Editor’s note: This is an advertisement feature from The Coronado News The voting window is now open for the first ever “Best of Coronado” competition, hosted by The Coronado News. The voting period is open through June 5. The goal of the “2026 Best of Coronado News” is to highlight the businesses in the 92118 zip code […]
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The downtown beautification project: A quarter of a century in the making
Residents will be seeing a lot of changes in the heart of Coronado as the downtown beautification project becomes a priority – a plan City Council members are heavily pushing. Council members are fed up with the lack of progress on the Orange Avenue improvement project, an assignment that’s been in the works since the […]
New head football coach Josh Dean preps for new program
It is only 6:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning in April, but Josh Dean, the new head football coach at Coronado High School, is already blasting punk rock and moving through the school’s weight room. His players are preparing for games a full four months away, but Dean knows that building and maintaining team culture […]
Deceased woman found in Glorietta Bay
Coronado Fire Department was unable to resuscitate an unconscious adult female found floating in the bay near the Coronado Yacht Club yesterday. At around noon on April 15, bystanders pulled out a woman to the yacht club docks before first responders arrived on scene. Life-saving measures, including CPR, were performed by the fire department for […]
Contest: Nominations open for ‘2026 Best of Coronado News’
Editor’s note: This is an advertisement feature from The Coronado News For the first time ever, The Coronado News is hosting a “Best of” competition to recognize Coronado’s local business landscape. The nomination period is now open through May 27, with a voting window running from May 1 to June 5. The goal of the […]
Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown
HOUSTON (AP) — Artemis II’s astronauts closed out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century with a Pacific splashdown on April 10, blazing new records near the moon with grace and joy. It was a dramatic grand finale to a mission that revealed not only swaths of the lunar far side never […]
Coronado Promenade Concerts releases 2026 schedule
Coronado Promenade Concerts’ board of directors unveiled the full schedule for its 2026 summer season, featuring 17 concerts in Spreckels Park. “We are celebrating 56 fabulous years of wonderful music and are exceptionally excited for this summer,” board president Cathy Brown said. “We are welcoming back audience favorites from last year and years past, along […]
Islander sporting events this week
It’s an important week for Coronado athletics, as league play is ramping up. The week is highlighted by Coronado High baseball, playing two games against league opponent Cathedral Catholic. 13 Monday: CHS freshman baseball opens the week for the Islanders with a game against Mission Bay at 4:30 p.m. The game is at Mission Bay […]
Boney’s Bayside Market broken into
Two safes were stolen from Boney’s Bayside Market this morning at 1 a.m., according to the Coronado Police Department. Two suspects forced entry into the grocery store and stole the safes before fleeing the scene in a white SUV. Coronado Police Department’s investigations unit is actively pursuing this case.
Islanders swim fares well in meet against The Bishops School
Coronado hosted The Bishops School for their first home swim meet of the 2026 campaign. The girls beat the Knights handily, 92-65. The boys, however, lost by 12, 79-91. For the girls, there were three individual first-place finishes from Jillian Stachowicz, Mirren Fallon and Baleri Garces. A relay team of Stachowicz, Fallon, Isabella Kenny and […]
Islander sporting events this week
With Coronado Unified School District out on spring break, this week is the least busy of the spring semester. With that being said, the featured sporting events revolve around three varsity baseball games and the UC Track Classic on Saturday. 30 Monday: CHS varsity baseball is at home playing against the Carson High Colts. First […]
Head coach David Tschakert and the Islanders look to dominate in league play
Growing up, he played baseball and only baseball, until one day on the beach in eighth grade. David Tschakert, the Imperial Beach native, was on the sandy shore with friends when he noticed a group of people playing volleyball. He said it looked like fun, so he asked the group if they’d let him and […]
Former Navy SEAL Jim Berta dies after car accident on Coronado
Coronado resident and former Navy SEAL, James Joseph “Jim” Berta, 78, was pronounced dead at the scene on March 17 after getting into a car accident on Silver Strand Highway while riding his bike, according to police. Berta served as a SEAL in the late 1960s and ‘70s, and in the early ‘90s he deployed […]
Islander sporting events this week
Each of Coronado’s spring sports teams compete this week, with Islanders baseball having the busiest week, as they play three games. The track and swim teams finish the week off for the Islanders on Saturday. 16 Monday: Islanders baseball gets the week started for Coronado athletics. JV and varsity are both playing Eastlake, with varsity […]
California governor says no imminent threat despite warning about possible Iran drone attack
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war. Newsom said drone issues “have always been top of mind.” We’ve been aware of that information. … It’s all […]
Coronado Island Film Festival announces theme, badges
Entering its 11th year, the Coronado Island Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 brand creative and announced the sale of badges for the year. This year’s creative reflects the festival ethos: “Where the Art and Science of Cinema Converge.” Festival organizers said the theme captures Coronado island culture, honors storytelling, and celebrates the festival’s fun, […]
