Alec Glasser, founder of The Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach and Drake Gives Alec Glasser became passionate about music while attending public school programs in Queens, New York. He learned to play saxophone, clarinet and flute, but also spent summers working at The Drake Hotel on Park Avenue as an Read More
Ernie Els is one of the golfers scheduled to play in the Hoag Classic / photo by Jim Collins Tournament officials have announced today details surrounding the world-class field of competitors for the 2025 Hoag Classic to be held March 19 through 23 at Newport Beach Country Club. This year’s Read More
Patio Chair Drill Team is always a highlight of the Balboa Island Parade / File Photo by Lawrence Sherwin Save the date for the 30th Annual Balboa Island Parade on Sunday June 1 at 11 a.m. celebrating the opening of Fire Station #4 in 1995. The parade theme this year is Read More
Lido House, St. Patrick’s Day is Monday, March 17—where will you be celebrating? For those looking for unique culinary experiences that are more than green beer and corned beef, several local restaurants are offering fun and unique takes on dining out for St. Patrick’s Day. Lido House Let the luck Read More
(L to R): Newport Beach City Councilmembers Erik Weigand and Noah Blom, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, Newport Beach Mayor Joe Stapleton, Assemblymember Diane Dixon, former Newport Beach City Councilmember Duffy Duffield, and Newport Beach City Councilmembers Robyn Grant, Michelle Barto, and Sara J. Weber, and Newport Beach Mayor Pro Read More
Developer and Lido House Hotel owner Bob Olson with a rendering of the Lido House expansion. Photo by Richard Simon. It was a joyous eulogy, celebrating both a passing and a re-birth. To the cheers of an estimated 200 attendees — including city council members; fire department leadership; veteran Newport Read More
Bootleggers dance team at the Balboa Island Parade / Photo by Lawrence Sherwin Save the date for the 30th Annual Balboa Island Parade on Sunday June 1 at 11 a.m. Celebrate the opening of Fire Station #4 30 years ago. The parade theme this year is “Celebrating 30 Years on Read More
It’s said that everything old is new again. In the case of KTM Agency, add a B to old, because KTM Agency is a “bold” new identity for Kitchen Table Marketing and PR that reflets the company’s evolution and growth. “While Kitchen Table Marketing & PR will always be where Read More
We’re midway through OC Restaurant Week—where will you dine out? More than 200 restaurants throughout Orange County (including 30 in Newport Beach) have created special prix fixe menus to lure customers into their establishments to either try their cuisine for the first time or remind fans why they fell in Read More
“RENT in Concert” live at The Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Nick Piacente How can you measure the success of the musical ‘RENT?’ The rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson and loosely based on the 1896 opera “La bohème by Puccini opened Read More
