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Castle Park Trojans finally get their field of dreams

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Barons keep reeling in hoops victories

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Teacher-coach icon dead at 50

Chula Vista Phillip Brents - 02/06/2020 0

The South County sports community lost a beloved friend earlier this week with the untimely passing of Robert Blas, a teacher and coach at Eastlake High School. Blas, 50, died Monday night...

Ask Jenny: Apartment living for parents

Prime Jenny Wallis - 11/11/2010 0

Dear Jenny, My mom needs to live in a community for memory care, but they all seem to offer shared apartments. I can't imagine mom living in a semi-private setting with...

Lamenting the circular nature of not learning lessons

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 04/22/2017 0

I spent much of high school expecting to die in a nuclear blast. In 1982, my high school displayed a map showing how far the effects of a nuclear bomb would be...

Questions left unanswered during tedious national homework

Chula Vista Nancy Alvarado - 04/19/2018 2

I wandered into the Post Office the other day asking for tax forms. I wanted the thick booklets printed by the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board that I remembered...

New year brings new homes for seniors

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 12/18/2010 0

There's a new kid on National City's block. In January, Plaza Village Senior Living will open its doors to seniors with Alzheimer's, dementia and other assisted living needs. Plaza Village is a unique...

Kiwanis Cup finals set to roll

High School Phillip Brents - 02/28/2019 0

The top-seeded Scripps Ranch Falcons will meet the second-seeded Rancho Bernardo Broncos to close out the 2018-19 CIF-Metro Conference roller hockey season when they collide head on Monday, March 4, at...

Earth jam at the mall

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/20/2012 0

Chula Vista is going green on April 27 and 28 with the California Earth Day Jam. "It's a green event for families, there’s going to be music, vegan food, information booths and...

SBCS project topped off

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 08/04/2024 0

SBCS, formerly South Bay Community Services, joined local representatives on July 30 in marking a milestone with its “topping off” ceremony, completing the steel framework for its new 61,000 square foot...

Trojans, Spartans spike way to CIF boys volleyball finals

High School Phillip Brents - 05/22/2015 0

The Castle Park High School boys volleyball team is apparently headed where no other Trojan team in the sport has gone before: the San Diego Section championship game. Castle Park defeated visiting...

Metro-Pacific League 2010 football preview: Olympian Eagles

Football Phillip Brents - 09/02/2010 0

The Olympian Eagles program reached an apex last season with a perfect 10-0 regular season, the school’s first league championship and first playoff victory and a trip to the San Diego...

Police turn to community for help putting kids in socks, shoes

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 09/13/2018 0

As a school resource officer Natalie Caceres spends most of her days on school grounds where she interacts with children in the Chula Vista Elementary School District on a daily basis. Throughout...

Judge tells woman to pay councilman’s attorney fees

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 03/19/2016 0

A civil lawsuit challenging a Chula Vista City Council election is costing the woman who filed the claim nearly $100,000. San Diego Superior Court judge Eddie C. Sturgeon stuck to his tentative...

Barons top Mustangs in Mesa League boys hoops opener

Basketball Phillip Brents - 01/16/2020 0

Rankings are what they are, but league play can be a great equalizer. The Otay Ranch and Bonita Vista high school boys basketball teams played to that axiom in Wednesday’s Mesa League...

Principal by day, innovator by night

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/24/2014 0

Move over Superman, a principal from Eastlake Elementary School is taking over Comic-Con from noon to 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. Principal Dr. Eric Banatao and children’s book author Marie Zhivago...