The Coronado Public Library announced “The Women” by Kristin Hannah as the winner of the 2025 Coronado Community READ title. Following a months-long process recruiting book title nominations from the public, narrowing down the nominations to the top five via the Community Read Selection Committee, and finally requesting the public vote on the top title, […]
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Profar agrees to $42M, 3-year contract with Braves, a year after getting $1M deal with Padres
ATLANTA (AP) — Jurickson Profar agreed to a $42 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Jan. 23, less than a year after the outfielder got a $1 million deal from the San Diego Padres with spring training already underway. Profar revived his career with the Padres last year when he hit .280 with […]
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Supervisor wants county to lead Tijuana sewage pollution meeting
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote next week on whether it will host a panel discussion on ways to solve the Tijuana River pollution crisis. Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, acting chair of the Board of Supervisors, intends to request the board’s support of the public meeting in a letter that details […]
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Coronado’s Loxly Johnson and his season of resilience
In the quiet gym of Coronado High School, the echoes of sneakers on polished wood carry the story of a boys basketball team finding its rhythm. At the center of it all stands Loxly Johnson, the Islanders’ six-foot senior guard. In basketball, players are often confined to traditional roles: the tallest man dominates near the […]
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San Diego Wave trades US midfielder Jaedyn Shaw to the North Carolina Courage
U.S. national team midfielder Jaedyn Shaw has been acquired by the North Carolina Courage in a trade with the San Diego Wave. In the deal announced on Jan. 14, the Wave receive $300,000 in allocation money, $150,000 in intra-league transfer funds and an international roster spot for the next two seasons. There is potential for […]
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Coronado’s rising young lawn bowler earns fourth in World Bowls championship
Nineteen-year-old Angel Gomez of Coronado finished fourth in his section in the men’s singles category at the 2024 World Bowls Junior Indoor Championship. Held from Dec. 2-8, the event took place at the Hong Kong Football Club in Causeway Bay, marking the first time the championship was hosted in Asia. Representing the United States, Gomez […]
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Op-Ed: A year in review from The Coronado News staff
It’s the start of 2025 and that means resolutions, reflections and photo recaps are in full swing. I’ve never been a huge resolutions gal, but I am big on reflecting. And man, has 2024 been a crazy year – in a good way – both for me and our paper. You see, this January not […]
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‘Once’ the musical extended through April 26
Lamb’s Players Theatre opened its 2025 season with the Irish musical hit “Once,” and now, the show has been extended through April 26. The production won the San Diego Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding Musical” when it was first performed at Lamb’s Players Theatre in 2018. The original Broadway production won eight Tony Awards in […]
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Application process for City Council vacancy open until Jan. 13
Coronado City Council decided on Dec. 17 to move forward with an appointment process to fill the vacant seat on the council created by John Duncan’s election as mayor. The City of Coronado has opened up an application process to interested, qualified Coronado residents who must submit an application outlining their interest and qualifications by […]
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How American presidents have planned their own funerals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn, was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago. But before Carter reaches his humble final […]
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Recycling and drop-off locations for Christmas trees
Christmas trees, including flocked trees, may be recycled in Coronado by using either the green waste curbside program or the drop-off program between Dec. 26 and Jan. 14. For the green waste curbside program, 4-foot sections of Christmas trees can be placed in yard waste recycling containers that are then placed on the curb. Sections […]
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Biden signs bill with $250 million in funding for South Bay plant
A bill signed by President Joe Biden on Dec. 21 sets the stage for more than $250 million in additional upgrades for a dilapidated wastewater treatment plant at the U.S. Mexican border. The funding for the International Wastewater Treatment Plant is an earmarked section of a stopgap bill, which includes more than $100 billion in […]
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Elected school board trustees take office
As a result of elections last month, Renee Cavanaugh and Fitzhugh Lee are the newly elected Coronado Unified School District trustees. Before the Dec. 13 school board meeting, Superintendent Karl Mueller administered oaths for Cavanaugh, a returning trustee and former CUSD educator, and Lee, a first-time school board member. The board voted to keep trustee […]
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E-bike rules and safety tips in Coronado
With e-bikes being a popular mode of transportation in the summer, the City of Coronado released a refresher on the safety regulations in a July 25 update from the city manager. All e-bikes and other motorized mobility devices – such as electric scooters, skateboards and hoverboards – are prohibited from riding on: Mobility devices […]
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Remembering the Day of Infamy: The story of a child survivor
It sounded like a swarm of bees. Joedy Cronin Adams, then 12 years old, stepped onto her front porch at 8 a.m. and looked up to the sky over Oahu, which was a canvas of planes. And they were headed toward her. “I heard the noise outside and it sounded – it was just very, […]
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Three aircraft carriers leave San Diego as USS Abraham Lincoln returns
The USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson, two of the three aircraft carriers homeported in Coronado, left Naval Air Station North Island on Nov. 18 as a third flat top – the JS Kaga – also departed from San Diego Bay. The three ships are en route to different locations. While the Nimitz is scheduled […]