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2 In Focus 10 A Note from the Editor 12 Notables 16 Library Director Shaun Briley 24 Author Marisa Reichardt 30 Coronado’s Community Band 36 Crown City History 40 Hotel del Coronado's Master Plan 46 Island Girl Goes Bookish 50 Sprucing up for Spring 54 St. Paddy’s Day Classics 58 Spring in the Garden 62 Dining Guide
6 CROWN CITY MAGAZINE | MARCH 2020 On the front cover: Coronado Public Library, 1920 Courtesy of Coronado Public Library On the back cover: North Beach Little Free Library at Ocean Boulevard and Sunset Park. Photo: Leslie Crawford
Background photo: Looking through African Fountain Grass growing in the rocks along Ocean Boulevard, beautiful but invasive. Photo: Leslie Crawford
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