Style and comfort don’t always go together but it can happen. Just check out Querida Costa, a new women’s clothing store recently opened in the Cays. Ana Travé Yvern is the owner of the new store which has introduced to the U.S. the Pearl & Caviar brand, a holiday lifestyle collection designed and made in Greece.

Travé Yvern was already an entrepreneur and co-owns two beachwear boutiques in Puerto Vallarta, when she traveled to the island of Mykonos, Greece and discovered Pearl & Caviar, a brand that highlights Grecian-chic culture and elements of architecture and design.

There’s a new App in town – the Coronado Public Art Walking Tour App!

This custom-created smartphone app maps your route and guides residents and visitors to 75 works of art throughout the island, sharing the story of each piece and naming the artist who created it.

“We wanted to create something fun that celebrates the great public art in our community, gets people outdoors in a way that does not put their health at risk, and

While many local people are starting to venture out again after some of the lock-down restrictions eased, for some, going out to a restaurant is still not possible.

For those who need or want to remain socially distanced but still wish to enjoy finer dining without having to turn on their own ovens, local chef and CHS ’80 grad Kathy Nicolls can help with her home meal delivery service.

Nicolls, who has enjoyed cooking for her family since she was young, originally started her small business in 2010 by making jalapeno jam, which she first experienced on a trip to New Orleans. The jam was such a hit with her family and friends that the next step was a house party, and the jams sold out quickly.

After more than 26 years in existence, Art for Wildlife Galleries at the Coronado Ferry Landing will be closing and re-organizing.

Nestled between the Coronado Post Office and the Brigantine Restaurant, the Emerald C Gallery, owned by Penny Rothschild, is a great place to visit if you are a devotee of art. Starting July 3, 2020, Rothschild is curating a 50-piece art exhibit she has entitled, “Exhale,” which features the art of Jody Esquer, Heather Frank, and Jenna Raskin Moreines. The free-ranging interview included the exhibit’s principals and Jennifer Franks, Co-promoter of last year’s Coronado Music Festival with Rothschild. Franks is also a published author and Flamenco guitarist.

After 15 years the mother-daughter team of Pam Aldridge and Kristin Weygandt, owners of Café 1134, have decided to sell the business. The café’s last day in business was June 19.

The decision to sell the café was due to a number of reasons. Weygandt said she started a business selling on

Our narrative begins with Family Patriarch Elmer Reynolds, still going strong at the age of 94, and who according to his daughter Carelyn Reynolds, was born in Kentucky, but considered Lucasville, Ohio his hometown. “Dad discovered Coronado during World War II and when he was discharged at the end of the war, he returned home for a while and then came back to Coronado in 1945. He worked for several hotels including the Bahia and he was the night auditor at the Hanalei Hotel. He kept busy and wherever there was work, he was there.”

Much to the relief of local diners, the Grande Dame of Coronado restaurants, Chez Loma, re-opened last week, under the capable hands of owner and architect Andres Girault, Executive Chef Celestina Ford, and General Manager Heather Nunnelly.

Girault, who had been dining at the restaurant since his father first introduced him to the establishment when he was just 8 years old, originally took over the space 12 years ago, reviving the 1889 building to create a space that serves as one of the most romantic dining spots in Southern California.

Orange Avenue stores are open and excited to share their latest wares with you! In celebration, the Coronado Chamber of Commerce invited local retailers to submit their favorite orange-themed items and what a sunny array of offerings they are: everything from hand-painted Mexican folk art to swimwear, stationery and the iconic Scottish soda “Irn Bru”. Geppetto’s Toys outdid themselves with 16 recommendations, including a very realistic orange tabby cat toy and a baby teether designed to look like a slice of orange!

You can see these and many more orange offerings by visiting the @CoronadoChamber page on Instagram and Facebook, and then opt to shop online or in store.

The Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church Thrift Cottage reopened Tuesday, June 2, for sales and donations. The new hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Cottage, open since the 1950s, welcomes the return of its shoppers and donors.

Located at 1211 Tenth Street, donations of new and gently used items are welcomed: jewelry, purses, clothing and shoes for all ages, housewares, small antiques, linens, and unique treasures uncovered from your Spring/COVID19 cleaning. (No large furniture or items that can’t be readily tested, such as computers and TVs). Just drive up and drop off during open hours!

As life starts to return to normal and restaurants are once again reopening for dine in service, people are venturing out and eating out. On a recent Saturday some restaurants were busy with their lunch time service. Customers were peeking inside restaurants and checking the menus which are now either one time use paper or are posted on the doors.

Some diners were entering a restaurant without a mask and they were asked to cover their faces to enter. Some kept on their face covering at the table, some had it off. While diners are getting used to the new regulations, restaurant operators are adhering to strict rules to maintain safety. “A lot of people are confused,” said Tent City restaurant Manager Elena Wu.

Julia Overlin was always one to ask people how they were doing and actually wait for an answer rather than brush them off. As an adult she was her friends’ “couch psychologist” listening to their problems.

“I’ve always been an ear to my friends,” she said.

After a career in acting where Overlin reached people through the roles she played, she found it natural to go into psychotherapy. “I wanted to reach people and normalize humanity,” she said. Overlin now reaches people by working with them one on one helping them through issues they may be going through.

“A lot of people tell me they’re crazy. I tell them ‘you’re human,’ ” she explained.

It is such a joy to see Coronado retail and restaurants welcoming customers and in-house diners once more. However, rather like a garden with flowers coming into bloom at different times, each store and eatery is re-opening at a different pace and to a different extent! One of the best ways to suss out the new lay of the land is to take a leisurely stroll down Orange Avenue and familiarize yourself with the new, safety-conscious ways of doing business.

As a customer, the main thing to remember is to enter the establishment wearing a mask and check the guidelines posted by the front door so that you know how many customers are permitted inside at one time.

Primavera Ristorante, located at 932 Orange Ave., will not reopen following its closure as part of the state’s COVID-19 mandated shutdown.

The popular family-owned and operated Italian restaurant has long been a cornerstone of Coronado. Husband and wife, Cristos and Jeannette Stavros, opened Primavera in 1989. Following Cristos’ passing, Jeannette and their daughter, Denise Stavros, have been operating the restaurant since 2014. Prior to the order for restaurants to close, Primavera has had some of its best years, yet.

Coronado skies showcase some of the most beautiful sunsets in the world. If you have captured this artistry with your camera, the Coronado Chamber of Commerce would love to see your photographs, with a view to featuring them on the stunning new Coronado Visitor Center website.

The brand new design by Raindrop Marketing is launching this summer

Forbes has announced its annual ranking of Top Women Wealth Advisors across the United States. Coronadan Courtney Liddy of the UBS Downtown San Diego branch has been included in the list. There were 157 UBS advisors included in Forbes’ list of 1,000 women. Overall, the women advisors on the …

Acts of kindness happen every day, although they may not be witnessed or spoken of. During the COVID-19 pandemic it seems that these acts of kindness happen more often.

In this case at the Coronado Retirement Village, whose mission is caring for others, a number of things happened in the past month which show the amount of caring that goes on at the facility.

The Village Executive Director and Licensee Rajni Kharbanda explained that by March 13 the facility had already taken precautions with social distancing and had notified families, cancelled entertainers and outside vendors, stopped all outside appointments and started ordering supplies.