Interior of the new Lugano salon in Fashion Island Lugano Diamonds, the renowned luxury jeweler known for creating elegant one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces (often referred to as wearable works of art) will open its flagship location at Fashion Island in late 2022. Lugano Diamonds will take over the former Canaletto Ristorante Read More
Dessert from The Winery Newport Pair a noted charity (Kidworks) with some of the top restaurants and chefs in Orange County, and you can raise a lot of money for a good cause. That’s the result of the Second Annual Festival of OC Chefs, benefiting KidWorks, held Sunday, July 17 Read More
Carl St.Clair conducts members of the Pacific Symphony inside Segerstrom Concert Hall for a series of live recordings in February 2021. It’s been an impressive 12 months for the Pacific Symphony. The pandemic has been hard on arts organizations that depend on audiences – and donors – to succeed and Read More
The Orange County Fair is back, which means it’s time for me to once again eat my way through the crazy and creative culinary concoctions found only at the fair. Nearly 100 food venders are scattered around the fairgrounds, which means there is something for everyone. On a diet? Not Read More
Childhelp gala The Orange County Chapter of Childhelp, based in Newport Beach, will hold “The Love Boat” Fall Gala on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at The Balboa Bay Resort from 6 to 11 p.m. Event Chairs Jacquie Casey and Gina Van Ocker, and the gala committee, will be inspired by Read More
Islands beer and Heat Wave burger Would you believe Islands Restaurants is celebrating its 40th anniversary? If you’ve been to the Newport Beach location at The Bluffs shopping center at MacArthur and Bison, you’ve no doubt enjoyed one of their signature burgers (my favorite is the Hula burger with mushrooms Read More
Holding the “Topping Off” beam are (left to right) FONBAS board member Sharon Esterley, FONBAS board member Sandy Meadows, Newport Beach Councilmember Joy Brenner, Newport Beach Fire Chief Jeff Boyles, NBPD Lt. Joe Cartwright, Newport Beach Chief of Police Jon Lewis, NBPD Animal Control Supervisor Valerie Schomburg (holding Officer Bubbles), Read More
Choreographer Julia Feldman (far right, wearing all black) rehearses her dance piece with NCI dancers for the 2019 NCI program. Photo by Chris Trela Ever since Ballet Pacifica closed its doors in 2007, Orange County has relied on a handful of local dance troupes and touring professional companies to provide Read More
Willliam Lewis of The Winery Newport Congratulations to Mastro’s Ocean Club, Selanne Steak Tavern, Splashes and The Winery Newport. These four coastal restaurants were honored this month by Wine Spectator Magazine, the bible of the wine industry and read by thousands of wine aficionados. Every year, Wine Spectator bestows its Read More
The 2022 Hoag Summer Fest drew 1,500 people to Newport Dunes / photo by Chris Trela Hoag Summer Fest has been a popular fundraiser for Hoag Hospital for more than three decades, but the event took a Covid-induced hiatus the past two years. Fortunately, Hoag Summer Fest returned June 22 Read More
