Walk down to the end of Orange Avenue in Coronado and you can almost imagine the ferries still running. The lot where they used to tie up still stands empty and undeveloped. The spot offers …
Thursday, April 28
Now that the last two giant condominiums at the Coronado Shores development have begun to inch their way up into the Coronado skyline, there’s still discussion of the development. However, that discussion has a wholly …
"Every now and then the public gets interested in violence. People get interested in that kind of action. I think it's an ideal time for boxing to make a comeback."
Construction of the gun batteries began in 1873, but Congress appropriated no additional funds for seacoast defense for about the next 20 years, so construction was not resumed until close to the turn of the century.
Thursday, April 21
She stops at the grave of Yellow Sky, something of a legend among the Indians of Barona. He used to walk the desert between Yuma and San Diego wearing only a breach cloth, trading firewood for a meal.
Thursday, April 14
Noon Sunday at Blake’s Restaurant on Otay Lakes Road. An unexpectedly chilly wind is blowing across the desolate outer-suburban landscape. Such minor inconveniences as the weather, however, don’t appear to bother the motorcyclists on the …
Harpo sits in his bright little restaurant and tells how he dreams of turning the end of Ventura Place into a mecca of health. First, there’s his restaurant, where he’s served up healthy foods for …
Wednesday, April 6
“There’s a Chevron station on the corner,” explains a man who looks like Paul Bunyan. “All the townspeople use that gas station head, which makes it hard for the customers to get in. Julian doesn’t have many restrooms.”