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This weekend is Memorial Day weekend and there is nothing more American than supporting our troops, loving baseball and eating hotdogs… right? For this week’s Foodie Friday we decided to take on Corona’s hotdogs!
I happened to stop in at The Hot Dog Shoppe [MAP] on my lunch break and the place blew my mind. I walked in and as most places can be a bit crowded at lunch and this place had a line of fans. The menu is totally overwhelming with a countless array of choices of specialty dogs with toppings galore. As I got to the front of the line the man at the counter, who I learned was the owner Justin, begged me to let him choose my dog. Continue reading…
Garden bugs got you down? Then mark your calendars for June 1and be sure to join the South Corona Community Gardeners for an old fashioned seed swap and lecture on organic pest control.
At 9 a.m. activities will start with a lesson on bug control. Be sure to bring a lawn chair and come to learn about how to control the “bad” bugs in your vegetable garden organically and safely from a master gardener. Immediately following at 10 a.m. there will be a good old fashioned seed swap! Feel free to stay and swap seeds with fellow gardeners.
How a seed swap works:
- Bring your seeds (Preferably open pollinated, heirloom varieties of edibles and flowers.
If you’re looking for a way to spice up your life, look no further. Maybe you’re looking for a lively way to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, go on an unforgettable date night, learn a new skill, or just plain want to do something different. One of the hidden gems of Corona, Get Cooking 101 won’t be hidden for much longer. They are moving to The Crossings and are opening a bistro! In case you don’t know, Get Cooking 101 is a fun and fabulous hands on cooking experience that’s been nuzzled away on 6th Street for about 3 years. The opening date is set for June 1st with an official grand opening to take place on June 23rd. Continue reading…
Are you ready for an adventure this summer? Want to make new friends and great memories? If so, the Parks and Community Services Department invites you to join an Adventure Day Camp!
Adventure Day Camps are for children 5-12 years of age and operate Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Staffed by City of Corona Recreation staff, participants will enjoy a snack every day and be treated to a variety of activities based on weekly themes such as “Fun and Fitness”, “Let’s Rock n’ Roll”, and “Summer Olympics”. This year, there are two camps for children to enjoy. Corona Adventure Day Camp held at the Child Care Center located at 550 S. Continue reading…
Corona-Norco Unified School District is pleased to announce that they are currently registering for transitional Kindergarten. Parents that are interested in registering their 4-year-olds are encouraged to inquire with their home school sites for additional information.
Transitional Kindergarten is a two-year kindergarten program that builds a bridge between the preschool years and kindergarten. This program is designed for students who turn 5 between September 2 and December 2 and may not be socially, developmentally and/or academically ready for traditional Kindergarten.
“Transitional Kindergarten is a great program that fosters crucial academic development, creating a gradual transition into traditional Kindergarten,” said Philip Saxena, Director of Educational Services. Continue reading…
Do you have old and even broken appliances taking up valuable space in your house or garage? No need to leave them collecting dust any longer! There is a Free Appliance Disposal service available to Corona. With just a simple phone call you can have your working or non-working appliances hauled away for free at your convenience.
Kitchen appliances are often thrown out onto the curb for the garbage collectors to pick up. From there they are taken to landfills where they take up space, rust, and can expel harmful waste including certain substances that if let into the environment and can contribute to destroying the protective ozone layer. Continue reading…
National Senior Health & Fitness day is coming up and its goal is to help promote keeping older Americans healthy and fit. Local Organizations all over the country will host a variety of health and fitness related activities based on the interests of older adults in their communities and Corona is no different!
Valencia Terrace [MAP] is hosting its third Annual Health and Wellness Expo in honor of National Senior Health & Fitness Day and the event will be held Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event is open to the public to meet sponsors and vendors and enjoy fitness demonstrations as well as guest speakers throughout the event. Continue reading…
Book-a-Palooza is Tuesday, June 4, 2013 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Be at the Corona Public Library [MAP] to kick off the Summer Reading Program, Reading is SOOOOO Delicious! There’s a Summer Reading Program for every age, so the whole family can register. While you’re there be sure to stop at the Sweet Stop food truck and pick up a corn dog or a funnel cake (or both). You’ll have your chance to visit with Corona Fire and Police Department. Kids can do a craft or have your face painted with the Corona Art Association. Make sure to take your chance with the Friends of the Library and spin the wheel to win prizes. Continue reading…
Our personalities are the basis of who we are, how we communicate, behave, and react. Knowing your personality style can help your relationships with everyone in your life, from your family to your partner to your friends and co-workers. Motivation, management, communication, relationships—focused on yourself or others—are a lot more effective when you understand yourself and the people you seek to motivate, manage, develop or help.
Personality styles and their influence on human behavior date all the way back to Hippocrates in 400 B.C., when he identified personalities as Sanguine, Melancholic, Phlegmatic, or Choleric. Modern psychology and scientific study of personalities became main stream with Carl Jung in the 1920s. Continue reading…
Southland residents can now register to get up to 75 percent in savings with the South Coast AQMD’s popular lawn mower exchange program.
Now in its 11th year, the program does good for the wallet and air quality by allowing residents to trade an old, highly polluting gas-powered lawn mower for a high-performance, environmentally friendly cordless electric model.
This year’s program will have 4,000 mowers available for trade-in. SCAQMD encourages residents to act fast and secure a spot at one of four events being held this year in Long Beach, Pasadena, Riverside and Anaheim.
“By registering in the lawn mower exchange program, residents will get a brand new mower that is easier to operate and quieter for just a fraction of the retail price,” said William A. Continue reading…
