Year: 2026

Local Boys & Girls Club Raises $74K at Women of Greatness Brunch at Lido House in Newport Beach

Mentors, business leaders, and community champions of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast (which includes Newport Beach) gathered at the 9th annual Women of Greatness Brunch & Bubbly to honor the women who have positively impacted the lives of Orange County youth and their families. Held on March Read More

Orange County Margarita Crawl Comes to Newport Beach April 12 – 18

How do you like your margarita? Maybe with tequila, Cointreau and a salt rim? How about tequila, triple sec and agave? Or maybe tequila with fruit and muddled jalapeno?  However you lime them, you’re bound to find a winner during the Orange County Margarita Crawl April 12-18. Presented by Casa Read More

Celebrate the Poetry of Spring at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar

Can plants and flowers tell a story? They can if they are at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar. This spring, Roger’s Gardens is launching an immersive, sensory experience where nature, beauty, and storytelling come to life. Dubbed “The Poetry of Spring,” this experience professes to be a living, breathing Read More

New Directions for Women Presents Annual Circle of Life Brunch at Balboa Bay Resort May 7

New Directions for Women will hold its 18th annual Circle of Life Brunch on Thursday, May 7 at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. The event will raise vital funds for addiction treatment while bringing the community together to celebrate recovery. Since, 1977 the Costa Mesa-based nonprofit has transformed Read More

PHOTOS: Four Crean Lutheran athletes honored during campus signing ceremony

Crean Lutheran students who signed Wednesday were (from left) Olivia Viola, Hayli McIIlroy, Cole Mora and Benjamin Ricketts. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran, Samantha Burgett). Four Crean Lutheran High School athletes who signed their college letters were honored Wednesday during a ceremony on campus. Athletic Director Eric Olson spoke at the Read More

On the Move: Rocket Launch Adds Matt Prince as Advisor and Creative Brand Strategist

PUBLIC RELATIONS Matt Prince brings his stellar resume to Rocket Launch, an integrated marketing and PR agency, as an advisor and brand strategist. Prince has led social and earned media teams for extraordinary brands such as the Disneyland Resort, Taco Bell and KFC, and is an Adjunct Professor at Chapman Read More

From Puccini to Broadway: Pacific Symphony Showcases Two Iconic Masterpieces in April

Carl St.Clair conducts the Pacific Symphony. Photo courtesy of Pacific Symphony. A famous opera and a famous Broadway musical are being staged over back-to-back weekends this month by the Pacific Symphony at Segerstrom Center, and both are must-see events. First up is Puccini’s final opera, “Turandot,” conducted by Pacific Symphony Read More