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IN FOCUS: Photo taken on Christmas Day in 2022 by Diane Jolley

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Heather Canton writes a special note of gratitude

LOCAL BUZZ: Things to do in Coronado for locals and visitors alike

GIVING BACK: Bungalow 56 makes a young girl’s dream room come true

HISTORY: Carol Pastor reminisces on cherished local holiday traditions

FOOD: Chef Clyde Van Arsdall shares a recipe for Porchetta

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MAP OF CORONADO: A monthly map to help you navigate the island

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eet Yami. She is 11 years old, loves to crochet and is fighting leukemia. For over a year and a half, her life has been a whirlwind of doctor’s appointments, hospital stays and rounds of chemotherapy. This battle has been extremely hard on Yami, as well as her family, who has been there to support her every step of the way. Designing Dreams heard about her fight and with the help of sponsors (ClickUp), countless volunteers, Bungalow 56 Interiors, Nicolls Construction and Alana’s Organizing we were able to make her dream room a reality.

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BEFORE Yami’s Story One day, Yami wasn't feeling well and was experiencing a lot of pain. Her mother took her to the doctors and after completing bloodwork, Yami was admitted to the ICU where she remained for over a month. She was diagnosed with ALL (leukemia) and began a three-and-a-half year treatment plan. Yami is halfway through treatment. She shares a bedroom with her nine-year-old brother, Gabriel, who loves all things soccer. “She has been really positive since day one. She is a strong girl, she has endured pain and has never complained or cried asking when is it going to end. She always has a smile even if she is having a rough day with the treatment.” - Yami’s Mom

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“This has helped all of us to see this journey with a more positive view. Because we see her happiness when she goes to her room, we know that she will have even more strength to keep going and not give up, even if once in a while the times are rough.” - Yami’s mom

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We were introduced to Yami and her family through Kelly O’Donnell at Designing Dreams, when she reached out to us about designing a new bedroom for Yami and her brother. We gladly took on the challenge of creating a fun, bright, organized space where she could heal. Our first challenge was maximizing limited space. The room needed to have a bunk bed, clothing storage for both children, toy storage and a revamped closet. We knew our top priority was finding a way to make a wall of yarn and craft supplies so we stole some space from the covered patio and made her dreams come true. The Reveal After months of work the moment finally came to reveal the room to Yami and her family. As they walked in, their eyes lit up with excitement and when Yami saw her wall of yarn she shrieked with glee. It was truly a magical experience for all of us involved to be able to bring so much joy to a family in need. For more information on Designing Dreams and how you can donate to other children in need please visit their website, designingdreamsusa.org.

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Crown City History I N C O L L A B O R AT I O N W I T H C O R O N A D O H I S T O R I C A L A S S O C I AT I O N

CORONADO TRADITIONS

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BY C A R O L PA S T O R , C O R O N A D O H I S T O R I C A L A S S O C I AT I O N VO L U N T E E R P H OT O S C O U RT E SY O F T H E C O R O N A D O H I S T O R I C A L A S S O C I AT I O N

n the late 1800s, the Hotel del Coronado was completed and open for business. That meant employees, their families and merchants as well arrived to set down roots in the newly formed town. Those early settlers were not about to eliminate the Christmas holidays. The women likely made their own festive decorations, some adding a treasured ornament that came with them from the east or midwest. It was only a few years later in 1904 that the hotel displayed the world’s first electrically lit, outdoor, living Christmas tree. Little did they know that some 118 years later we would still be celebrating with the annual Christmas tree in the lobby of the Hotel del Coronado. Decorations vary from year to

City employees transplant the star pine to Rotary Plaza. 1933. Coronado Historical Association Collection.

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year, but the sentiment is still the same — each year, touting a fun new theme such as 2019’s A White Christmas or 2021’s Home for the Holidays. In more recent years, the hotel has added the ice skating rink on the lawn facing the ocean. Where else in the world can you skate with the palm trees swaying and the ocean waves crashing while the sun sets over the Pacific? Moving further into the village one arrives at Rotary Plaza, the home of our giant pine tree, lighted for the holiday as well. The history of that tree dates back to 1933 when it was donated and moved from the yard of Emily Thompson as a memorial to her late husband. Again, 90 years later, that tree not only stands tall but is also the focal point of our annual holiday parade, which takes place on the first Friday of December – the opening day of our holiday season, so to speak. For years, families have marked the calendar

Decorations are strung on the Rotary Plaza tree by Emmett Turnipseed and Angelo Cesanro (circled), City Park Department employees. 1954. Coronado Historical Association Collection.

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for parade night as a time to visit with friends while enjoying the parade and possibly do a little holiday shopping. culminates with the much-anticipated tree lighting. The lively parade, full of bands, floats and performers, culminates with the lighting of the majestic pine tree in the plaza, as well as the lighting of the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah. And, yes, there is one more event. Driving around the bay by the Coronado Yacht Club you will see boats at their moorings, their cabins decorated, masts aglow with lights strung. Many of these boats will join the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights, which takes place on San Diego Bay. Their route starts in the Shelter Island area and continues down the bay toward Coronado, then loops back to the starting location. This is the 52nd year of the Parade of Lights, definitely worthy of celebration of another long-standing area tradition. From the Coronado side of the bay, the boat parade can be viewed from the Landing area on two consecutive Sundays in mid-December. Bring a blanket and come enjoy the event. If you have not lived here long, you may not be familiar with the Candy Cane Lane tradition. Each year, the 500 block of Country Club Lane transforms into Candy Cane Lane for

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the Christmas season, starting at 6th Street and heading toward the bayside. Homeowners dating back to the 1960s have not only decorated their homes, but each has added plywood figures painted as a character of the holiday, whether it be Santa, elves or scenes from The Grinch. It has been an area where each evening after dark, families walk and cars drive up the cul-de-sac to see the display. Certainly, a sight enjoyed by all for these many years. In the spirit of the season, our police department has established their own tradition now by joining in with “Shop with a Cop”, assisting children in need. They also participate in the Teddy Bear Drive, donating bears to hospitalized children. No doubt you have your own family traditions passed down from generation to generation. For those of you who have been here, this is just a reminder of our collective traditions, and for anyone experiencing their first holidays in town, now you have some idea of the cause for celebration in and around Coronado over the coming weeks. Enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH and HAPPY NEW YEAR, almost here.

Christmas themed plywood cutouts similar to these grace the yard of every neighbor on the cul-de-sac end of Country Club Lane in an annual tradition that started in 1962.

1960's era Christmas plywood cut-outs have graced Country Club Lane since 1962, transforming the street into what the neighbors call Candy Cane Lane each year.

Airline pilot Fred Crawley, shown here working in Chief Elf Laura O'Sullivan's garage, has been the primary labor force behind Candy Cane Lane for several decades.

Helen McKinley, the "Senior Elf" of Candy Cane Lane for over 50 years, is shown in 2006 with husband Jerry Thummel shortly after he constructed a new display for the cul-de-sac. The figures were painted in large part by children on the street.

• Carol Pastor and her family have lived in Coronado since the mid-1970s. Mother of seven girls, many of whom still live here in the village, Carol has been involved in the community over the years with the Friends of the Library, Historic Resource Commission, and most recently writing about Coronado history for the Coronado Historical Association. An avid history buff since her college days, exploring our local history is a perfect fit.

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Porchetta A Roman Holiday Treat By Clyde Van Arsdall IV

o you ever get tired of the same old holiday meals? I know I do. For years, I gave up turkey and all the fixings in favor of a seafood boil or paella, something fun and different. The meal still had the same effect of getting people together, just no bland turkey or your Aunt's sweet potatoes souffle with mini marshmallows. I have always done a standing rib roast with Yorkshire pudding for Christmas, but not this year. I am going on a Roman Holiday. I made porchetta for a client's Super Bowl party about a year ago and can't stop thinking about it. In all my years of cooking, I had never made this dish, but I knew the minute I purchased the skin on pork belly from my butcher that this would be something special.

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The dish is porchetta, and I first had it on sandwiches in Rome from the vendors called pochettari. The sandwiches are heavenly, but as a roast, there may not be another dish I have ever been this crazy about. Let's learn more about this festive Italian meal, and you can join me in giving the turkey the boot this year. Porchetta is no ordinary pork roast. Porchetta, translated into English, means suckling pig. Traditionally, a whole pig was deboned with the skin left on, then seasoned, rolled, tied, and slowroasted to prepare this dish. Seasoning changes by region; salt, pepper, and garlic are standard. In the North of Italy, they add fennel flowers; in the South, they use rosemary. The roast is cooked low and slow for 6-8 hours while periodically brushing the skin with fat, making the skin crunchy. The skin also serves to keep the meat inside from drying out. The version of Porchetta I chose to make is less grandiose; it does not require a whole pig. My recipe uses a skin-on pork belly with the skin scored in a tight diamond pattern with an extremely sharp knife; this will produce amber-colored cracklings. I had to ask where to find a whole, skin-on pork belly and whether I had a sharp enough blade to score the skin.

Chef Clyde Van Arsdall looking pleased with his porchetta execution.

The answer I found was Sepulveda Meats, and no, my knives are not sharp enough. Sadly, they don’t get the tender loving care they used to. Sepulveda carries Berkshire pork, “the Kobe Beef of pork,” bred for flavor and more marbled meat. If you special-order this skinon pork belly, why not make it easy on yourself and have the butcher do the hard work for you? Have him score the skin. Pig skin is thick and challenging to cut. Another option if your knives are not up to the task is a utility knife with a razor blade. The process of making this roast is, to me, magical. I get to go to one of my favorite butcher shops, and if I time things right, I will have dinner next door at Juan Jasper, their small, intimate restaurant, and have Mark, the owner, cook for me. I get to make something I love, and most importantly, I will wow my guests with something I will bet they have never experienced. If you think leftover turkey sandwiches are the best, you have never experienced a porchetta sandwich with Italian salsa verde on toasted sourdough. Live a little this holiday season, step outside your comfort zone, and experience something unique. Invite friends, but instead of having them bring sides, have them bring some different bottles of Amaro or Italian wines. Happy Holidays. • Clyde Van Arsdall IV is a third-generation Coronado local, chef and storyteller. For more stories and follow-ups to articles go to oliveavenuesupperclub.com. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM

Berkshire skin-on pork belly scored and ready to receive the rub.

Porchetta Roast Note: Adapted from a recipe from the New York Times by Melissa Clark. I have changed this up to make it my own. Equipment needed: Roasting pan or baking sheet with a rack, butcher's twine, and a thermometer. Ingredients: • One approximately 10-pound pork belly, skin on. I prefer Berkshire or Kurobuta pork, which comes from heritage pigs that are bread for flavor. Trust me, it is worth the extra money; my last one cost me $100.00. • ¼ cup of fennel fronds. (I used fennel pollen, a few tablespoons worth of, which may be purchased online or at Specialty Produce.) • ¼ Cup chopped fresh rosemary • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves. • 5 cloves of garlic grated on a zester or mashed in a mortar and pestle. • Finely grated zest of one lemon. • 1.5 teaspoons of fennel seed • ¾ teaspoons red pepper flakes • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • ¼cup extra-virgin olive oil Instructions: Step one: Score skin in a tight ½ inch diamond pattern, or have the butcher do it. Flip the meat side up and make the same cuts on the flesh but shallow. The cutts allow the rub to penetrate the meat better; don't cut too deep. Step two: Place ingredients in a food processor and pulse to create a paste, or use a mortar and pestle; this is my preferred method. If using the mortar and pestle, I substitute the fresh ground pepper for whole peppercorns. Crushing the peppercorns gives the pepper a courser grind, which I prefer. 32

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Step Three: Rub the mixture all over the meat side of the pork belly. Roll the long side like a burrito so that only the pork skin is exposed and the meat and the rub are inside the roll. Tie tightly every two inches with butcher’s twine. At this point, you have a very long roast. I cut mine in half and had two separate roasts. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least 6 hours. Note: Tying every two inches works very nicely, but this is better if you know how to truss a roast properly. To describe how to truss something in writing takes a lot of work. Look up a video online and learn something new. Trussing gives you a tighter package. Step Four: Remove roast from refrigerator 1-2 hours before cooking it. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Roast on a rimmed baking sheet. I have a rack for mine, like what you cool cookies on. Roast for 35 minutes at 450, then reduce temperature to 325 and cook another 2 to 3 hours, possibly 4. You are looking for an internal temperature of 180, giving you sliceable tender meat. Crisp skin Note: I like crispy pork skin. To achieve this, remove the roast twice and baste with its fat. This step is tricky. I remove the roast from the pan and pour the fat into a saucepan. I heat the fat and spoon over the skin; you can see the skin blister. Basting is messy and potentially hazardous as this is hot oil. Be extremely careful. This step makes the dish as you create what we call in the south cracklins or regionally chicharrones on top of the roast. When you serve these crispy bits with the tender pork, it is heavenly. Serving Suggestions: Serve as a traditional roast with potatoes and your favorite vegetables, and remember to use the leftovers for sandwiches: Porchetta, Italian Salsa Verde, and toasted sourdough bread.

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and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours and preferably overnight. • Remove pork from the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours before cooking it. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Transfer pork to a rimmed baking sheet and roast for 35 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325 degrees and cook an additional 2 hours, 45 minutes to 4 hours, until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads 180 degrees, giving you sliceable, tender meat. (Bone-in roasts will take longer than boneless ones.) • Transfer pork to a cutting board and let rest for 15 to 30 minutes before serving. Make sure everyone gets some of the cracklings. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM

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n our picturesque Coronado, the holiday season is a time of unparalleled beauty and joy. At QualCraft Construction, we understand the unique charm that our community holds, and we believe that your home should reflect that charm, especially during the holidays. We are here to help you turn your Coronado residence into a holiday wonderland, and we have some joyfully tailored suggestions for you: 1. Holiday-Ready Outlets: Ensure your holiday lighting dazzles without the fuss. Consider adding discreet outlets in your eaves, eliminating the need for unsightly extension cords. Connect them to switches for effortless control. Scatter independently controlled outlets throughout your yard for those delightful light-up reindeer and snowmen that have become a Coronado tradition.

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am a painter of fine art. I like to begin by exploring water as a medium in my own playful way to get started. This at times involves going outside, so as not to make a mess. When I’m painting in this way, I sometimes throw an entire gallon of water at the canvas from a height of about three feet to start with. I look for the patterns in the globules of water that I’ve thrown down on the canvas. I look for how it beads up and runs around. I must move quickly to capitalize on this phenomenon, or the water will evaporate, and the patterns will be lost.

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Next, I start to delicately drop in my favorite acrylic pigments and watch them explode and bloom into various color combinations. The pigments form in areas that start to look like resemble the sea, or maybe the sun in the sky or even the face of a fish. This part of the process is spontaneous. I have only the slightest concept of what I’m doing at this point. Mostly, I’m just playing with paint. As I work creatively, I’m thinking about how much fun this is. Even so, I also begin to think about how painting is such a solitary thing for me. Like the time when I decided to try to do a self- portrait. I thought, ‘Well how hard could this be? Ive been a professional artist for about forty years and I’m able pretty much paint anything I want to …’ I’m able to draw accurately in perspective, (because I’m also an architect). I'm able to draw the human figure and often do realistic portraits of wildlife like birds and sea creatures. I’d never really tried human portraiture though, so I thought I’d start with a little art selfie.

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After about a week of hours and hours on end of staring at my face in the mirror and trying to draw or paint an image of myself, I was horrified by everything that I saw on my easel. I tried every drawing technique I’d learned over a lifetime of practice, but nothing was working. I also tried every painterly style I knew, still… nothing. I even dusted off my old cartooning style of drawing to try to get a resemblance. Results: Zip. Nada, not even close. After one twelve -hour session of sitting in front of a mirror and trying to draw me, myself, or even just some semblance thereof,

Phillip Martin in his studio. He paints in the European classical style, and his oils are exquisite. For some reason he likes to paint old men with craggy faces, but he never misses the mark on getting a portrait that intrigues. I am not exaggerating when you think you might be looking at a Rembrandt among some of his original paintings at the studio. Check out the guy a the upper left corner of this photograph for example.

A photograph of Phillip’s art studio in the garden where he and his wife Karen reside in their Coronado cottage, about a block from my own home, another small house and cottage on- a- lane.

I threw my pencil down out of total frustration and I called Philip Martin, a master of oil painting and portraitist, to ask for advice. You can see his work at the Spreckels Community Center (located next to the library.) There is a portrait there that the city commissioned him to do of John D. Spreckels, who is the namesake for the Center. Philip is a master of the classical Chiaroscuro style of oil painting. He trained at an atelier In Switzerland. The art term ‘chiaroscuro' is an Italian art term that roughly translated means ‘emerging from the dark into the light’. That’s exactly what Phillip’s paintings of people do. Not only do their faces emerge from the dark background of his canvas, but something of their personality does too. Like I said, he’s a master. I knew I couldn’t do anything that great right off the bat, but I had hoped to get SOMETHING of myself down on paper at least after a full week of trying.

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So …I was having a portrait crisis and thought to myself “Who ‘ya gonna call?” I dialed Philip's number and said “Ive been trying to do an art selfie for an entire WEEK and they are all horrible. How do you do it? How do you get the very being of somebody down on canvas from what you see? I mean how hard could it be just for me to get a likeness? I’ve put make up on my face for forty years! I know this face! Why can’t I just paint it right now?” Philip listened patiently to my lament and said quietly, why don’t you show me what you’ve got so far…. I didn’t want him to see my messes, but I decided to do so because I desperately wanted to succeed. He looked at my disasters- in- progress and gave me some kind words and sage advice on how I might improve, and POOF! I was finally able to break through and get something I was delighted with. In conclusion: Was I able to paint like Philip's own work and produce a portrait that looks a lot like something by Rembrandt? No, not even close. But I was able capture something of myself on canvas in my own way of painting after getting some advice from him.

Left: Photo of me on a really good hair day, and Right: my first art portrait -selfie. “Time Passes Through Me” at age 69

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Coronado Floral Association President Why you joined the CFA Board: A strong community provides a sense of belonging and gives us the feeling of being a part of something greater than ourselves. The CFA is the definition of community here in Coronado, and I wanted to help give back to a club that provided such a rich and meaningful community that I experienced growing up here on Island while attending the Flower Show. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Celebrating 100 years of the Coronado Flower Show in 2022! It was such an amazing honor to be a part of keeping the legacy of Coronado’s longest running tradition going strong. I cannot wait for the 102nd show this coming April! Favorite Flower: It usually changes with the seasons, and right now it is the Peony.

Ali Blake

Vice President, Flower Show Co-Chair - Schedule, Judging and Awards Why you joined the CFA Board: My character centers around childhood memories of gardening and cooking as well as learning about florals and design from my grandmother. Joining the board while continuing to learn horticulture and design feels purposeful. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Working alongside Carvill Veech this past year is the highlight of my Flower Show leadership journey. I’m forever grateful to call her my friend and mentor. Multigenerational friendships are incredibly special within Coronado Floral Association. The Flower Show depends on knowledge-share and expertise, it’s an amazingly complex effort! Favorite Flower: Dahlia

Fran Rogers Treasurer

Why you joined the CFA Board: I joined the Board to contribute to my community and help carry on the tradition of the Coronado Flower Show Favorite Flower Show Memory: It was not until the third or fourth show I attended that I really took the time to view and admire every display and entry. It was then that my eyes truly opened up to how beautiful the show is and I began photographing things throughout the tents. When I look back at the photos over the years I just think how really beautiful it is when you take time to step back and see the roses.

Kelly Chandhoke Secretary

Why you joined the CFA Board: To aid in beautifying Coronado! Favorite Flower Show Memory: The friends made in volunteering/attending CFA events/1922 Club Favorite Flower: Ranunculus

Natalie Falletta Parliamentarian

Why you joined the CFA Board: To bring the newer generation more involved with the flower show. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Putting together and watching the production of the 1922 Club and everyone’s excitement and awe when they walk in. Favorite Flower: Long Stem White Roses

Stephanie Clegg

Communications Chair Why you joined the CFA Board: As a newbie in Coronado, I wanted to be a part of the many things that make this town magical. Add in flowers and I’m all yours. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Meeting a lovely woman at an estate sale who later lent me her petite pottery for my very first entry. We bonded over the flower show and remain good friends to this day. :) Favorite Flower: all flowers but especially perky happy buds.

Sarah Kelly

Flower Show Co-Chair, Divisions Why you joined the board: The opportunity for an outlet that celebrates community and creativity... cornerstones of mental health! Favorite Flower Show Memory: Winning a blue ribbon for a bulb grown amaryllis around the age of 5! Favorite Flower: Roses and orchids!

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Why you joined the CFA Board: I joined the board to give back to my community and honor my grandma. She was an active member of the Bridge and Bay garden club for years before she passed away and I want to carry on her legacy and help make the Flower Show a great event! Favorite Flower Show Memory: Growing up in Coronado and making beans plates every year in school. Favorite Flower: Orchid

Christine Mott

Friends & Flowers Chair Why you joined the board: I wanted to be a part of an organization that celebrates the beauty of the flowers, plants & gardens of Coronado and engages with the community to help everyone join in the fun. Favorite Flower Show Memory: My daughter age 4 winning a ribbon for her floral arrangement Favorite Flower: Phlox

Why you joined the CFA Board: To get involved with keeping the amazing and iconic flower show alive, and to bring the community together with fun events that celebrate all things floral! Favorite Flower Show Memory: My daughter winning best in show for zoos who was really special, I’ve never gotten over the magic and other-worldliness of the dark tent, (plus the memories I already mentioned in the article that just came out). Favorite Flower: Hard to choose, but no flower ever makes me as happy as a daffodil does.

Faith Bravo

Fower Show Co-Chair - Facilities Why you joined the CFA Board: I joined the CFA board in April 2023. Love of Flowers and our community.

Lori P Smith

Favorite Flower Show Memory: Bridge and Bay Garden Club members helping the kids make the hand tied bouquets!

Why you joined the CFA Board: I joined to keep the tradition of HFJ alive!

Favorite Flower: Lotus — not only for its beauty but for its meaning.

Favorite Flower Show Memory: I love seeing all the Judges, out walking our neighborhoods, awarding ribbons

Stephanie McAlister

Home Front Judging Co-Chair

Favorite Flower: Nothing more stunning than the Cala Lily!

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Why you joined the CFA Board: Firstly for my love of flowers but also to be connected to the community and to keep the legacy of our flower show continuing. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Last year I found a quiet moment at the flower show to take it all in. It felt magical and nostalgic, this home town proud feeling. Can’t wait to see what our team does in 2024! Favorite Flower: Hydrangea

Cory Stege

Coronado Junior Womans Club President Why you joined the CFA Board: I joined the CFA Board as a part of my President duties with CJWC. CJWC supports the mission and events of CFA and is proud to run and manage the children's section of the annual Flower Show. Favorite Flower Show Memory: My favorite memory of the flower show is from last year's 1922 Club "Lights, Camera, Flowers." Being in Spreckels Park at night was an experience in and of itself but to also be transported back in time was a very magical and memorable experience! Favorite Flower: Hibiscus

Suzie Heap

Crown Garden Club President Why you joined the CFA Board: The president of each of the two garden clubs has a seat on the CFA Board Favorite Flower Show Memory: When my daughter now 63 won the Children’s Section Who’s Who Section and the Children’s Section Trophy. Favorite Flower: Rose

Kathleen Fink

Coronado Woman’s Club President Why you joined the CFA Board: To keep up-to-date on what our club is responsible for: Container Plants Favorite Flower Show Memory: My earliest memory is when my children got creative and designed their own Animal Who’s Who out of vegetables & fruits. So much fun. Favorite Flower: Gerber Daisy

Colby Freer

Membership Chair Why you joined the CFA Board: Grow the association membership and help expand our flower show going beyond the tents. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Watching the tents go up in the park. It's such a wonderful tradition. Favorite Flower: Roses

Lara Hamm

Technology Chair Why you joined the board: I love working with the talented women on board and helping to create community and beauty in Coronado. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Attending my first 1922 club. Favorite Flower: Peony

Cory Kalmin

1922 Club Co-Chair Why you joined the board: I love flowers, watching them grow, figuring out why I accidentally killed them... all of it. I hope to share my joy for flowers and gardening with the community. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Dancing the night away at the 1922 Club Favorite Flower: Dahlia

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Bridge and Bay Garden Club President Why you joined the board: I attend ALL board meetings. Favorite Flower Show Memory: Hand-tied bouquets for youth and adults. Favorite Flower: Bird Of Paradise

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1922 Club Co-Chair Why you joined: Because I appreciate how much the community loves and cares about the trees and flowers in Coronado. I wanted to be part of that. Favorite flower show memory: I love seeing all the hard work that is put into the show and 1922 party. Favorite Flower: Gladiola

Like a bountiful garden, The Coronado Floral Association does not exist alone. We are a collection of people connected through our love of service and beauty and Coronado. Whether you are interested in volunteering at the show, meeting new people, have expertise to share or want to be a part of something special in Coronado, we’d love to talk. There’s always the room at our table. Reach out on Instagram, Facebook or email us at jnfo@coronadoflowershow.com. • Stephanie Clegg is the Communications Chair for The Coronado Floral Association. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM

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December Events

at the Local Library By Ivy Weston Photos Courtesy of the Coronado Public Library

his year, the holiday season is ushering in two well-known authors who will appear in-person to discuss, sign and sell their new books! Also this month, don’t miss holiday events including workshops, concerts and more. For the full schedule of Library events, please visit cplevents.org.

Author Events

An Evening with Author Douglas Preston Thursday, December 7 at 7 pm in the Winn Room

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with Warwick's bookstore, presents author Douglas Preston discussing and signing his new book The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder in conversation with Steve Elkins, leader of the expedition chronicled in Preston’s book The Lost City of the Monkey God. This event is free and open to the public; free seating is subject to available space on a first-come, first-served basis. To ensure seating, reserve one book per person through Warwick’s for everyone in your party at https://www.warwicks.com/event/ preston-2023 54

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An Evening with Authors Neal Allen & Anne Lamott

Wednesday, December 13 at 7 pm at the Coronado Performing Arts Center at Coronado High School The Friends of the Coronado Library, Warwick’s bookstore and the San Diego Writers Festival present married authors Neal Allen and Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird, Dusk, Night, Dawn and many more...) speaking together on the topics of quieting the inner critic and their life together as writers. This event celebrates Allen’s new book Better Days: Tame your Inner Critic, which includes a forward by Lamott. Ticketing details will be revealed soon, but this event is already confirmed so mark your calendars! More info to come.

Holiday Cheer!

Book Club! In December, the Library’s book clubs take a hiatus – with the exception of the stalwart Mystery Book Club. The club will meet on Monday, December 18 at 2 pm to discuss An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena.

Holiday Ikebana Workshop Thursday, December 7 at 2 pm in the Winn Room

Why not create a different centerpiece for your holiday table this year? How about an Ikebana arrangement? Ikebana is the art of Japanese flower arrangement. It can be done by anyone, any time, anywhere. Ikebana requires living flowers. Everything is devoted to creating beauty in the moment, giving artistic life to transient flowers through the repeated act of arranging them. Instructor Marina Khudobina was born in Armenia and grew up in Ukraine. She learned Ikebana from a Japanese teacher in Belgium. Khudobina came to San Diego about 30 years ago and happily calls it her hometown. She further studied Ikebana in San Diego with Hiroko Fukuhara, learning Sogetsu Ikebana, one of the most recent and innovative movements within this art form. Khudobina has exhibited her works in Waterloo, Belgium, as well as with Ikebana International at Balboa Park. She also participated in an event at the Oceanside Museum of Art, and has been a part of Art Alive through the San Diego Museum of Art for many years.

Holiday Concert with the San Diego Mandolin Orchestra

The library has extra copies of book club selections for checkout at the Reference Desk. Information about the Library’s book clubs can be found on the library’s events calendar at cplevents.org. All are welcome to attend. Happy reading!

Holiday Sing-Along with the Coronado Ukulele Club Saturday, December 16 at 3 pm in the Winn Room

Friday, December 8 at 3:30 pm in the Winn Room

This group is a local favorite. It’s been a while since they’ve performed at the Library and it’s great to welcome them back. More information about the program will be forthcoming.

Come ready to sing festive seasonal tunes – island-style – with Coronado’s own Ukulele Club! Music and lyrics will be provided.

• Ivy Weston is Senior Librarian for Programs, Outreach and Marketing at the Coronado Public Library. She lives in San Diego with her husband and cat, Remi, who they adopted from the Pacific Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). For more information about Coronado Public Library events and services offered, visit the library’s website, coronadolibrary.org. CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM

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overextend ourselves so much that we put our routines and plans for selfcare on hold or cancel them altogether. Even though we know that we will function better by adding exercise to our day, whenever our workload gets overwhelming, it’s easy to cancel regular workouts to make time to get things done. This December, we are spotlighting one fitness center on-island that is making it a whole lot easier to stick with our fitness routines, including offering childcare onsite along and classes at optimal times of day to fit in any busy schedule. Coronado Fitness Club on the corner of 9th Street and Orange Avenue is the longest running gym on the island, and for good reason. When it opened in 2010, it occupied solely the upstairs space of the building. But its one-of-a-kind and forward thinking offerings have earned it a loyal and ever-growing membership over the years and it now spans both levels, allowing for the ample space, top-of-theline equipment, amenities, and certified trainers that it takes to serve the vast fitness needs of our whole community. Now, the gym has fully reimagined and refreshed the entire upstairs space as The Studio, where clients have access to a wide array of fitness classes in a sleek, state-of-the-art space. “When it comes to optimal fitness, our bodies need to move in lots of different ways,” said Samantha Bey, Managing Partner of The Studio. “We need a variety of aerobic and anaerobic activity; strength training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), cardio, and yoga and stretching. If we keep doing the same type of movement or class over and over again, we’re not getting the most out of our workouts and, in many cases, taxing our bodies more than we’re strengthening them,” said Bey, who’s been a group exercise and spin instructor for eight years. “What makes The Studio the only one of its kind on the island is that we offer all of these things in one place. On

Samantha Bey is the new Managing Partner for The Studio, which offers boutique fitness classes in the upstairs space of Coronado Fitness Club.

any given day, you can take a HIIT circuit class, a heated yoga flow or sculpt class, a spin class, or a barre class!,” she said. “It’s all here under one roof, in the heart of town.” Moreover, when it comes to serving the needs of the community, Coronado Fitness Club owner Chris Foote recognized one group that is sorely overlooked in the gym space: parents with young children. “Parents with young children on the island have had very limited options for working out, since nowhere offers childcare. It’s troublesome because it is such a vital way to stay recharged and healthy, arguably for a group that needs it the most,” he said. But not anymore. Coronado Fitness Club and The Studio now offer childcare - the only workout facilities on the island that do so. “As a mom of four,” said Bey, CROWNCITYMAGAZINE.COM

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Childcare will be offered from 8:30-11:30 am Monday through Friday for gym members. Children ages 6 months to 6z years are welcome. “It is so crucial that moms and dads have this outlet for their physical and mental health. And, since studies show that moms who exercise have more active, healthier children, it’s great for the little ones, too,” said Bey. The Studio has more in store in the coming months, including added classes, special fundraising events and group workouts, evening wellness-based workshops, and more. “We are a space where people in all stages of their fitness journeys can come and get stronger together and rise to what their bodies can do,” said Bey. I feel very grateful and joyful working out alongside our members and watching them achieve their goals. As we close out this year and enter into the next, The Studio is here to support, challenge, and celebrate our members becoming the best versions of themselves!” Our health and wellness must trump everything on our to-do list. Instead of thinking you’ll get less done squeezing a workout in, we can think of our health as a gift to our family and loved ones. Our loved ones need us healthy, happy and centered on

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Calling all Dancers! The Legacy of Coronado Academy of Dance Continues under New Ownership Photos by Samantha Zauscher

he Coronado Academy of Dance (CAD) will reopen on January 8th offering classes for both children and adults. The new owners, Miranda Giles and her partner Kyle Stephens are so excited to bring CAD back to life after six months of being closed with an exciting new remodel and new classes with amazing teachers. The previous owners of CAD, Dawn Duryea Tyler and Matt Tyler, are the founding owners of CAD for the past 25 years who have made CAD such a special place for the community of Coronado. The new owner, Miranda Giles will now proudly take up the torch to continue what Dawn and Tyler created. “I was so honored to have been Dawn's choice to continue her legacy, and she is such a role model for me” says Miranda. The new owners hope to continue the passion of bringing dance to the community, and to help inspire dreams for others. Miranda Giles, originally from Columbus, Ohio knew at the age of 2 that she wanted nothing other than to be a ballerina when she saw her first nutcracker ballet performance while sitting on her dad’s lap. During her childhood, Miranda has won multiple Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) wards thanks to her training under Shirley Wu, a famous ballerina from China. Miranda has also trained with School of American Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Fast forward 20+

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years, with the unwavering support of her mom, dad and sister helping her every step of the way, she is now a soloist with the Golden State Ballet in San Diego as a professional ballerina performing leading roles in the theaters of San Diego. Miranda has been dancing professionally for the past seven years in Southern California. Over this past year, since moving to Coronado about a year and a half ago, before being offered the possibility of taking over the dance academy, she taught at the Coronado Academy of Dance. She has been teaching children for the past ten years. Teaching dance has been one of her biggest passions, and seeing kids learn and grow is her favorite thing to be a part of. Miranda is currently rehearsing for Golden State Ballet’s “The Nutcracker '' at the Civic Center Theater in Downtown San Diego running this December 14th24th. If you’d like to see her perform, you can find tickets at goldenstateballet.org. She will be rotating the leading roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Snow Queen and the Arabian princess. Needless to say, it’s time to get our dancing shoes on, Coronado! Let’s rally around in support of these new business owners and keep Coronado’s premier dance school alive through Miranda’s new leadership and vision — a business that will surely enrich our community. For more updated information and to register for classes quickly before they book up, please visit their website at coronadodance.com. Get a sneak peek at the studio located in the alley at 952 Orange Avenue during their ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Coronado Chamber of Commerce on January 5th at 2pm preceding their grand opening of classes for the season on January 8th.

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