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Thomas Garrett, 71, Is Retired San Diego Firefighter, Helped Found Event For Make-A-Wish Foundation

SAN DIEGO -- A retired San Diego firefighter former Coronado Yacht Club commodore was arrested Friday and is accused of molesting two children.

Thomas Garrett, 71, was a one-time commodore of the Coronado Yacht Club and works closely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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CORONADO, CA (February 3, 2012) – The California Department of Transportation, which manages State Highways 75 and 282 in Coronado, reports that beginning Monday, work crews will be repairing potholes and making other street repairs along Orange Avenue and on Third Street.

Traffic will be impacted by the work. Workers are expected to close some lanes while the work proceeds. Caltrans hopes to finish the work in one week.

Plans call…

For the most part, the city of Coronado embraces its neighbor just down the road.

But now Coronado finds itself in the uncomfortable position of challenging North Island Naval Air Station over a still-confidential accident and noise zone plan that will not be released until the Department of Defense signs off this year.

“Part of the difficulty is we just don’t know what it’s going to tell us to do,” said Coronado Councilman Michael Woiwode.

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Where is this mystery photo taken?

The prize this week is generously donated by Blue Jeans and Bikinis. They've given us some gift bags with wonderful goodies in them. So…

     Over half of the US Women’s Field Hockey Team, who just qualified for the 2012 Olympics, lives in Coronado. With eight women in a house in the Coronado Cays, three in a house on D Ave and a one in a house off Palm Ave, they have made themselves at home on the island.

     Coronado provides the ideal place for them to live since they are currently training at the Olympic Training Center in…

Jasmine is a female all black DSH.  She’s 3 years old and was relinquished by her previous parent who described her as…

Seventh Grader Wins CMS Spelling Bee - Winning Word:  E-X-O-N-E-R-A-T-E

The annual Coronado Middle School spelling bee was organized by Ms. Kathy MacDonald, also affectionately known as "The Queen Bee" and held Thursday, February 2, 2012.  Each Humanities class, a combination of Language Arts and History, held its own classroom spelling bee.  The winner from each classroom, grades 6-8, qualified for the school wide spelling bee.  There were forty five total participants. …

Authorities report one man dead after crashing his vehicle off Silver Strand Blvd at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday, ultimately rolling on its side near the shore.

Witnesses reported the vehicle was traveling southbound on SR-75 then crossed over into the northbound lanes, across the bike path, through the Fiddlers Cove Marina parking lot, and crashing down the embankment into the San Diego Bay. Coronado Police and Fire Department responded as well as rescue crews from California…

            Nations of San Diego International Dance Festival is celebrating its 18^th anniversary! Come join us at Coronado Performing Arts center (located at Coronado High School) on Friday, February 10, at 8:00 pm, Saturday, February 11, at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and Sunday, February 12, at 2:00 pm. Over 150 musicians and dancers will highlight the wide variety of cultural heritages in San Diego. This event will produced by Coronado School of the…

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Members of the Coronado High School National Honor Society received “Locals Cards” for their recent community service work making phone calls to thank Coronado Schools Foundation donors. 

CSF Donors Benefit with Locals Card Deals

Coronado Schools Foundation (CSF) has seen an increase in donations from across the southwest as those who live in Coronado all or part of the year rally to support local public…

The Coronado real estate market fell a little bit in January.

During the month of January, Coronado had 161 Active listings, 15 new Pending Listings & 19 Sold Listings! 14…

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CORONADO — The outlook for Coronado schools is better than most in the county. For the second year in a row, the Coronado Unified School District will avoid teacher layoffs, thanks in part to measures taken a couple of years ago to allow the district to fare as well as possible in “an unusually long recession.”

“Two years ago, the Coronado team — the governing board, superintendent, employee unions and our community — had the foresight to develop a…

Some Coronado locals need braces to correct problems with their teeth, so why not trust a local to help with your smile?

 Dr. Joseph Mullins is an Orthodontist located at 120 C Avenue, Suite 100 in Coronado. Before becoming a full time Coronado based orthodontist, Dr. Mullins obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology from West Virginia University, and then attended Dental School at West Virginia University where he got his Doctorate of Dental…

The Coronado High School Counseling Department and The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention  will be hosting "Out of the Darkness Week" at CHS from February 14, 2012 to February 17, 2012.  The weeklong event will consist of classroom activities and presentations for high school students as well as a school-wide assembly to provide students with an opportunity to discuss the reality of this difficult…

        Everybody has been questioning the opening date for the anxiously awaited new hot dog restaurant, Delux Dogs, located on 943 Orange Avenue. During a recent interview with owners, Kirsten Bertz and James McGee, they explained their delay and are looking towards a March 1st Grand Opening!

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