ECoronado's Blog – May 2011 Archive (59)

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Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census (Coronado Data)

Browse population growth and decline, changes in racial and ethnic concentrations and patterns of housing development.  



Click here to get started and then enter "92118" to get data for Coronado.  Below is an image with data for North Island.  You can hover over the different quadrants of Coronado to get detailed information for selected area.…



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Added by eCoronado on May 31, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

"CORONADO" Dunes Creator Takes Aerial Tour Over His Masterpiece



A special thanks to eCoronado.com members Jenny Cooper and Molly Cooper for arranging an aerial flight for Armando Moreno - the creator of the C-O-R-O-N-A-D-O sand dunes.  Armando is a city employee and created the 'sand sculpture' back in 1988, but had never seen it from the air.  All that changed last week, when the Coopers put…

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Added by eCoronado on May 31, 2011 at 6:00pm — 10 Comments

GameTruck Party Rental for Your Next Party or Event

Looking for something special for your next party or event?



The GameTruck party experience is like no other. The Game Coach welcomes you to sit down and make yourself comfortable. Inside the plush, Video Game Theater are big screen TV’s, enhanced sound system, the latest video game consoles and all the most popular game titles. System linking makes tournament play an exciting option…not to mention the simplicity of having a GameTruck come…

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Added by eCoronado on May 31, 2011 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Coronado Police Detective Honored

(Submitted by the Coronado Police Department)



Detective Tom Adkins, pictured with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Keith Slotter, Special Agent in Charge of the San Diego Office of F.B.I., was honored by the, "San Diego Crimestoppers" organization at a luncheon on Thursday May 26th.



Detective Adkins was honored for his outstanding investigative work exemplified by two of the many cases he solved. One involved an individual writing fraudulent checks to locals… Continue

Added by eCoronado on May 30, 2011 at 6:47am — 1 Comment

America's Best Beaches for 2011 - Coronado Takes the #2 Spot

Coronado comes in at #2 on the list.  Enjoy building sandcastles in front of the world famous Hotel del Coronado.  More photos of Coronado's beaches here.  



(CNN) -- Heading to the coast this weekend? Take note of the nation's best sandy stretch: Sarasota, Florida's Siesta Beach tops the 2011 list of the top 10 beaches in the country.



The annual list, in its 21st…

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Added by eCoronado on May 27, 2011 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Coronado Attorney Gets 10 Months for Tax Evasion

Attorney Craig Shaber of Coronado was sentenced today to 10 months in prison for evading taxes on $3 million in income, according to the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service. He will have to pay $555,000 in restitution to the IRS and serve three years of supervised release.


Read the entire San Diego Reader article here.

Added by eCoronado on May 27, 2011 at 7:34am — 3 Comments

Leroy's Kitchen & Lounge Update - New Name, New Photos, New Place to Enjoy This Summer

Update:  Leroy's Kitchen + Lounge is now open.



NadoLife just shared some new photos and an update regarding their latest restaurant to open up on Coronado.  Leroy's Lucky Lounge has been renamed Leroy's Kitchen +…

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Added by eCoronado on May 26, 2011 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Coronado Book Fair Carnival Raises Over $12,000 in Scholastic Dollars

Book Fair Carnival, our final book fair of the year, was a brilliant success! Lavish support was received from parents, families and friends, whose shopping generated exceptional results for our school library, as well as for our teachers' classroom libraries. Total sales for the event rang in at $18,277.88! This translates into over $12,000.00 in Scholastic Dollars! With out you our library can not exist, so we are extending a BIG THANK YOU in helping us support our…

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Added by eCoronado on May 26, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

Navy Base Coronado Beaches to Enforce Laws to Protect Natural Resources

Added by eCoronado on May 26, 2011 at 10:33am — No Comments

T-34 Aircraft Will Be Flying in Immediate Vicinity of NASNI May 26 - August 17


Added by eCoronado on May 25, 2011 at 11:46pm — No Comments

Public Art “Imagine Tent City” Nominated for Orchid Award by the San Diego Architectural Foundation

In the category of Public Art, Architecture, and History, Coronado’s Public Art “Imagine Tent City” has been nominated for an Orchid Award from the San Diego Architectural Foundation.



This is a combined category of Public Art, Architecture, and History. Hundreds of historic photos of Tent City dating from the early 1900s were scanned and arranged to represent their original location along Glorietta Bay in the City of Coronado. Using a propriety…

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Added by eCoronado on May 24, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Free Balboa Park Museums for Active Military Families

Memorial Day May 30, through Labor Day, September 5, 2011



Program offers free admission to participating museums for all active duty military personnel (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast… Continue

Added by eCoronado on May 24, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Coronado Architect Christian Rice Receives Grand Prize Award for “Kitchen of the Year”

Coronado Architect Christian Rice Receives 2011 Grand Prize Award for “Kitchen of the Year” Competition from San Diego Home and Garden Magazine

Photo Credit:  Brent Haywood



Coronado, CA May 23, 2011 –…

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Added by eCoronado on May 23, 2011 at 5:00pm — 7 Comments

21 Veteran Salute at Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument (Amphib Base)

Each Memorial Day, at Noon, the Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument conducts a 21 Veteran Salute that (1) remembers US Navy and Coast Guard Sailors who served in Vietnam and (2) serves as a bridge between generations of combat veterans.



This Memorial Day, 30 May 2011, our bridge will remember Coast Guard Sailors killed in action in World War II, Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Come join us for a little bit of history and a lot of memories. Bag Pipe music starts at 11 AM at the old… Continue

Added by eCoronado on May 23, 2011 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - 24 Hour Child Development Center

NAVAL BASE CORONADO, Calif. -- The U.S. Navy will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the 24 hour Child Development Center Tuesday, May 24 at 10 a.m.



Speakers will include Deputy Commander of Naval Air Forces Rear Admiral John "Chris" Sadler and Naval Base Coronado Commanding Officer Captain Yancy B. Lindsey.



The "New" Child Development Center (CDC) at Naval Air Station North Island is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week designed to offer Sailors… Continue

Added by eCoronado on May 23, 2011 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Bridgeworthy: Cross Two Bridges to See a Padres Game (Photos/Video)

Our son Luke wanted to go to his first Padres game to celebrate his 6th birthday.  Great idea!  He chose a friend to come with us and the family set off to enjoy a game at Petco Park.  



When we started to plan the the event, we searched for tickets at both Padres.com and StubHub.com.  Both are trustworthy places to buy your tickets.  The next 'purchase' was finding a way over to…

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Added by eCoronado on May 23, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

Parents Magazine Names Coronado's Central Beach as #4 Best Beach in United States

Simplicity is the beauty of a beach vacation -- the shore is essentially a giant sandbox with free rocks and shells, and the waves are more fun than any pool. But there can be rough spots if you go to the wrong place. That's why Parents combed through water-quality reports, closings, and advisories for more than 1,000 U.S. beaches. Naturally, we nixed shores with persistent problems and ones where the water isn't tested. From there, we looked at three other deal breakers: restrooms, calm…

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Added by eCoronado on May 22, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

Coronado Lacrosse Dominate - Boys & Girls Both Win CIF



Congratulations to Coronado High School boys and girls lacrosse teams!  You are both Division II champions!

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Coronado Boys Defeat Cathedral Catholic 15-7 to win CIF Division II.



Coronado Girls Defeat Cathedral Catholic 13-3 to win CIF Division II.

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Note:  The Torrey Pines Girls team won the…

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Added by eCoronado on May 21, 2011 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

High School Student from Coronado Accepted into 2011 Youth Documentary Program

May 17, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – The San Diego Asian Film Foundation (SDAFF) is proud to announce that high school student Camille Wilson of Coronado High School has been accepted into this year’s 2011 REEL VOICES program. Wilson will be joining nine other local high school students as they work together over the summertime learning about filmmaking from professionals and creating their very own short documentary that will screen at this year’s 12th San Diego Asian Film Festival (October 20-28,… Continue

Added by eCoronado on May 20, 2011 at 1:12pm — 1 Comment

eCoronado.com Mentioned in Union Tribune

Thanks to a few eCoronado.com members for letting us know about a mention in the Union Tribune yesterday.  Diane Bell's column appears on the front page of the Local section (B) which included a short blurb about Cindy McCain's banner for the Navy SEALs.  



It was in the print edition and the online edition here.…



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Added by eCoronado on May 20, 2011 at 11:19am — No Comments

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