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May is National Preservation Month, and Coronado is joining communities nationwide in celebrating our unique heritage! We're fortunate to have so many meaningful historic places, and we'll be highlighting them throughout the month. Our celebrations include a City Council Proclamation, the presentation of plaques to recently designated historic homes, and the beloved Historic Home Tour on Mother's Day, May 11. The celebrations will culminate in the annual Preservation Symposium on Thursday, May 15 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The program will include a reception starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by the presentations from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Join Coronado MainStreet, the Historical Association, and the City of Coronado for the Preservation Symposium sponsored by the Coronado Community Foundation as we champion preservation in our community. This year's speakers include a City Planner who will outline the City's approach to historic preservation, as well as keynote speaker Elsa Sevilla. Host of KPBS's HISTORIC PLACES, Elsa will share how she approaches her work incorporating history into entertaining media. In the latest from the series, Elsa steps inside the legendary Hotel del Coronado, a National Historic Monument, as it undergoes a stunning transformation. Discover the secrets, craftsmanship, and untold stories behind the restoration of this iconic landmark. From its Victorian grandeur to modern-day elegance, witness history come back to life as Elsa talks about making this captivating series of Historic Places! Tickets are available now! Preservation Symposium Ticket - $10 Important Registration Information: Capacity is limited, and reservations are required. No walk-ins will be admitted. If you have any questions please email info@coronadohistory.org or call (619) 435-7242.

More than 60 of those killed were waiting for aid, according to Palestinian health officials. President Trump said Friday that talks over a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are at a crucial stage.

Mientras la cifra de personas desaparecidas en México no deja de aumentar, un grupo de investigadores mexicanos ha puesto a los cerdos en el eje de sus experimentos para buscarlas de otra manera.

What happens when you take high interest rates, unpredictable tariffs, a shortage of homes, a 50-year-old property tax law and mix them together? A housing market stuck in molasses.

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on bail.

President Trump and his former adviser, Elon Musk, lashed out at each other on social media Thursday in a public feud that has ramped up since Musk left his role with the administration last week.

In April and May, the Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library will present an exhibition of paintings created by longtime local teacher and Pacific Beach resident Nona Perrin. She will be showing 30 of her color-soaked works (many of them featuring wild animals) in an exhibit she has named, "Let's Get Wild!" Nona loves art and has spent her life immersed in creating, learning about or teaching art. She has evolved her own style while teaching art to thousands of young students in local public and private schools for over 25 years. She also taught art at most of the branches of the San Diego public libraries during that time. In addition to painting (using various media), she continues to study and create work in stained glass, ceramics, mosaics and sculpture. Nona loves to learn, and describes herself as, "Sometimes a teacher, but always a student." Pacific Beach Library on Facebook

The law passed several years ago allows the state to strip officers of their badges for good if they commit acts of serious misconduct. But departments, including some in San Diego County, have submitted very few — or even zero — cases for review.

Waffle House has dropped its 50 cent surcharge on eggs as supplies rebound. The chain added the temporary charge in February, when avian flu sent egg prices to record highs.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers the astonishing career of former White House press secretary and long-time public broadcasting journalist Bill Moyers, who died this week at the age of 91.