The Coronado League of Wives will be receiving a second tribute at Star Park: a bench commemorating the local historical group and its efforts during the Vietnam War. The League of Wives was a band of women which fought for the humane treatment of husbands who had become prisoners of war (POWs) in Vietnam. The […]
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Construction has started at the vacant lot next to Il Fornaio
After sitting idle for over a decade, a waterfront parcel at the Coronado Ferry Landing is finally headed for development. A groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 2 got the ball rolling on the piece of land. Construction began on Dec. 2 for a long-planned restaurant on the vacant lot next to Italian eatery, Il Fornaio. The […]
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Behind Coronado’s steep ambulance fees
One Coronado resident is wary of calling an ambulance again after she incurred a $6,100 bill for her two-and-a-half block ride to Sharp Coronado Hospital. In comparison, the city of San Diego’s current fee for transport is just under $3,000, and Poway’s fee is $5,400. But the price of an ambulance ride isn’t cheap, and […]
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Coronado Philharmonia debuts ‘Holidays on Orange Avenue’ in new program
This year’s Christmas season performance by the Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra will feature a composition inspired by the city’s main street: “Holiday’s on Orange Avenue.” On Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. the Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra will present its holiday program, “Christmas in Coronado,” at the Coronado Performing Arts Center. For the past four years, the Coronado […]
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November brings Friendsgiving to Coronado High School
November has marked an annual tradition at Coronado High School for the past decade: the Best Buddies Thanksgiving Party. On Thursday, Nov. 20, special education students in the Adult Transition Program and the high school joined peers in the Best Buddies club for a Thanksgiving-style gathering. “Yesterday we went to Costco as a class,” said Katie […]
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The city celebrates its 50th annual Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 5
This year marks the 50th year of Coronado’s annual Christmas tree lighting and holiday parade. On the first Friday of December, the island lights up for the season by bringing the 120-foot-tall pine tree at the center of the Rotary Plaza to life. This year, the event will fall on Dec. 5. Led by the […]
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The free summer shuttle wraps up a record season
Coronado’s free summer shuttle wrapped up its 2025 season with a strong rebound in ridership, according to Coronado’s senior planner Tricia Olsen, and the city is already looking at improving the program for the next year. This year’s program mirrored last year’s, but with a shorter operating time and daily schedule, running from July 1 […]
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Port of San Diego ends lease with Coronado Ferry Landing, future steps unclear
The Port of San Diego claims it will not renew its lease with the company that manages Coronado Ferry Landing and marketplace because the operator, Port Coronado Associates (PCA), failed to maintain the properties and proposed an unacceptable redevelopment plan. That explanation was provided in a Nov. 7 letter to PCA and the city of […]
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Review: on Michelin ratings and connective tissue
The status bequeathed on a restaurant by a Michelin star is quite a valued thing. San Diego County boasts four Michelin star restaurants and countless Bib Gourmand and Selected Restaurants. But there is only one Coronado restaurant in the Michelin guide: Serea, located in the Hotel Del, boasts a Selected Restaurants distinction, which is why […]
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California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. The approval of Proposition 50 gives […]
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CUSD addresses school safety after a stabbing at the middle school
In the aftermath of a stabbing, a suicide and complaints of bullying involving students in the Coronado Unified School District, Superintendent Karl Mueller said the district plans to crack down on the use of phones and social media at local campuses. Mueller’s disclosure – which came during an Oct. 30 public forum on school safety, […]
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US and Mexico expedite infrastructure projects in Tijuana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has stepped up construction projects to mitigate the sewage crisis impacting communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, cutting nine months from previously announced timelines. The U.S. and Mexico are coordinating on expediting a multi-year plan to treat Tijuana sewage that has polluted the ocean for years, closing South […]
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Weekly Coronado Certified Farmers Market brings ‘farm fresh food’
Fall-themed decorations welcome island residents and visitors to the Coronado Certified Farmers Market on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, with a backdrop of skyscrapers from downtown San Diego visible across the bay. The market, which is open Tuesdays, has provided a rural shopping experience in the city ever since Mary Hillbrecht, a third-generation Escondido farmer, launched […]
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San Diego native Dasha Levin premieres first documentary at CIFF
In 2024, Dasha Levin and three college classmates spent a week in Arizona filming Nikyle Begay, a Navajo shepherd and weaver who identifies as nonbinary. The students’ assignment was to create a documentary that inspires social change. That assignment has now been played at over 35 film festivals – and the Coronado Island Film Festival […]
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Coronado City Council considers bringing back Island Express
A mini-shuttle program known as the Island Express will be coming back to Coronado as the City Council directed staff on Oct. 21 to prepare a request for proposal to build out a future program. City Manager Tina Friend estimates the proposal to be written in the spring of next year. From June 4 to […]
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Coronado Unified School District improves science scores in state assessments
Based on standardized test scores, Coronado Unified students continue to excel across English, math and science. The district administered the annual California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) assessments in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics last spring for 1,374 students in grades three through eight and grade 11. Students in grades five, eight […]