The First Word

Happy New Year Coronado!

2022 is in the books, and 2023 is a story yet to be written… it’s a very exciting time of year. With this first issue of the Coronado Magazine in 2023, I’d like to do something a little different with my space here. Instead of my usual introduction to the stories that wait within these pages, I’d like to make a suggestion for the story yet to be written: “2023 in Coronado.”

Resident or guest, new in town or a fourth generation native… we are all fortunate to spend our time here in Coronado. From the pomp and excitement of a Christmas or Fourth of July Parade to the simple pleasures of a morning walk on the beach, we are always surrounded by beauty and wonder… with never a dull moment in sight! Behind all of the things that we enjoy throughout the year are a multitude of groups, organizations, and individual volunteers that make Coronado shine. It’s the hard work of many that makes this town the perfect place to visit… or call home!

So, for this year, I’d like to ask that we all go out and “get involved”… join a group… volunteer for an event… help a neighbor in need… whatever it might be: from SAFE Harbor to the Coronado Schools Foundation, from Rotary to Optimists, from the Coronado Chamber of Commerce to the Coronado

Fourth of July Committee, from Emerald Keepers to the Islander Sports Foundation, and everywhere in between… there’s something for every taste and interest!

Let’s all get out and make the story of Coronado the best it can be in 2023.

Dean K. Eckenroth Jr Editor & Associate Publisher