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Arts

Wild Horses Festival hits it out of the ballpark again

admin - 12/31/2025

Basketball

Beloved principal, basketball junkie to be missed

College

College football bowl games put the spotlight on Mountain West teams, SDSU Aztecs

Gulls

Gulls making up ground in AHL standings with strong holiday push

DON'T MISS

‘Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story’ will rock and roll OnStage theater-goers

Uncategorized admin - 07/20/2016 0

In just three short years, Buddy Holly set the music world on fire and forever changed the face and sound of rock ’n’ roll. “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story," the...

Tracker a response to students’ diminished reading scores

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 02/10/2024 0

The National Assessment of Educational Progress’s Nation’s Report Card Long Term Trend Results reported a sharp decline in reading scores since 2020, compounding upon a steady decline over the past decade....

Mustangs, Titans engineer swap of Mesa League track championships

High School Phillip Brents - 05/15/2015 0

The Eastlake-Otay Ranch dual meet May 7 at Otay Ranch High School lived up to its billing as this year’s Mesa League championship match-up. The host Mustangs defeated the Titans, 93-43,...

It’s later than you think

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 05/21/2011 0

This may be my last column. After almost seven years of filling this space with letters and words, it's not quite the end I envisioned, but hey, what are you going...

NFL star watch: Broncos use kryptonite to fell Panthers’ Superman

Alumni Carlos Davalos - 02/09/2016 0

The Denver Broncos won their third Super Bowl championship by defeating the Carolina Panthers, 24-10, on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. It was a defensive display of excellence for...

Seals ousted from postseason but prep lacrosse playoffs set to face off

High School Phillip Brents - 05/07/2024 0

While the San Diego Seals put up a fight with a pair of furious fourth-quarter rallies in their National Lacrosse League semifinal playoff series against the Albany FireWolves over the weekend,...

Lady Eagles are back-to-back CIF Division I mat queens

High School Phillip Brents - 02/09/2023 0

The Steele Canyon High School girls wrestling team had a great start to last Saturday’s Division I San Diego Section championship tournament on campus. However, the Lady Cougars were overtaken in...

Girls rugby growth gets boost from local youth start-up program

Local Sports Phillip Brents - 03/25/2021 0

Long viewed as a male-dominated sport, rugby is now embraced by all gender levels. In fact, participation in girls and women’s rugby has helped guide the sport’s rise in the United...

National City considers cannabis zoning change

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 04/16/2021 0

The city council of National City held a public hearing April 6 where it considered amending sections of city code in a step toward allowing medical marijuana dispensaries and medical marijuana...

Eagles spike Lancers in Division II boys volleyball playoff match

High School Phillip Brents - 05/15/2015 0

Granite Hills High School boys volleyball coach Pete Phillips likes the new competition-tiered structure of the San Diego Section playoffs. His Eagles have certainly performed admirably through the opening two rounds...

The recipe for buying your first home

Real Estate For promotional consideration - 02/20/2016 0

What is the secret ingredient for a first-time homebuyer? While this may seem like a loaded question, it is also a meaningful one. Families in our city are feeling the pressure...

AFTERMATH

Chula Vista Rick Eaton - 01/25/2024 0

A submerged Subaru in Sweetwater River was surrounded by water on Central Avenue between Bonita Road and Sweetwater Road Monday after heavy rain pummeled the county throughout most of the day....

Fight continues for brain-injured soldiers

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/10/2011 0

A bipartisan group of 74 lawmakers issued a letter Feb.4 demanding that the Pentagon's health plan cover a treatment for brain-injured soldiers known as cognitive rehabilitation therapy. Rep. Bill Pascrell , D-N.J., and Rep. Todd Platts , R-Pa.,...

Flashy fun

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 07/16/2011 0

Designed to surprise passersby, flash mobs assemble suddenly in public to perform an act for a brief time then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment and/or satire. For the first time,...

Eatery offers ‘Divine’ between meals snack

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 03/22/2024 0

Downtown Chula Vista is celebrating many of its women owned businesses on Third Avenue in honor of Women’s History Month. One of many, Priscilla Curiel, owner of Mujer Divina in National...

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