(San Diego, Calif.) – Behold the living legends! Children of All Ages will believe in the unbelievable with the all-new circus spectacular, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents LEGENDS, coming to the Valley View Casino Center from August 7–10, highlighted by legendary family-friendly prices with all seats only $20…
The Eastlake Little League National Champions were honored recently during ELL’s opening day. Fans witnessed the unveiling of the league’s new scoreboard. Eastlake Times www.Eastlaketimes.com is an online guide to Eastlake, a master planned community of Chula Vista. Eastlake News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Chula Vista Real Estate, and more. More…
Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year and lucky for parents, our Montevalle Community Center, 840 Duncan Ranch Road, has a special Valentine’s Party planned for kids ages 5-12 years old. Go out and enjoy dinner, or catch a movie between…
The Chula Vista Public Library is offering free tax preparation assistance in partnership with AARP, beginning Monday, February 3. Appointments are not taken; assistance is on a first-come, first-served basis, with trained volunteers from AARP. Following is the schedule: Mondays and Fridays, starting February…
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is hiring. Recruitment for sworn positions will open for ten days in February. It means you can apply on-line for the position and register to take the written exam. The application process is often suspended to process all those…
Registration for Youth Indoor Soccer, for boys and girls ages 6-13, begins February 3, and ends February 28. Player evaluations will be held on March 1 and 8, with practices starting the week of March 10. Games will be played at Parkway Gym (385 Park…
Link While homeowners are feeling more confident about the prospect of selling their homes, they do harbor concerns regarding the availability of home financing and the low inventory available for their next purchases, according to the Redfin Real-Time Seller Survey released Tuesday. About 38 percent of home sellers say now…
Featuring the Ice Skating Debut of Merida from Disney Pixar’s BRAVE Get ready to rock out with some of the most magical idols of all in Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After, an all-new live production coming to San Diego! A cast of world-class skaters brings your favorite moments…
I romanticize struggle; there, I said it. Beneath every blessing, every privilege I enjoy and all the luck that has been on my side, I am unable to say I truly deserve it all. I blame the infallible feeling that tells me nothing is worth having without struggle. I…
Helmets: it seems simple enough to grasp their skull protecting significance. I did not wear one, I refused to wear one. I spent an entire day riding a beach cruiser around Coronado, wearing nothing but short shorts and a coral- striped t-shirt while the wind carried all my cares away.…
When Memorial Day began years ago, the war dead were placed front and center. The holiday’s original name, Decoration Day, came from the day’s main activity: leaving flowers at cemeteries. More recently, the last Monday in May, and the weekend preceding it, has come to mark the unofficial beginning of…
Oakland, Calif.-based Silverado Contractors Inc. has been hired to demolish the above-ground structures of the non-operating South Bay Power Plant in Chula Vista. Dynegy South Bay Inc., which operates and owns the South Bay Power Plant, said it selected the demolition contractor based on its “qualifications, favorable pricing and the…
There was plenty of food and wine at the 4th Annual Bon Appétit event hosted by the Chula Vista Public Library Foundation. The event was well attended by the community in hopes of raising much needed money for Chula Vista libraries. Local restaurants and merchants were on hand to serve…
After 25 years, the Chula Vista Nature Center will now be known as the Living Coast Discovery Center, a brand aimed at attracting a wider audience and reflecting the organization’s independence from city funding. “The time was right for us to select a name that better reflects our mission, which…
Nine Girls Ask? is currently seeking sponsors for their upcoming Golf Tournament. Nine Girls Ask? Tee-Off For Ovarian Cancer Golf Tournament Date: Friday, May 4, 2012 Time: 11:30 am Registration ~ 1:00 pm Shot Gun Steele Canyon Golf Club & Resort 3199 Stonefield Drive, Jamul, Ca 91935 ~ Corporate Sponsor…
Nine Girls Ask? For A Cure For Ovarian Cancer is local non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for ovarian cancer. They do this by providing financial assistance towards the advancement of research, screening testing, a cure and offering resources for treatment options to women who are in recurrence. The…
“I have always been blessed with a very high level of energy. I had taken very good care of myself in regards to eating properly and exercising,” Joan Wyllie, Founder of Nine Girls Ask? For A Cure For Ovarian Cancer. During October of 2007, Wyllie began experiencing a series of…
On Saturday I witnessed 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from Liberty Elementary School Robotics Club transform into Robotic Surgeons. And what a sight it was! SHARP Chula Vista Medical Center invited twenty local students to a private tour of South Bay’s only hospital to integrate robotics to cutting edge surgery.…
On Friday, April 27, 2012 at 6pm, 520 students representing 40 area high schools will join together for the second annual celebration of “A Night to Remember”, a prom for special needs students. This one of a kind event brings together 260 honored guests with special needs and 260 volunteer…
A Woman’s Wellness Center and Naturally To Your Door announce new sponsorship program for low in-come women diagnosed with cancer. A Women’s Wellness Center & Naturally To Your Door are teaming up and seeking sponsors to help low income women diagnosed with cancer supplement their treatments with a healthy diet. “Healing…
Twenty Two Eastlake Little League players from Eastlake Little Leauge in Chula Vista woke up before dawn on Thursday, April 5, to help the San Diego Padres with their opening day ceremonies. When they arrived at Petco Park, the players, ranging from T-Ball to Majors, were greeted by Kerri Lane,…
Otay Ranch Town Center announces “Out With The Old, In With The New Contest.” From March 26 through April 8 you are encouraged to upload photos of your beat up shoes, worst outfit, and disheveled room – or all 3! to the Otay Ranch Town Center Facebook page. A panel…
People who belong to a community have an opportunity to get things done, as working together towards a common goal is easier when the participants already have something in common. Here in Eastlake the ground is laid for us to take the necessary steps towards a better future and…
By Daniela Contreras, Eastlaketimes Staff Writer What is it about this nation of ours, one that makes it a mission to instill in the minds of millions the “concrete” concepts of liberty and freedom across international lands and foreign seas that yields a vast amount of political indifference? Why is…
It’s cold and flu season, so no big surprise that I am seeing lots of coughs, colds, sore throats and fevers. What is surprising though is all of the infants and children with anemia. Most cases of anemia in children are a result of iron deficiency and that’s exactly what…
By Dail Gregory, Eastlaketimes Guest Columnist As a child, I was satisfied to use my imagination to envision just how the Pilgrims set their feet on the Old Plymouth Rock. It began to take on an aura of the mystical and heroic to me, but I was far from the…
It seems our lives are built on a series of tasks: get dressed, make coffee, take the kids to school, go to work, try to be productive, commute, pick up the kids, grab the mail, make dinner, workout, help with homework, check Facebook, watch TV, go to bed. It is…
The history of veteran’s day dates back to year 1919 when on November 12th American President Woodrow Wilson announced Armistice Day. As per the recent census there are approximately over 24.9 million military veterans in the United States alone. No doubt, solders and military personnel are assets to any…
BY ED HERRERA AND JILL GALVEZ Only a year after voters overwhelmingly defeated a sales-tax hike, Chula Vista City Hall is proposing yet another tax increase. According to City Hall, Proposition H proposes a simple update to protect the city’s telecommunications tax revenue stream. What the measure does is expand…
On March 17, 431AD, when Patrick of Ireland died, a new holiday was born. Though the celebrations began in the 700′s as a traditional Catholic Holy Day, over the years St. Patrick’s Day has become more a secular holiday which marks the beginning for spring. The official date for the…
By Dail Gregory Whether we see them or not, wildflowers bloom with each passing year. They blanket uninhabited mountainsides with carpets of beautiful color with each season. Our children bloom with new attributes to their personalities with each passing day as well—whether we take notice or not. Time has a…
Who says that married couples can’t enjoy Valentine’s Day? If you would like to make this day a little more special than others have been in the past, you’ll need to think about a few things, make a few plans and make this day a great day. Keep It Exciting!…
Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina , Oregon , California , and Kentucky ; security consultant Chris McGoey, who runs crimedoctor.com; and Richard T. Wright, a criminology professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, who interviewed 105 burglars for his book Burglars on the Job. 1. Of course I look…
A look back at 2009 with Dail Gregory. Our little world within San Diego, CA made the news in many ways. From the Chargers up and down playoff performance to the Parkview Little League World Championships, here are some of the highlights of of the year on both a local…
A day is soon coming that some folks are looking at with dread, for others in eager anticipation, while the rest of us are scratching our heads not knowing what to make of it. So, what am I talking about? Black Friday, the day immediately following Thanksgiving Day in the…