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College alumni group makes plans to mingle all the way

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Wafers made to taste like ‘home’

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 11/23/2023 0

Valeria Rivera grew up in Mexico where wafers—obleas— are an all-time favorite snack for celebrations. After moving to America, she noticed there were no wafers here, so along with a partner,...

National City celebrates brews with bayside view

Latest News Robert Moreno - 09/27/2018 0

Enjoy the taste of craft beers from both sides of the border at the second annual Bayside Brew & Spirits Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at...

Join Shea Homes for fun and lunch on June 24 for home buying tips

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 06/17/2017 0

On Saturday, June 24, at 11 a.m., housing experts from Shea Homes San Diego will offer advice and field questions from first-time and move-up buyers during a free Fun & Lunch...

Driver sentenced to prison

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 10/04/2014 0

A Chula Vista man was sentenced Sept. 23 to two years and eight months in state prison for his role in a hit and run death in National City and also...

Watch out for crypto wallet scams

Letters to the editor Summer Stephan - 12/23/2022 0

As news of the collapse of crypto giant FTX unfolds, it is clear we are getting used to living in a world with cryptocurrency. But bad actors are relying on our...

Museum pays tribute to WWII heroes

Chula Vista John Philip Wyllie - 08/22/2015 0

Thousands of county residents packed the flight deck of the U.S.S. Midway Museum on Aug. 15 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. Among the approximately 300 WWII...

Park View Green Monsters have to call 2018 season a hit

Baseball Phillip Brents - 08/25/2018 0

Park View Little League’s 12U all-star team faced all the other teams that qualified for this year’s Little League World Series Western Regional tournament except two: Utah’s Dixie Little League and...

Eastlake hoop ladies taking aim at CIF playoffs

Sports Phillip Brents - 02/22/2017 0

The San Diego Section girls basketball playoffs are fast approaching — they officially start Monday, Feb. 20, with play-in games — and the Eastlake High School Lady Titans look to enter...

Cop gets another hearing in December

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 11/22/2014 0

A Tuesday morning readiness conference in the case against Chula Vista Police Officer Roman Granados lasted about two-minutes, with the prosecutor and defense attorney walking out of a South Bay courtroom...

Mesa League 2010 football preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders

Football Phillip Brents - 09/02/2010 0

With just 40 athletes on its varsity team and only 11 of those players weighing more than 200 pounds, the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will be operating at a huge disadvantage...

Hartman, Barons on a roll

High School Phillip Brents - 05/10/2010 0

It's true this season that Bonita Vista softball pitcher Jennifer Hartman has taken her share of lumps. The defending Mesa League champion Barons failed to advance past the quarterfinals of this...

‘Always … Patsy Cline’ lights up OnStage production with energy

Arts Jeanne Becijos - 07/10/2015 0

OnStage Playhouse opens its 2015-16 season with “Always …Patsy Cline.” It’s much more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash...

Murderer’s driver heads to prison

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 10/30/2010 0

A National City man who admitted he drove away a gang member following a stabbing has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to being an accessory after...

Holiday for a dwindling class

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 09/05/2015 0

Among the many things I will ponder this holiday weekend: the weather, El Niño, when the specialty craft beer movement will move on for good, what Third Avenue will finally look...

When academic attention is all you can give, will it be enough?

Columnists Nancy Alvarado - 02/06/2016 0

Angel doesn't attend school the first day of the school year. When he enters the room on the second day, students groan in unison. He sits in the only available chair...

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THIS WEEK

Football

Watch out for contractor scams

Why not more than Saturdays?

Free computers earmarked for Foster Families

College alumni group makes plans to mingle all the way

DON'T MISS

Wafers made to taste like ‘home’

National City celebrates brews with bayside view

Join Shea Homes for fun and lunch on June 24 for home buying tips

Driver sentenced to prison

Watch out for crypto wallet scams

Museum pays tribute to WWII heroes

Park View Green Monsters have to call 2018 season a hit

Eastlake hoop ladies taking aim at CIF playoffs

Cop gets another hearing in December

Mesa League 2010 football preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders

Hartman, Barons on a roll

‘Always … Patsy Cline’ lights up OnStage production with energy

Murderer’s driver heads to prison

Holiday for a dwindling class

When academic attention is all you can give, will it be enough?

WEATHER

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