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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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Garage Buona Forchetta and Young Musician Jake Lyons

By Brad Willis

14-year old Coronadoan Jake Lyons is launching a career performing music at Garage Buona Forchetta restaurant on Sundays. Visual storyteller Brad Willis has this Artist Profile of Jake and shares how Buona Forchetta, which opened just days before the pandemic hit, has weathered the storm.

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Brad Willis
Brad Willis
Brad Willis is an author and retired network news foreign correspondent who has worked in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Latin America and Asia. He has received national and international awards for compassionate journalism and for his war coverage. Brad is longtime Coronado resident who also Commissioner of Public Art for the City of Coronado. Send news tips or story ideas to: manager@coronadotimes.com

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