13 Sunday: The Coronado Ferry Landing is slated to host a free weekend concert featuring The Lovalot Group at 2 p.m. on Sept. 13. 13 Sunday: California Beach Volleyball Association is hosting a tournament at the courts on Coronado Central Beach from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visit cbva.com for more information. 16 Wednesday: The […]
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Op-Ed: The dispute on pollution testing methods
Coronado should ask whether the county’s beach-water testing accurately distinguishes between safe and unsafe water. Public officials should scrutinize any method that may unduly restrict access to public beaches. But when untreated sewage is known to be present, the burden of proof should favor protecting swimmers. The dispute concerns two ways of measuring enterococci, bacteria […]
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Williams sisters reunite their iconic doubles team, losing narrowly but thrilling the New York crowd
NEW YORK (AP) — “Welcome to the Williams Show,” read one fan’s sign in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sept. 4, as Venus and Serena Williams took the court for their doubles match, a quarter-century after first facing each other in the 2001 U.S. Open final. A quarter-century of playing pro tennis at a top level […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Rogue
Rogue is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Rogue is a gentle girl with an easygoing personality. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the organization. All animals at PAWS are […]
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Pac-12 football returns 4 years after exodus nearly sent the conference to extinction
The Pac-12, the self-dubbed “Conference of Champions” with athletic excellence going back more than a century, turned into the conference of ashes. A mass exodus of 10 schools in 15 months left the Pac-12 in tatters, dimming the future of a conference that was once the proud home of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cheryl Miller, Tiger Woods, […]
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Authors Jacqueline Friedland and Rosa Kwon Easton present books at Coronado Public Library
Bestselling author Jacqueline Friedland and Amazon First Reads author Rosa Kwon Easton will talk about their respective books at an event hosted by Adventures by the Book at the Coronado Public Library on Oct. 6. Friedland is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author. Her book, “Breathing Under Water,” is the story of two women […]
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Calendar of events for the week of Sept. 4
6 Sunday: Coronado Promenade Concerts’ summer series continues with a performance by The Suenamis at 5 p.m. in Spreckels Park. 6 Sunday: The Coronado Ferry Landing is slated to host a free weekend concert featuring The New Catillacs at 2 p.m. 8 Tuesday: A local farmers’ market will be set up at the Coronado Ferry […]
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Padres second baseman Luis Rengifo will have season-ending surgery for a torn ACL
CINCINNATI (AP) — San Diego Padres second baseman Luis Rengifo will undergo season-ending surgery for a torn ACL in his right knee. The Padres announced on Aug. 31 that imaging showed a full tear of the ACL. The injury had initially been diagnosed as a knee sprain. Rengifo was injured in the seventh inning of […]
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San Diego Padres promote highly-touted 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A
CINCINNATI (AP) — The San Diego Padres selected the contract of 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A El Paso on Sept. 1, making him the youngest active player in the major leagues. If Salas appears behind the plate, he will be the youngest catcher in the big leagues since Ivan Rodriguez, who was 19 when […]
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Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers
PHOENIX (AP) — On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals. But Cave Creek Mayor Robert Morris can’t shake the real possibility that it’s not enough to keep the desert community of about 5,000 people afloat well […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Honey
Honey is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Honey is as sweet as her name. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the organization. All animals at PAWS are spayed/neutered, microchipped, […]
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Iconic Balboa Park has a billion-dollar problem
This story was originally published by inewsource and its San Diego Documenters program. Sign up for its newsletters. Maybe it was the place where you had your engagement photos taken, somewhere among the winding paths and colorful flowering shrubs. Maybe you remember that time walking in the rose garden, the magnificent colors and the scent. Just about everyone remembers the first […]
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Calendar of events for the week of Aug. 28
29 Saturday: The Coronado Ferry Landing is slated to host a free weekend concert on Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. featuring BayWolf. 30 Sunday: Coronado Promenade Concerts’ summer series continues with a performance by Desperado, an Eagles tribute band, in Spreckels Park on Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. 1 Tuesday: A local farmers’ market will […]
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Joey and Jesse Buss joining San Diego Padres’ new ownership group
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joey and Jesse Buss are part of the San Diego Padres’ new ownership group led by José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones. The youngest Buss heirs’ participation in the group already had been widely reported by The Associated Press and other outlets, but they confirmed it on Aug. 26 in a […]
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Tess Gerritsen presents her newest book at Coronado Public Library
New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, a San Diego native whose novels inspired the hit television series “Rizzoli & Isles,” will be at the Coronado Public Library to speak on her newest book, “The Shadow Friends.” The event is free and open to the public on Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Winn Room of the […]
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Pet of the week: Meet Tina
Tina is available for adoption at PAWS of Coronado. Staff members at the non-profit, which provides adoption and rehabilitation services to animals, said that Tina is a gentle cat that loves attention. Those interested in adoption can visit www.pawsofcoronado.org. Fostering, donating and volunteering are other ways to support the organization. All animals at PAWS are spayed/neutered, […]