Eight San Diego-based professional sports teams have come together to form the San Diego Pro Sports Military Alliance, an online outlet offering discounted tickets to military personnel, veterans and their families. The new promotion kicked off with a press conference Oct. 3 aboard the USS Midway. Spanning a multitude of sports and leagues with teams […]
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More South County residents to get air purifiers for sewage crisis
San Diego County plans to distribute air purifiers to an estimated 10,000 homes in South County to mitigate the odors caused by sewage flows in the Tijuana River Valley. The Board of Supervisors at a meeting on Oct. 8 announced it will join an effort led by the San Diego Air Pollution Control District whose […]
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Why a Coronado Facebook group bans some local politicians
Editor’s note: The most recent version of this story is updated to show that both Casey Tanaka and Mike Donovan declined to comment about whether or not they knew who conducted the push polls. As of Oct. 2, it appears that John Duncan has access to Coronado Happenings. A decision by the popular “Coronado Happenings” […]
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A mayoral candidate debate with Casey Tanaka and John Duncan
Coronado City Council members and two of this year’s mayoral candidates Casey Tanaka and John Duncan discussed the Coronado Cays, Awaken Church and everything in between, including LGBTQ+ books in the library at The Coronado News mayoral candidate debate on Sept. 24. Mike Donovan, who is the third candidate running for mayor, was unable to […]
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Out of the Archives: Shining light on local artist, Esther Hagstrom
A lifetime of artistry and 12 years of teaching – these are things Suzy Hagstrom learned about her grandmother, Esther Hagstrom. Suzy didn’t have the opportunity to know her grandmother before she passed, but Suzy became familiar with her grandmother through her art and the people who did meet her. Suzy recalled Esther’s watercolor paintings […]
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Coronado passes a resolution on sewage crisis
Correction: A past version of this story, along with the headline, incorrectly stated that the City of Coronado declared a state of emergency for the Tijuana sewage crisis. In a meeting on Sept. 3, the council passed a resolution that asserts the urgency in resolving the crisis, but does not officially declare a state of […]
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$42.4 million contract secured for repairs at treatment plant
A contractor was finally selected to begin design for repairs at the dilapidated sewage treatment plant at the U.S.-Mexico Border — but local mayors are saying the timeline isn’t fast enough. The U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) announced Wednesday that it awarded a $42.4 million design and construction contract to repair and expand […]
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The New Coast Senior Softball League shares a day in the life at the ballpark
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh resounds from the dugout. A player in a blue t-shirt sweeps the cement floor of dust and dirt. Well-loved, chipped bats lean on the fence by home plate. Cones mark the outfield. The soft thud of a softball landing in a glove lilts on the slight breeze in Coronado Tidelands Park. Chuckles […]
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Free concert event returns to the library, featuring the Topaz Duo
Gregory and Ian Lawrence have a few things in common: they are both born in November; they both share a love for music and performance, and they both share a last name. As trained and seasoned musicians, this father-son duo brings their expertise across genres into performance spaces in San Diego. They started their group, […]
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Quinn Waitley: Seven-time National Champion in Adaptive Surfing
One of the first things Quinn Waitley and her family purchased after moving from East County to Coronado in 2009 was a foam surfboard from Costco. Waitley’s dad, David, screwed metal handles onto the top of the board to make catching waves accessible for his daughter, who was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy at […]
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Coronado Youth Soccer League has British ties
Growing up in London with a dad who was a dedicated fan of a professional soccer club, the Tottenham Hotspurs, now San Diegan Simon Hayward knew he was destined for the sport. Hayward, the current director of coaching for the Coronado FC, the Coronado Youth Soccer League, said his father was born very close to […]
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Coronado Unified undergoes district led administrative shuffle
Public education in Coronado will undergo significant leadership changes in 2024-25, with new administrators assigned to the high school, middle school and one elementary school. In a July 9 news release, Coronado Unified School District said the goal is to reorganize resources in the face of a $2.3 million deficit, and in the aftermath of […]
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“CaitConquers” the dressmaking world
When you know how to sew, anything is possible in the world of fashion – at least to Coronado resident Cait Trantham. The 37-year-old dressmaker is an online viral sensation with over one million followers on TikTok, almost half a million on Instagram and a quarter million subscribers on YouTube. Her husband, Marine Corps 1st. […]
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Leap Frogs jump for the Fourth of July
They activate a smoke canister attached to one of the jumper’s foot brackets. That means it’s time to go. They’re thousands of feet above the ground, the whirring of the plane filling their ears. Smoke comes out, signaling the people below that they’re ready to jump out of the plane. It’s known as an “early […]
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The unveiling of the League of Wives Memorial
Unveiled in Coronado’s Star Park on June 21, the League of Wives Memorial is the first public memorial in the country to recognize military spouses. Hundreds were seen wearing pink to honor Sybil Stockdale, Coronado resident who founded the League of Wives and wore pink to address President Richard Nixon when she fought for the […]
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More than a statue: the legacy of the League of Wives
There isn’t much attention paid to the wives of warriors. At least historically, husbands were the sailors, soldiers, flyers and marines away fighting wars. They were the important ones, right? Yet a new statue that is about to be unveiled in Coronado explores and challenges that perception: The sculpture features four women – the wives […]