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It is a fun feeling to sit back, sip a latte, have a bite to eat, followed by good conversation while watching the world go by.

Last Friday I asked my friend Robin Sacks to join me for breakfast at Tartine European Café and Bistro. So after dropping off my daughter at school I was lucky to find a parking space right in front of Tartine. While I was getting out of the car I heard someone call my name. A common friend from Zumba class, Katy Groves. was there with her husband Luis Tamariz at an outdoor table. They asked me to join them while I waited for Robin. When Robin arrived she sat down too and we continued our conversation.

While enjoying the outdoors, I noticed a gardener tending the nearby trees and ground cover. The weather was cloudy and bit breezy but still pleasant with a fall feel to the air.

We noticed many locals stopping by at Tartine, going in and coming back out with a cup of coffee ready to face their day. Others who had more time, sat down with friends to enjoy the fresh air, coffee and breakfast. One of them was Lisa Mondzelewski. She had brought her two cocker spaniel puppies to Tartine and was there with friend Piper Weigman. “Tartine is super dog friendly. I often walk here to meet friends. The food is wonderful for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I’ve been coming here for 15 years,” said Mondzelewski.

The Coronado Historical Association (CHA) hosts their monthly Coffee & Conversations Series on Tuesday, Oct. 8, titled “Vietnam.” Join us for a casual conversation about lighthearted sea stories and memories from the Vietnam Era. Conversations will be lead by our in-house historian, Christine Stokes, and recorded for addition to the Association’s archives collection. The conversations are from 10 to 11 a.m. in the CHA Lecture Hall at 1100 Orange Avenue. Admission is Free but please RSVP. To RSVP or for more information visit coronadohistory.org or call 619-435-7242.

Author, research fellow and columnist David Davenport, who co-authored with Gordon Lloyd “How Public Policy Became War” (2019: Hoover Institution Press), addressed the Coronado Roundtable on the book’s topic at its September monthly meeting at the Coronado Public Library. The Coronado resident is a regular columnist for the Washington Examiner, a radio commentator and a former president of Pepperdine University.

EDCO’s Coronado Community Cleanup Event gives residents an opportunity to place unwanted bulk items curbside that are too large or heavy to put inside collection carts, such as broken appliances, water heaters, furniture, old mattresses (please wrap mattresses prior to setting out - special mattress disposal bags can be purchased at hardware stores or on their websites), and other miscellaneous bulky household clutter.

Daniel Gensler, MSF, CFP®, president and founder of The Gensler Group in Coronado received Honorable Mention in the 13th Annual Invest in Others Awards for his philanthropic contributions to Missionvale USA. As a result, Missionvale USA will receive a $1,000 donation from Invest in Others in Gensler’s honor.

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There will be a Coronado Blood Drive, sponsored by Shadow Mountain Church, in partnership with the San Diego Blood Bank, on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The blood drive will be located at 1000 Orange Avenue, and parking is recommended on Isabella Avenue. Anyone 17 and older, who weighs at least 114 pounds and is in good health may be eligible to donate blood. A good meal and plenty of fluids are recommended prior to donation. All donors must show picture identification. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate, but walk-ins are welcome. To schedule an appointment or for more information, visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org or call 1-800-4MY-SDBB (1-800-469-7322).

Panelists and speakers at the South County Economic Development Council’s 29th Annual Economic Summit came together Friday, Sept. 13, to discuss the opportunities the South Bay holds to provide affordable housing, sustainable employment options, and future education systems while addressing current economic challenges that may be ahead. The Summit’s Masters of Ceremony included Bob Penner, HomeFed Corporation; Hon. Dukie Valderrama, Commissioner of the Port of San Diego; and Tony McCune, founding member of SCEDC.

Nearly 600 of San Diego’s business leaders and public officials gathered for the South County Economic Development Council’s 29th Annual Economic Summit. The summit offered attendees a comprehensive look into the San Diego South Bay and Baja region’s latest business development and economic outlook news.

“This year we are celebrating 30 years of focused economic growth and expansion in the South Bay region through the efforts of the South County EDC. This success can be seen in how much the Economic Summit has flourished in its 29 years. Our keynote speakers and panelists are proof of this but most importantly it can be witnessed in the continued upward development happening in South County,” said Cindy Gompper-Graves, CEO of the SCEDC.

Coronado invites the community to a ribbon-cutting event on Tuesday, Sept. 24, to celebrate the completion of work to rehabilitate 35 deed-restricted affordable housing units on Orange Avenue.

The next nonprofit series of banners for the Orange Avenue Banner Program installation will mark the 25th anniversary of Lamb’s Players Theatre. Banners will be installed the week of Sept. 15 and will remain up through the Thanksgiving holiday. The program, initiated in 2016 and funded through a Discover Coronado grant, displays banners on the Orange Avenue corridor from First Street to Avenida de las Arenas. Two of the five annual banner installations are open to local nonprofit organizations. The application deadline for the January through March 2020 series is Oct. 15. Applications are available on CoronadoARTS.com. For more information, call 619-522-2633.

More than 600 business and community leaders are expected to attend this year’s summit, which will begin with a welcome session as well as opening messages from the event’s morning speakers, Hon. Jesus Mario Chacon Carrillo, Mexican Ambassador, and Captain Douglas J. Bradt, Retired U.S. Navy, representing the USS Midway.

Politics played at the regional level isn’t for the squeamish, a concept confirmed Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Specifically, the issue was the State of California’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Cycle 6 Plan, which dictates how many new, affordable homes must be built in each of the 18 cities in San Diego County and in unincorporated San Diego County. The overall concept is handed down from the California State Legislature, to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), with the finer details arrived upon at the regional level, in this case SANDAG.

Going into the Sept. 6 meeting, the City of Coronado was faced with a 2,000 percent increase in their housing allotment for Cycle 6, as the SANDAG RHNA Sub-Committee had determined the city’s targeted goal was 1,001 new housing units, to be constructed in the time span of 2021-2029. In hard numbers, the new-unit construction goal in Cycles 4 and 5 were 50 and 64 respectively. Despite lobbying from Mayor Richard Bailey, who was a member of the RHNA Sub-committee, the new housing units number dipped at one point, but was reinstated to the four-digit range.

Discover Wellness Coronado, 543 Orange Avenue, will host a talk, the Vanishing Brain, on Monday, Sept. 9, focusing on brain deteriorating diseases.

Coronado based family business, Aolani Catamaran Sailing, is hosting its first ever public event. Typically available for private charter only, the catamaran has a capacity of 48 guests and will be hosting a sail to benefit the Coronado Schools Foundation. Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey will be attending the event along with Coronado Schools Foundation members. The 2 hour sail will take place on Friday, Oct. 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will pick up guests at the Peohe’s dock in Coronado.

Jonathan McKay believes in making a difference and when his company HC-3, a rooftop solar installation without the accompanying solicitation calls, was merged with 3D Robotics, a drone company, he was helping build toys, but he didn’t feel fulfilled.

“It was not a critical product important to existential challenges in climate change. It made me feel frustrated not working on something impactful,” he explained.

McKay first became interested in renewable energy when he and his then girlfriend and fellow Olin graduate helped his mom research solar panels for her home.

Driven by his interest in the environment, solar power and renewable energy McKay and business partner Dan Lopuch co-founded Nanogrid and it spun off Swing Electric. Nanogrid is a cost calculating tool that allows electric vehicle owners to find the best electricity rate to charge their car. Swing Electric helps customers interested in purchasing electric vehicles find the best car for their needs without even stepping on a car dealership. Swing Electric negotiates the price and delivers the vehicle to your door.

On Friday, Sept. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. Loews Coronado Bay Resort invites you to Play on the Bay to support local education. Enjoy spectacular food, drinks, live music, a silent auction and more in an unforgettable evening on the resort’s Bay Terrace. You & Yours Distilling Co., Sweet Cheeks Baking Co. and Andrea’s Truffles will be serving up local flavor and Mike Hess Brewing will be creating a specialty seasonal beer that will only be available at the event.

Hayley Beard, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Coronado, is sponsoring an Alzheimer’s Disease Panel Discussion with the San Diego Alzheimer’s Association, Balfour Law and Sharp from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Coronado Library in the Winn Room, 640 Orange Avenue.

Speakers at this important event will include Bob Balfour from the Balfour Law Group who will discuss estate and disability planning considerations; Dr. Michael Plopper, a psychiatrist and medical director of clinical trials at Sharp Hospital, who will discuss Alzheimer’s and dementia support provided by Sharp Hospital and considerations for those providing care; Elizabeth Terrazas from the San Alzheimer’s Association who will provide insight into the latest research, how to make lifestyle choices that may help keep your brain and body healthy as you age and the Alzheimer’s Walk on Saturday, Sept. 21 in Liberty Station; Rajni Kharbanda, the executive director at the Coronado Retirement Village (CRV) and Memory Care Center, who will discuss how we all partner together to support the patient, and how the CRV incorporates diet, exercise and family support into their care; and Beard, an Edward Jones Coronado Financial Advisor who will discuss budgeting for the unexpected, health care costs and financial planning considerations. She will also moderate the panel.

On Friday, Sept. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. Loews Coronado Bay Resort invites you to Play on the Bay to support local education. Enjoy spectacular food, drinks, live music, a silent auction and more in an unforgettable evening on the resort’s Bay Terrace. You & Yours Distilling Co., Sweet Cheeks Baking Co. and Andrea’s Truffles will be serving up local flavor and Mike Hess Brewing will be creating a specialty seasonal beer that will only be available at the event.

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Once a year, MainStreet hosts a Garden Party that raises funds to support revitalization and beautification projects. These include Coronado’s signature Orange Avenue Gardens, an award-winning trademark of our downtown. These 16 gardens represent MainStreet’s on-going commitment to beautify and enhance the color and vibrancy in the heart of town. The creation, installation, maintenance and replanting of this “sustainable” art is the responsibility of Coronado MainStreet, a non-profit organization dedicated to the health of our commercial areas. In addition, MainStreet remains a steadfast advocate for preserving Coronado’s charm, vitality and history.

Kelly Capen Douglas has been appointed president & chief executive officer of Voices for Children (VFC), the local nonprofit organization certified by the Court in San Diego and Riverside Counties to recruit and train Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers. CASAs serve as consistent, caring adults for children who are in foster care after experiencing abuse or neglect. In addition, CASAs have the opportunity to advocate on behalf of foster children by providing critical information to judges making decisions about the children’s futures.

Join the Sharp Coronado Hospital Auxilary at their Summer Hospital Trunk Show Friday, Aug. 16, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Sharp Coronado Hospital in the Sandermann Auditorium, 265 Soledad Place. The Auxiliary is excited to bring together three exciting vendors: Just For You will be showcasing their designer purses, wallets and more; Terry’s Terrific Sheets & Bedding will be offering $49 luxury ultra-silk 4-piece sheet sets (all sizes) and resort quality pillows; and Connee J Designs will have her Artisan Jewelry Designs available.

As a fine dining restaurant Peohe’s is the perfect place to go for special occasions. But did you know that Happy Hour is a less expensive alternative when you don’t want to eat a big meal but still want to get out and enjoy delicious food?

Join Celtic Corner on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. to hear the sounds of Lace, with Heloisse Love and Kim Blackwell.