Whether biking, running or walking at the annual Low Tide Ride and Stride, attendees are encouraged to traverse a 5K route on Coronado’s North Beach to support an important cause. The event happens, as the name entails, at low-tide when the beach sand is packed, creating the right conditions to bike, run or walk. The 28th […]
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Two veterans walking across America have finally reached their final destination, Coronado
Ron Zaleski, who served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and Omar Rose, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, finished their 2,900 mile hike across the United States on May 13. Zaleski and Rose started in Key West, Florida with the goal of walking all the way to Coronado. They started […]
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Ron Zaleski will end his walk across the country in Coronado
He has just walked 12 miles through El Centro. He had walked 12 miles a few days prior through Yuma, Arizona. And a couple weeks before that, he walked 12 miles through Tucson. He started in the Florida Keys eight months ago and by the middle of May, hopes to end up in Coronado. His […]
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‘We can do better’: Local nonprofit provides mental health care for military families
It was just after sunset when Crystal Bettenhausen-Bubulka found herself driving back to Coronado with her 19-year-old daughter, Tayah, asleep in the passenger seat and her husband on speakerphone. They’d spent the day in Los Angeles in April 2023 — part college info session, part prom dress shopping — and the gentle lull of the […]
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Fallen Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram awarded posthumous medal of heroism
Nathan Gage Ingram, the Coronado-based Navy SEAL who was lost at sea last year while conducting a night-time seizure of a vessel illegally transporting advanced lethal aid from Iran to resupply Houthi forces in Yemen, was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism. Ingram, 27, jumped into the water on Jan. 11, […]
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USS Carl Vinson joins Middle East fight against Houthi rebels
A Coronado-based aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson has arrived in the Middle East two weeks after President Trump gave orders to have the giant ship join the USS Harry S. Truman to help fight against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks. The USS Carl Vinson normally operates in the Indo-Pacific region. The deployment of its […]
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Which South Bay mayor will be the next District I supervisor?
A July runoff election is anticipated between Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre for the remaining District 1 county supervisor seat, after a close primary election on April 8, where neither candidate clinched the majority. The results of the election for the district, with more than 373,000 registered voters, will […]
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John McCann leads Board of Supervisors District I special election, Paloma Aguirre close behind
John McCann shows prospects of becoming the newest member on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, but current Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre is right on his heels. Their close unofficial polling results may indicate that a runoff election could take place between the two candidates in July. An April 8 special primary election […]
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Ahead of election for Board of Supervisors, majority held in limbo
Polls will close on April 8 for the special election to fill an empty seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, left by the abrupt departure of former Chairwoman Nora Vargas. Weeks after winning her position to serve a second term as the supervisor for District 1 in the November elections, Vargas announced […]
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Small-batch, big dreams: Visitor Coffee Roasters’ journey from baristas to roasters
For nearly a decade, Will Holder and Seth Wellens brewed and served coffee at Tartine, a small European café on 1st St. in Coronado. But their love for coffee went beyond the morning rush and the customer interactions — they wanted to dive deeper, to understand the journey of coffee from farm to cup. That […]
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Hegseth beefs up warship presence in the Middle East and will have 2 aircraft carriers in the region
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a rare move, is beefing up the Navy warship presence in the Middle East, ordering two aircraft carriers to be there next month as the U.S. increases strikes on the Yemen-based Houthi rebels, according to a U.S. official. It will be the second time in six months […]
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Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex plays a role in boosting Coronado’s off-season business
The starter’s whistle pierced the cool morning air, and within seconds, the Olympic-sized pool at Coronado’s Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex (BBMAC) churned with motion — arms slicing through the water, coaches shouting from the deck, stopwatches flickering by fraction of a second. Since opening in 2006, the BBMAC has attracted collegiate and club teams […]
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Are Coronado’s elected officials held to an ethics standard?
Coronado’s city attorney sought to tamp down a petition drive that calls for a code of ethics to govern the mayor and council members, arguing that California conflict-of-interest statutes and other laws already serve that purpose. The petition, spearheaded by 2024 City Council candidate Christine Mott, has about 300 signatures as of March 10. Mott […]
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Potentially flawed Mexico treatment plant impacts sewage crisis progress
Coronado Mayor John Duncan expressed concern about a report that Mexico may have installed the wrong pumps at the San Antonio de los Buenos (SAB) wastewater treatment plant in Tijuana, further delaying efforts to stanch coastal sewage pollution. “It is essential that the Mexico sewage treatment plant come online as soon as possible to remedy […]
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Hotel del Coronado appoints new executive chef
Brian Archibald will be the new executive chef of the Hotel del Coronado. After the closure of the Del’s Laundry Pub, two brand new restaurants will be opening in the spring at the Del: Nobu Del Coronado and Veranda, in addition to the four existing restaurants and bars. Archibald will oversee culinary operations at the […]
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Coronado City Council approves legislative policy guidelines
The Coronado City Council has decided that resolving the Tijuana sewage crisis, securing money for municipal infrastructure and assessing regional housing needs are the community’s top legislative priorities. The unanimous council vote on Feb. 18 followed a presentation by City Manager Tina Friend on proposed “guidelines” to pursue with Congress and the California Legislature. Friend […]