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Neisha’s Dance and Music Academy keeps in step

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 04/20/2020 0

The 800 students who regularly take classes at Neisha’s Dance and Music Academy in Chula Vista are now dancing on carpets, in living rooms and out on patios as lessons shift...

Tips for avoiding identity scams

Columns Summer Stephan - 08/26/2023 0

Scams come in every variety and target every segment of the population. From the grandparent scam to the get rich quick ploy, the common thread in each scenario is someone is...

Sweetwater’s valedictorian is a knockout student-athlete

Chula Vista Rebecca Williamson - 05/23/2019 0

Senior Alfred Vargas, Sweetwater Union High School’s valedictorian of the class of 2019, will speak at his graduation ceremony, to be held June 7 at Southwestern College. Vargas has already started to...

Insects can worm their way into your pet’s life

Pets Dr. Dustin Zimmer - 06/25/2010 0

Dear Dr. Z, I was watching the news last night. They ran a special on heartworm disease in pets and the potential for transmission to people. I thought only animals got heartworm...

Driver who crashed into, killed baker sent to prison

Two Memorial Day ceremonies planned

Chula Vista admin - 05/22/2025 0

The county’s two national cemeteries are holding Memorial Day ceremonies this weekend. The 14th Annual Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Miramar National Cemetery is scheduled for 1 p.m....

Grappling with success

Sports Phillip Brents - 01/14/2017 0

Mater Dei Catholic High School senior Mateo Olmos recorded a fourth-place finish in his 160-pound weight class at last weekend’s Doc Buchanan tournament in Clovis, one of the top-rated tournaments on...

Southwestern College football season to get spring treatment

College Phillip Brents - 07/23/2020 0

The California Community College Athletic Association had initially set a July 17 deadline to determine the status of the upcoming 2020-21 intercollegiate sports calendar amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. However, due to...

As We Move Towards Normalcy, We Must Continue Prioritizing Workers

Chula Vista Vicky Herrero - 07/02/2021 0

After more than a year of economic suffering that has left millions of Americans reeling from the devastating effects of unemployment, the end finally appears to be in sight. While the...

State superintendent visits Chula Vista elementary schools

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 05/21/2021 0

Located in an area hit hard by the pandemic, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond visited two elementary schools within the Chula Vista Elementary School District to look at safety measures, how schools...

Chula Vista American Little League calls it a season, others follow

Baseball Phillip Brents - 08/20/2020 0

While Major League Baseball has managed to resume play amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, youth sports in San Diego County effectively remain in a holding pattern. Youth sports are currently limited to...

Heroic deeds and heroic efforts

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/11/2019 0

For now—again—Chula Vista and National City hospitality industries will have to settle for San Diego’s crumbs. Like the Incredible Hulk’s fists pounding into the asphalt, the steady rhythm of nerds’ racing hearts...

Court yells fire in a divided country

Latest News Harlan Ullman - 07/01/2022 0

In releasing its two decisions last week that reversed Roe and New York City’s concealed firearms ban, the Supreme Court not only performed the judicial act of yelling fire in a...

Breaking the cycle of violence

Chula Vista Patty Chavez - 01/10/2015 0

It's no wonder that children who face severe, and often multiple risk factors, have also historically led poor academic outcomes. Home life stressors such as a parent’s alcoholism or drug abuse,...

Alleged killer of three men will face trial in cold case

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/24/2014 0

The motives for two “cold case” murders in Chula Vista and National City were gang-related and a third murder resulted from one alleged killer’s annoyance at a man who was dating...

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