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OnStage Playhouse offers ‘alternative’ Christmas play

OnStage Playhouse is holding the world premiere of “Star of Ocotillo,” written by Herbert Siguenza and directed by Siguenza and OnStage Playhouse Interim Artistic Director James P. Darvis, marking the third...

Southwest’s Wines’ only gets better with age

The best could be yet to come for the Southwest High School boys cross country team — and standout runner William Wines. Wines, a senior who has competed four years on the...

Plywood and paint a hoped for conversation starter

In the days after several La Mesa businesses were burned, damaged and looted after police and protestors clashed during an anti police brutality protest May 30, one Chula Vista shopowner wanted...

Six local squads qualify for CIF boys water polo playoffs

Six Metro Conference boys water polo teams qualified for this year’s San Diego Section playoffs — Mar Vista and Mater Dei Catholic in Division I, Eastlake in Division II and Hilltop,...

City woos Amazon Inc. with waivers

The city of Chula Vista made its pitch about bringing Amazon.com Inc.’s next headquarters to the city public during a recent City Council meeting. The online retailer that sells clothing, electronics, home...

Chula Vista teen selected as student leader awarded internship

Diana Garcia of Chula Vista was recently selected as a Bank of America Student Leader and as a result will participate in the bank’s eight-week paid summer internship. The program connects students with...

South Bay-braced SDSU to meet Navy in Poinsettia Bowl

San Diego State University has accepted a bid to play Navy Thursday, Dec. 23, in the sixth annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. It is the first bowl game...

Moribund bayfront means death for restaurant

Anthony's Fish Grotto, a restaurant landmark in Chula Vista, is closing its doors Sunday after 37 years of business. One of the area's favorite seafood restaurants located on Bay Boulevard has been...

Barons hope to rebound from last year’s 3-8 campaign

Posting just three wins against eight losses in 2010, the Bonita Vista Barons suffered through one of their worst football seasons in recent memory. Bolstered by a veteran group of 14...

Imperfect but a good place to live

We have always had fires all over the world. A few years ago those became wildfires. The temperatures in Southern California were in the 80’s and 90’s in 2022. It was...

A time when name calling meant something

John D. Spreckels had a massive influence in San Diego County. He was living with his family in San Francisco in 1906 when the earthquake occurred. Lucky us, the Spreckels family...

Barons clip Eagles’ wings in key gridiron encounter, Titans win 2nd

Metro-Mesa League and Metro-South Bay League play starts this week for local high school football teams full of implications as to which teams will claim this year’s league banner. But playoff implications...

University negotiations ongoing

Chula Vista city officials will continue negotiations for three additional months with the University of Saint Katherine, in hopes of finally bringing a university to Chula Vista. The Chula Vista City Council...

Lemon Festival a sweet tradition

It was June 1997 when Chula Vista merchants decided to pay homage to their sour past via the inaugural Lemon Festival on Third Avenue. The Lemon scene was “born” in Chula Vista...

Spartan hoop men making presence felt in Division V rankings, Metro-Pacific League standings

The Chula Vista High School boys basketball team appears to be riding a wave of renewed optimism — and enthusiasm — heading into the final stages of the 2024-25 season. The Spartans...

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THIS WEEK

San Diego County Cup...

The San Diego County Cup holiday soccer tournament wrapped up Dec. 30 with six boys division finals at Hilltop High School and three girls...

State grant funds Chula...

Chula Vista has secured $500,000 from the State of California to support affordable housing, which the city will match with another $500,000 from its...

The intersection of law...

It’s been roughly a year and I have yet to see much daylight. At the beginning of 2025, the State of California enacted AB 413....

New year starts with...

As the holiday season winds down, San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) is asking the community to start the new year with a lifesaving...

Gulls face off new...

The start of the new year has created some very interesting scenarios in the American Hockey league. With seven teams separated by just six standings...

Roller hockey faces off...

The Metro Conference faced off the 2026 portion of its 2025-26 roller hockey schedule with four games played Jan 7-8 at the Castle Park...

Pet surrenders catch county’s...

As 2025 came to a close, San Diego Humane Society reported a notable shift in the types of dogs entering its shelters—one that may...

Holiday Bowl rings in...

One day removed from a flooding downpour in Mission Valley, the 46th annual Holiday Bowl enjoyed partly cloudy skies and little to no precipitation...

City to honor leaders

Chula Vista is introducing a new way to recognize the people and organizations working to strengthen inclusion, respect, and connection across the city. On Tuesday,...