As we honor the work and legacy of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week, it seems ironic that we have just been involved in our own trial and test of community tolerance. Dr. King’s nonviolent protest movement against racial segregation and inequality motivated the conscience of a nation. The showing of the Laramie Project by Coronado High School students last week and the subsequent threat of protest by an infamously well-known group seems to have stirred…

I know a lot of people across our great country have been enduring highly inclement weather this winter.  Being conscientious of those who live anywhere besides Southern California, I won't mention why I was drawn to ride my bike to my favorite breakfast joint last week (sunny, 75 degrees,…

CORONADO — A nonprofit foundation benefiting Coronado schools has been given $3.8 million from the estate of the late Frances Harpst, a local icon known for her civic involvement.



The Coronado Schools Foundation plans to allocate approximately $160,000 of the gift annually to Coronado public schools through a new “legacy account.” An endowment committee will oversee the new spending to ensure “careful stewardship of her gift,” officials said.



The money will be used…

CORONADO — A nonprofit foundation benefiting Coronado schools has been given $3.8 million from the estate of the late Frances Harpst, a local icon known for her civic involvement.



The Coronado Schools Foundation plans to allocate approximately $160,000 of the gift annually to Coronado public schools through a new “legacy account.” An endowment committee will oversee the new spending to ensure “careful stewardship of her gift,” officials said.



The money will be used…

CORONADO — A nonprofit foundation benefiting Coronado schools has been given $3.8 million from the estate of the late Frances Harpst, a local icon known for her civic involvement.



The Coronado Schools Foundation plans to allocate approximately $160,000 of the gift annually to Coronado public schools through a new “legacy account.” An endowment committee will oversee the new spending to ensure “careful stewardship of her gift,” officials said.



The money will be used…

BE Styled is hosting a Fragrance Swap Party, Wednesday night, January 19 from 6 to 9pm!  Please bring used bottles of perfume that you no longer want.  If you like, you can swap perfume with other guests. Extras will be donated to the San Diego Zoo.  They need our help to start their Big Cat project where they will study how different scents effect the animals exploration behavior.

Just added to the event; "Skinny Girl Margarita" Bar!  Stop by and try a 100 calorie Margarita, while…

IMPERIAL BEACH - Rebecca Hernandez lives in Tijuana just blocks from the beach. Hernandez says since December 23rd, a sewage pipe near her home has been shooting sewage water throughout the neighborhood and into the Pacific Ocean.



And now, conservationists say, it's heading north into Imperial Beach and Coronado. How much? Estimates say between 31 and 40 million gallons.



Paloma Aguirre is with the group Wildcoast. She's the border coastal conservation director. Aguirre…

The two bicycles in the picture below have been locked to the bike rack in front of 928 Orange for several months. If you have had a bicycle stolen, maybe one of these is yours?

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Jim Zortman, sector vice president, Life Cycle Logistics and Support at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems headquartered in El Segundo, California, and site manager for Northrop Grumman’s Unmanned Systems Development Center in San Diego, has been elected to the board of trustees of United Through Reading, a San Diego-based national nonprofit that helps separated families connect through reading storybooks to their children while being video-recorded.

In January 2008,…

See web site for Jeff Grabosky:  http://jeffrunsamerica.com/?page_id=18

He is going to run across America to raise money for breast cancer.  The run is 3,800 miles.

Meet and give him good wishes tonight, Jan 18th, 1427 5th Street, 5:00-6:30pm. Amazing young man.

Did you hear the helicopters last Friday night?  It is believed that 6 people were aboard a boat that landed on Coronado Beach.  The incident occured at about 8:30pm January 14th, 2011.

Border patrol agents recovered an empty boat near the Hotel del Coronado that was suspected of being used for smuggling.  Even though the beach and streets were searched thoroughly, no suspects were found.

Coronado Home Harvest, Coronado's monthly free homegrown fruit, vegetable, and flower exchange, is holding a pot luck lunch at the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library this Saturday, January 22, at noon. Many people who do not have gardens or who have a meager harvest during a certain month have brought…

Why is Tai Chi so popular these days?  Why do over 180 million people worldwide practice Tai Chi every day?  It is because the practice of Tai Chi offers a longer, healthier, more active life.     With an emphasis on deep breathing, Tai Chi integrates your mind with your body and is very effective at calming and relieving stress.  Medical studies confirm that regular practice of Tai Chi dramatically improves balance and concentration, improves leg strength, inreases flexibiity, reduces pain,…

UPDATE:  Leroy's is open!

Editor's Note:  This message was received from NadoLife.  We are excited for the change and looking forward to bringing you more information about Leroy's Lucky Lounge as it is available.  Stay tuned!

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After six successful and fun years, we have closed the doors to Beach N Diner. …

Orange & Park is making its first foray into the ancient art of time tracking with this limited-edition, screen-printed calendar for 2011, the Year of the Rabbit. The first 11 people who email us their home address in Coronado will receive a free calendar: orangeandpark@gmail.com. Limit one per household.







The wall calendar's Eastern-inspired design, by David Klinker, features photographs by John…

BE Styled is hosting a fragrance swap party next Wednesday, January 19, from 6 to 9pm.  Please bring your gently used bottles of perfume to the event.  Guests can either swap scents or donate them to the San Diego Zoo! The Institute for Conservation Research is currently conducting a research project examining individual and species enrichment preferences for large felids (lions, tigers, and cheetahs) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.…

To All Coronado Community Members:



This morning the Coronado Unified School District filed suit for an injunction against the planned protest by Westboro Baptist Church, Inc. toward the district’s production of The Laramie Project. Shortly before the special status conference, the lawsuit was forwarded to counsel for…