Dana Strader and Jennifer Hanlon (2024 Holiday Luncheon Co-Chairs) Friends of CASA, a membership auxiliary of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, hosted its annual Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. This cherished tradition, which began as a Read More
As part of its continued commitment to building community and spreading goodwill throughout Orange County, Segerstrom Center for the Arts is partnering with local non-profits during its 2024-2025 Broadway season. As part of the Center’s mission, their Feel-Good, Do-Good Broadway donation drives address critical topics such as food insecurity, illiteracy, Read More
A South Los Angeles man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he committed a series of armed robberies in parking lots in Los Angeles and Orange counties, including one incident in Newport Beach. Oshae Pollard, 21, of Los Angeles, is charged with interference with commerce by robbery Read More
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach. — Photo courtesy of Hoag © Hoag has attained its fifth Magnet recognition for continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice. Different this year, Newport Beach-based Hoag achieved the American Nurse Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) new Magnet with Distinction, a recently created recognition to distinguish Read More
Crystal Cove North Beach Cottages Crystal Cove Conservancy, the nonprofit public benefit organization partnering with Crystal Cove State Park, has announced that four newly restored North Beach Cottages are now available for online reservations. The public can book stays at the following cottages: Cottage #11A, The Carpenter’s Castle; Cottage #11B, Read More
Meals on Wheels volunteer dropping off a home-delivered meal. Courtesy of Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels Orange County, a leading nonprofit dedicated to erasing hunger and loneliness for at-risk older adults through nutritious meals, friendly visits, and safety checks, and keeping families together through day services, is seeking volunteers Read More
Rendering of the new Sage Hill Middle School Sage Hill School in Newport Coast broke ground on December 12 on its Middle School and Second Gymnasium, paving its way to add grades 7 and 8. The planned 38,658-square-foot building will provide classrooms, offices and a cafe. It also adds a Read More
The city of Newport Beach has released a list of closures, street sweeping schedules and other important information revolving around the holidays. Newport Beach Civic Center and City recreation and community centers will be closed from Tuesday, December 24 through Wednesday, January 1. All facilities will reopen on Thursday, January Read More
On Friday, December 6, 2024, detectives from the Newport Beach Police Department placed Michael Larry Manatt, 70, of Huntington Beach under arrest for the murder of Ronald Gaskey, who was killed in his Newport Beach home on December 13, 1983. In 1983, NBPD detectives completed many interviews and collected evidence Read More
The Newport Beach Police Department has issued a scam alert for a particular scheme involving a tech support ruse. Tech support scams often go something like this: The victim gets a pop-up notification of a computer virus and is instructed to call a phone number to get assistance or to Read More
