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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

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Book Day celebrates…books

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 08/08/2013 0

Today, Book Lovers Day, celebrates the rich history of books and their survival in a technologically advanced world. With the growing presence of mobile phones and tablets, hardcover and paperback books still...

Rain and shopping don’t mix

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 11/19/2011 0

In my doddering years my three kids, along with a bevy of others, have warned me — no, a better word is cautioned — about three things: don’t drive at night;...

National City Library to host FilAm CreatorCon

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 08/24/2024 0

FilAm CreatorCon is holding its inaugural event on Sept. 14 at the National City Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With support from its event sponsor, Mabuhay Foundation, this event...

Chula Vistans included in Old Globe’s production of ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’

Uncategorized admin - 12/01/2016 0

It’s a story that apparently has no end – “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” It first made its appearance in book form in 1957 courtesy of Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel. The...

Student turns shredded boxes into smiles for children

National City Robert Moreno - 04/08/2017 0

Four Brandman University doctoral students are using Amazon boxes to bring smiles to children’s faces. Chula Vista resident Gina Albertini-Bennett is working on completing a doctorial degree in Organizational Leadership. Part of the...

Learning patterns leads to prevention

Letters to the editor Parisa Vega - 05/04/2020 0

I first heard about COVID-19 in early February. I heard that it mostly affects older people (over 70), children (under 18) and people with health problems such as asthma and cancer. Because...

Even now we’re too close for comfort

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 04/09/2021 0

As businesses fling their doors open wider and neighbors, friends and family gleefully charge into public and private spaces under the auspices of our new Orange Tier status perhaps a reintegration...

Neighborhood parking now available for a price

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 02/27/2016 0

College Estates residents are getting their streets back after the Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday night adopted the city's first residential parking permit district across the street from Southwestern College. Many...

A win for the community

Bayfront Development Carlos Davalos - 08/02/2012 0

Planning for the Chula Vista Bayfront Plan by the City/Port started 10 years ago, and is expected to be approved next week by the Coastal Commission. Crossroads II believed the public deserved...

It’s off to the races for South County state track and field meet qualifiers

Uncategorized admin - 06/02/2016 0

Nine athletes from South County schools have qualified to compete at this weekend’s California state track and field championship meet at Buchanan High School in Clovis. The weather is predicted to...

Esoteric Astrology as news for April 28 – May 4, 2021

Horoscope Risa DAngeles - 04/29/2021 0

May Day Celebrations May is both a beautiful and intelligent month, being under the two signs of Taurus (Art of Living, flowers) and Gemini (Mercury’s messages). The Taurus keynote is “Let...

Eastlake’s Gallegos will coach West team at 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic

Football Carlos Davalos - 08/08/2017 0

Eastlake High School’s baseball team continues to make history even after its history-making season has finally concluded. Head coach Dave Gallegos will take the field on Sunday, Aug. 13, at Petco Park...

Cross country season ends on All-American note for Eastlake’s Williams

Croaa country admin - 12/19/2024 0

Timing is everything in running sports. Not just the display on a stopwatch. Nature follows rhythms and sometimes they can be disrupted. Eastlake High School junior Jaelyn Williams and La Jolla High School...

Police drones cleared for visionless flight over Chula Vista

Chula Vista Abraham Jewett - 04/05/2019 0

The Chula Vista Police Department has been given the green light — a Certificate of Authorization — by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones beyond their direct visual line of...

Do away with casual racist attitude

Uncategorized Vivian Dunbar - 02/07/2019 0

Virginia Governor Northam is being pressured to resign after a yearbook photo of him posed in blackface became viral. The photo is about thirty years old, and in addition to shocking people...

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