the sailors of a small boat regatta
The morning is bright, a thick marine layer blocking the solar eclipse, and on the front deck of the Coronado Yacht Club, sailors chat, morning coffee in hand. Looking out over Glorietta Bay, I watch and appreciate the morning preparation specific to boating as small sailboats are unloaded and supplies are reinforced at the dock. […]
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Coronado’s 912 new houses came from state pressure, settlement
The Coronado City Council voted unanimously to add 912 state-mandated housing units or face steep fines at its Oct. 18 meeting that attracted an overflow crowd of residents with several opposed to the deal.
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Mentor, friend and driving force for Coronado’s young runners
George Green remains a runner at heart with 32 years of coaching Coronado High School runners, a job that began as a volunteer during the 1992-93 school year.
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Carolynn Towbin, honorary chair of CIFF gala, raves about local film fest
Carolynn Towbin is a woman of many ventures in life. She’s a meditation teacher, life coach, motorcar dealer and honorary chair of the Coronado Island Film Festival, which runs Nov. 8-12. Towbin over a Zoom interview sits in her chair in her Las Vegas office where she’s run Towbin Automotive for the last 35 years […]
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Coronado centenarian Lois Land shares her journey to a long, healthy life
Lois Land is a true inspiration and a treasure to her Coronado neighborhood. She attended the Centenarian event at the Coronado Public Library on July 21, where she shared a bit about her journey to 100 years old. And she recently visited with The Coronado News about her life of perseverance. Land was born in […]
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Win Aztec football tickets for Saturday’s game against Nevada
Want to see the San Diego State Aztecs, who are coming off a big win, play Nevada on Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium for free? If so, just enter to win a pair of lower-level seats for the game, courtesy of The Coronado News. Sign up for our weekly newsletter at thecoronadonews.com and send an email to […]
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Tyler Perry’s film to premiere at Coronado Island Film Festival
The centerpiece film of the 2023 Coronado Island Film Festival has been announced: It’s “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story” from Amazon Studios and Bekele Films.
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Local resident writes, stars in short for Coronado Island Film Festival
Wanting to be beautiful and to stay youthful is not a new phenomenon. It’s stayed prevalent through decades with the elusive Fountain of Youth to Oscar Wilde’s “Dorian Gray” to Disney’s “Tangled,” the modern version of Rapunzel. And now, it’s reached the Coronado Island Film Festival through Rachel Hroncich’s rendering of this idea with her […]
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Rewriting their stories from sex trafficking
A new life of freedom has created a hopeful reality for a group of women in Coronado whose lives have been restored through a non-profit that serves survivors of sex trafficking.
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Navy hospital ship departs San Diego for disaster response mission
This annual maritime humanitarian and civic assistance mission focuses on improving disaster response preparedness, resiliency and capacity while enhancing partnerships with participating nations and civilian humanitarian organizations throughout the region.
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This Coronado athletic trainer, plane mechanic has a master plan
Jeanne Daugherty Jameson and her husband are in the process of becoming pilots for Mission Aviation Fellowship.
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Goalie Spencer Williams leads from the cage
Senior water polo captain and goalie Spencer Williams knows how to lock down the cage. Williams was named one of San Diego’s top players to watch for the 2023 season by The San Diego Union Tribune, and he’s proven that to be true. Coronado Coach Jesse Smith, a five time Olympian and 2008 silver medalist, […]
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Coronado News wins two national awards for sewage crisis coverage
The Coronado News for its investigation of the Tijuana sewage crisis took home two national honors at the fifth annual LION Local Journalism Awards ceremony Oct. 3 in Durham, North Carolina.
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Jim Callaway sworn in as the next president of the Optimist Club
Jim Callaway was sworn in as the next president of the Optimist Club of Coronado on Sept. 28 by the five members of the selection committee. Paul Lull, the previous president, said they selected Callaway because of his integrity, follow up and follow through attitude, leadership throughout his Navy career as a captain and commitment […]
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Council approves Green Energy Incentive Program, sewage update
In a short Coronado City Council meeting on Oct. 3, the city heard from the council on interagency committee meetings involving the Tijuana sewage crisis, and from city staff on potentially adopting a resolution to authorize a Green Energy Incentive Program. The program would waive permit fees for rooftop solar, electric vehicle charging stations and […]