Author: Christopher Trela

Newport Beach Restaurants Getting Ready for Orange County Restaurant Week

Clockwise from top left: Lighthouse Café, Rockin’ Baja Lobster date night bucket, Bungalow Restaurant sea bass, Muldoon’s in Fashion Island, Fish and Chips at Lighthouse Cafe. Newport Beach was known for its annual restaurant week, when dozens of local restaurants offered special menus for lunch and dinner to entice diners Read More

Bluewater Grill in Newport Beach Hosts Second Tuesday Tastings

Bluewater Bouillabaisse Bluewater Grill in Newport Beach is known for having some of the freshest seafood in town, and for having fun dining events every month. The restaurant just released its special culinary schedule through the end of June, and every month boasts fabulous gastronomic specials, including their popular Second Read More

Lincoln Elementary Students Gain Arts Education Performing in ‘The Lion King Jr.’

Lincoln elementary students Jacob Kaiser, Milla Hamilton and Ava Keiser rehearsing “The Lion King Jr.” The state of arts education in California is appalling, especially considering a state law that requires all students receive sequential, standards-based visual and performing arts education. Sadly, only 11 percent of schools meet that requirement. Read More

Visit Newport Beach New Tourism Campaign Tells Travelers to Trade Skis for Après Sea

Scene from the Visit Newport Beach digital campaign for Après Sea After winning accolades for its creative tourism campaigns – including an award-winning float in this year’s Rose Parade – Visit Newport Beach kicks off 2024 with another new campaign called Après Sea. The concept is simple: Trade in your Read More

Lincoln Elementary Students Present “The Lion King Jr.” Tuesday January 16

Lincoln elementary students Jacob Kaiser, Milla Hamilton and Ava Keiser rehearsing “The Lion King Jr.” Photo by Chris Trela The performing arts can open a whole new world for children—acting, singing, dancing and gaining confidence and interpersonal skills in the process. Thanks to a statewide grant program, students at Costa Read More

PIMCO Managing Director Joins Working Wardrobes Board of Directors

John Murray, who leads Newport Beach-based PIMCO’s global private commercial real estate team as a managing director and portfolio manager, has joined the PIMCO board of directors. Working Wardrobes, a leading nonprofit organization that helps individuals overcome barriers to gainful employment, has added seven stellar community leaders to its esteemed Read More

Newport Beach Resident Mark Abbasi Joins Families Forward Board of Directors

Newport Beach resident Mark Abbasi has joined the Families Forward board of directors. Families Forward, an Orange County-based nonprofit committed to helping local families who are facing a housing crisis, has welcomed Newport Beach resident Mark Abbasi to its board of directors. Abbasi is the Senior Vice President of Finance Read More

Visit Newport Beach Rose Parade Float Wins Extraordinaire Award

Visit Newport Beach“Jingle on the Waves” float. Credit: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Visit Newport Beach has been winning accolades for its creative tourism campaigns, but the city’s destination marketing organization has attained an even more prestigious achievement. The Visit Newport Beach record-breaking float entry, “Jingle on the Waves,” won the Read More

Olivia Newton John Tribute Concert Debuts at Segerstrom Center’s Samueli Theater January 11-13

Olivia Newton-John Anyone who grew up in the 1970s and 80s knows the music of Olivia Newton-John. She was a superstar who won four Grammy awards and charted 15 top-ten singles, including five number-one singles, and 14 of her albums have been certified Gold. Among her many hits: “I Honestly Read More