Bountiful spring

While Coronado doesn’t have wildly changing seasons, signs are popping up that it’s springtime here. With all the rain we’ve had so far this year, even the most stubborn plants are growing. It feels like the town is starting to wake up and stretch as the weather warms up and we turn the corner toward summer.

April is a busy month with lots of community events that give Coronado the smalltown feel we love before the bustle of summertime sets in. Gardens are in full bloom, and after the Coronado Floral Association’s Home Front Judging is completed and ribbons are hung, part of the fun is critiquing the decisions of the judges. Coronado Flower Show tents sprout up in Spreckels Park on April 15-16. It’s a weekend of visiting with friends and neighbors as everyone peruses the plants and flowers or shops for books at the annual Friends of the Library Bookfair across the street.

Celebrate Earth Day with Emerald Keepers’ Chalk Walk on April 21 outside the Coronado Public Library. And at the end of the month, on April 30, MotorCars on MainStreet offers another opportunity for the community to gather.

In this issue, we feature more events, including the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Salute to Military Ball and the Kyle C. McArthur Memorial Regatta.

If you’re looking for solitude, read about the Grand Caribe Shoreline Park, a natural park in the Coronado Cays. And our cover story is for those who enjoy the European ambiance at Tartine. Barbara Massey is the business partner behind the scenes at the restaurant, orchestrating the baking of all the delicious offerings.

Time to gear up and get out and enjoy all Coronado has to offer.

Cheers, Leslie and Martina

APRIL 2023

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COVER STORY

4 PURSUING HER PASSIONS

Tartine co-owner and baker Barbara Massey finds time for her other love, horse jumping.

FEATURES

12 MOVING TRIBUTE

KMAC Memorial Regatta celebrates son’s life as well as sailors with disabilities.

22 COMMUNITY EFFORT

Volunteers replant Grand Caribe Shoreline Park with natives to create sanctuary for birds.

DEPARTMENTS

20 DID YOU KNOW? Poppies in Coronado.

30 FROM THE GROUND UP

Enter your best blooms in the Coronado Flower Show.

34 LOOKING BACK

This month in Coronado history.

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ON THE COVER

36 MADE IN CORONADO

Photographer Keith James finds fresh angle.

44 BEACHCOMBER

Giant sea star

46 MILITARY

The annual Salute to the Military Ball.