Day: May 18, 2023

Opening of Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Building Delayed Until 2024

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard facility near the Balboa Pier.— Art courtesy city of NBJG The opening of the highly anticipated Junior Lifeguard Building in Newport Beach will be delayed by several months after City project managers determined that the building’s concrete walls do not Read More

David Ellenstein Named New Artistic Director and Bill Kerlin New Managing Director of Laguna Playhouse

David Ellenstein The Laguna Playhouse and its Board of Directors has announced that North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director David Ellenstein has been appointed as Laguna Playhouse’s new Artistic Director. Ellenstein had been named as interim Artistic Director last August after Ellen Richard announced that she resigned her position as Read More

Canyon baseball team aiming for program’s fourth CIF title Saturday vs. Crean Lutheran

Canyon players celebrate a semifinal victory over Linfield Christian. (Photo courtesy Canyon Athletics). Canyon High School’s baseball team is out to bring home the fourth CIF title for the program Saturday at 10 a.m. when it faces top-seeded Crean Lutheran in the CIF Division 4 championship atat Blair Field. Coach Read More

Irvine softball team looking to bring home a CIF championship for first time since 1991

Among Irvine’s top players are from left Katie Liu, Sienna Porter, Harper Vandermolen and Hyli DelosSantos. (Photo courtesy Irvine softball). It’s been a long time coming for Irvine High School’s softball program. The Vaqueros, coached by Jim Knapp, are in the CIF finals for the first time since 1993. Irvine, Read More

Guest Commentary: Why Government Attacks on Amazon and Google Would Hurt Small Business

I’ve spent the past five years growing my small business from a simple idea into a company selling tabletop games worldwide. Online marketplaces like Amazon and digital advertising platforms like Google drive our success, providing us access to millions of potential customers. Running a small business is tough, and we Read More

Asian representation in TV and film growing ‘exponentially’

Hollywood is making great strides toward increasing Asian representation in film and television, but the work doesn’t stop there. The next generation of Asian American actresses and filmmakers are striving to keep the momentum going. “Growing up, I didn’t see a lot of Asian faces on TV and film,” singer-songwriter Read More

Disney World’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will make its final voyage this fall

Walt Disney World announced Thursday that its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will permanently close this fall after opening over a year ago. The Starcruiser, which opened in March 2022, offered guests a three-day, two-night Star Wars adventure on a cruise ship, where families could become fully engulfed in the conflict Read More