Newport Beach resident Dana Strader (Friends of CASA President), Newport Beach resident Colleen Masterson (Luncheon Co Chair), Regan Dean Phillips (CASA CEO), Holly Joseph (Luncheon Co Chair), David Ambroz (keynote speaker). John Watkins Photography Friends of CASA, a membership auxiliary of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, hosted Read More
Jessica Vosk, photo credit Matthew Murphy The last time Jessica Vosk was at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, she performed a cabaret show for three nights in the Samueli Theatre. Now, Vosk – known for her star turn as Elphaba in “Wicked” – returns to Segerstrom Center but this time Read More
Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach City Council, District 6 By Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach City Council Member 2023 was a busy and productive year for the City of Newport Beach, thanks to strong leadership and our extremely professional staff. We have been working diligently to increase public safety, address quality-of-life issues, Read More
Scene from the Visit Newport Beach 2023 Super Bowl commercial. Photo courtesy of Visit Newport Beach. Tourism returned to Newport Beach in a big way in 2023, much of it due to the efforts of Visit Newport Beach, the city’s Destination Marketing Organization. Last year Visit Newport Beach devised seven Read More
Casey Reitz, Molly Jolly, Jane Fujishige Yada, Sam Tang. Photo by Liebenberg Photography The 49th Annual Candlelight Concert—the signature fundraiser for Segerstrom Center for the Arts—brought together patrons, art enthusiasts, and philanthropists on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Five-time Grammy Award-winning artist and humanitarian Michael Bublé illuminated Segerstrom Hall stage as Read More
Braised Short Rib with browned butter sweet potato silk, petite fall vegetables, red wine reduction, at 608 Dahlia. Photo by Chris Trela So many restaurants, so little time! We are lucky to live in an area with myriad dining options, from formal to casual and everything in between. Newport Beach Read More
It was a big week for La Habra basketball player Grayson Sinek. (Photo courtesy La Habra basketball). La Habra High School junior guard Grayson Sinek has reached the 1,000-point mark in his basketball career with the Highlanders. Sinek had a big week last week, averaging 17 points, three rebounds, three Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Last week a trial court in Alameda County entered an order permitting Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. to recover nearly $125,000 in costs from the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA). Hobby Lobby incurred these costs during six years of hard-fought litigation involving claims Read More
Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100. Mitch Clem, her manager, said she died Thursday at an assisted living Read More
SF Sketchfest is a comedy festival taking place in venues across San Francisco and the surrounding area SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — The Comedians with Disabilities Act (CWDA) debuted in 2010 and has been going strong since. February 1, 2024 at the Alameda Comedy Club CWDA will make its Read More
