“Be strong!” said my brother as I was led out of the courtroom. I had just been sentenced to 90 days in the county jail for possession with intent to sell. I had hired the …
May 31, 2023
Coronado News & Stories
My month in San Diego jail
Gonzo Report: Booty Bassment at Whistle Stop - The BootyMan Cometh
It’s finally starting to feel like Southern California again, rather than the soggy Pacific Northwest. The weather tax is finally paying its dividends. Everyone’s spirits are elevated. The sun is chirping and the birds are …
May 11, 2023
Coronado car thief can't drive stick shift – and it shows
A car thief was caught near the Hotel Del Coronado earlier in the month because the thief couldn't drive a stick shift, reads a police report online. The pursuit began when Officer Chan of the …
March 21, 2023
Here’s a two-bedroom, one-bath cottage in Coronado for just under $2.5 million!
Sometimes, mistakes are made. Such was the case when I went searching for this week’s Unreal candidate. We’ve been looking at our standard enormous, obscenely-priced listings for the past couple of entries, so it felt …
December 22, 2022
Gaslamp ugly sweater pub crawl, Coronado ice skating, Nutcracker tea party, Del Mar Red Nose Run
December Nights Balboa Park Join your fellow citizens on December 2 and 3 for the City of San Diego’s largest free holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park. The family friendly event brings San Diegans together …
Charles Crehore can't shut down his Facebook page
"I find your postings on Coronado Happenings boring because it lacks a vibrant exchange of ideals and is a quintessential example of the cancel culture. It's an exercise in groupthink, mindless and without merit." — …
November 22, 2022
Astronaut Bill Shepherd takes a piece of McP’s Irish Pub in to space
“I’m not super happy,” says the normally cheery astronaut Bill Shepherd. “It’s been 50 years, and we have not been back to the moon. We have three space shuttles that don’t fly any more, that …
October 26, 2022
San Diego glimpses: the Doors, Elvis, Grateful Dead, Kingston Trio, Beach Boys, Pearl Jam, Gary Puckett, Ritchie Valens
Buckle Up Slide into the passenger seat and buckle up: we’re about to take a driving tour down a decidedly rocky road. Yes, California’s second-largest city will always take a backseat to Los Angeles, which …
Gonzo Report: Sharing the Shell show - from Sheryl Crow to The Beach Boys
Sharing in the shell show “You don’t need tickets to enjoy the concert.” Downtown San Diego – After the Padres game on August 2nd, I cut through the Convention Center to catch my ferry home …
September 7, 2022
Pummeled at Coronado's North Beach
Local? I moved here two years ago from Big Bear. What brought you to San Diego? I was a snow sports coach and skiing and snowboarding instructor for about 22 years. Because of Covid and …
August 18, 2022
The Lion King stage production is “a magical experience”
When the stage production of The Lion King arrives in San Diego on August 24th, T. Shyvonne Stewart will be arriving along with it. For Stewart, a swing player in the production who also covers …
August 10, 2022
Mexico City comes to Coronado High
“Hey, Eduardo!” Pedro, 16, shouts out some joking conversation that’s way too fast for my halting Spanish. Luckily, he’s talking to his three pals and not me. The four of them, all 16-year-olds, have plopped …
August 3, 2022
Keep Paddling
Local?: Yes, I live in Chula Vista How long have you been surfing? I have been surfing on and off for 20-25 years. I still have a lot to learn. My dad taught me and …
July 7, 2022
Trax Bar & Cafe: rollicking towards Wellington Central
Purple gives way to pink gives way to blue. Dawn is cracking late here in the Southern Hemisphere. We’re at a tiny country railroad station at seven on this winter’s morning, waiting for the train. …
June 30, 2022
Golf carts – a San Diego trend but so easy to steal
On May 24, a person snuck into Hotel Del Coronado and stole their "Safety & Security" golf cart. The navy blue electric cart had custom wheels and a unique red-colored old-school pinstripe design on its …
June 20, 2022
A refreshing escape to Calypso Café
For most of the county, the sun was out and temperatures rising. The predicted heat wave had settled in to cook away our customary June gloom. However, isolated on its narrow strip of land between …
June 14, 2022
Gonzo Report: Marcela Mendez’s tip with a barb at the mall
Normally, musicians are drilled in the art of capturing an audience’s attention. And if that’s your training, then performing where people don’t pay attention — and aren’t even meant to — can be a challenge. …
Experience the ornate opulence of the Coronado Castle’s Spanish Revival
It’s not entirely unusual for rich people to name their houses — just in the last year, we’ve visited La Casa de los Suenos in Del Mar, Maravilla in Rancho Santa Fe, and probably a …
April 29, 2022
Li’l Dwayne drops in
Caw! Caw! Talk about a dawn chorus! Six in the am. Half a dozen crows swoop and holler above the little patio in back. They keep it up for half an hour before I finally …
April 27, 2022
Carving Coronado’s Isabella Avenue
My buddy Kevin and I see her just about every time we head for what until recently we called our polar bear ocean swims. Because every day, she’d come swooping around the wide curves of …
April 13, 2022