Author: Christopher Trela

Corona del Mar Resident Lucie Courtois Shares Inspirational Message at Beyond Blindness Gala

Corona del Mar resident Lucie Courtois and her mother Carol Trapani at the Beyond Blindness Gala. Beyond Blindness, the region’s leading provider of early intervention, education and enrichment, and family support services for children with visual impairments and other disabilities, hosted its seventh annual Vision Beyond Sight Gala on Feb. Read More

Visit Newport Beach Gambles on First-Ever Drone Light Show Following Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas

Visit Newport Beach drone show for Super Bowl Sunday Superbowl LVIII may be held in Las Vegas this year but Visit Newport Beach – the City of Newport Beach’s official Destination Marketing Organization – will score a touchdown thanks to a unique concept that Visit Newport Beach will unveil on Read More

Newport Beach Chamber Wakes Up with Jeffrey Ball of OC Business Council February 1

Get ready to Wake Up! Newport on Thursday, Feb. 1 when the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly morning meeting featuring legislative and government officials plus a special guest. This month’s guest is Jeffrey K. Ball (“Jeff”), President and Chief Executive Officer of the Orange County Business Council. Read More

Women of Chapman’s Annual ‘Christmas at The Ritz’ Fundraiser Chaired by Newport Local Nets $300,000 for Chapman University

WOC member Sue Grant, a resident of Newport Beach, and Event Chair Lisa Hallaian, a wealth advisor in Newport Beach / photo by Tony Lattimore Women of Chapman, a 53-year-old Chapman University support group, celebrated the 37th anniversary of its famed “Christmas at The Ritz” holiday luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Read More

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches in Newport Beach Offers Special Menu for Veganuary

Vegan Get Diggie With It sandwich Remember when being a vegetarian or vegan meant limited menu options, especially at sandwich shops? Check out what Ike’s Love & Sandwiches (including the Newport Beach location on MacArthur Blvd. near John Wayne Airport) has in store this Veganuary for vegans, vegetarians, flexi-foodies, casual Read More