: Newport Beach Council Member Robyn Grant, Assemblymember Diane Dixon, FONBAS President Jon Langford The Newport Beach Animal Shelter had its official ribbon cutting ceremony on May 25, but the honors and accolades have just begun. Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter (FONBAS) has officially been awarded one of California’s Read More
Hutchins Consort in action / photo by Ann Chatillon The Corona del Mar-based Hutchins Consort may perform on classical music instruments, but that doesn’t mean they limit themselves to classical music. Case in point: the Hutchins Consort’s annual fundraising gala concert and dinner, held this year on Sunday, April 23 Read More
The late philanthropist William Gillespie understood the value of the performing arts to a community. His generous donations to Orange County arts organizations helped sustain and grow the performing arts in the county. Among the many organizations that benefited from his support: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Pacific Symphony, South Read More
Wooden Boat Festival, 2015 / NB Indy file photo Wooden boat enthusiasts rejoice—after a four-year hiatus, the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival is returning to the Balboa Yacht Club June 9-11, and will be open to the public June 10. Dubbed the Concours d ’Elegance of yachting, it showcases a Read More
I have been a David Wilhelm fan for many years, and the reason is simple: The chef-turned-restaurateur created some of the most memorable restaurants in Orange County. In fact, his Culinary Adventures restaurant group was based in Newport Center, a perfect location to supervise his coastal restaurant empire that once Read More
Newport Beach Animal Shelter ribbon cutting / photo by Chris Trela Newport Beach is going to the dogs, but that’s a good thing! On Thursday, May 25, Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter (FONBAS) celebrated the completion of construction of the Newport Beach Animal Shelter with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Read More
Bill Kenney How will Newport Beach’s new Mooring Plan affect you? On May 23, the City Council approved a pilot program to change the harbor mooring fields configuration and approved changes to the Harbor Code to accommodate the proposed pilot program and the long-term plan for all the moorings in Read More
Pickleball tourney players include: Heather Gaughan, Sharon Roy, Kim Carpenter, Beth Hallett, Debbie Trammell, Kathy Ursini, Wendy Hafer Cox, Lori Junkins, Corinne Morgenstern, Kyle Team, Lisa Gels, Jill Schriber. Pickleball is more than just a popular sport—it’s a wonderful way for nonprofit organizations to raise money while having fun. That’s Read More
Alec Glasser, founder of The Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach Native New Yorker Alec Glasser, founder of The Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach, became passionate about music while attending public school programs in Queens. He learned to play saxophone, clarinet and flute, and even played gigs with teen bands at Read More
OC Marathon / photo by Jim Collins More than 20,000 runners competed in the 2023 OC Marathon on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7. Nearly 30,000 spectators cheered on the runners as they made their way from Newport Center through the streets of Newport Beach and eventually to the Read More
