Captain Gary Lewellyn Several years ago, a Newport Harbor Sheriff’s patrol craft rolled in the offshore swells alongside several other law enforcement vessels where drug smugglers had dumped bales of marijuana overboard. Heavy unto themselves, the bales quickly became waterlogged and virtually un-liftable. A Coast Guard sailor yelled to the Read More
CERT volunteers with Newport Beach firefighters. Courtesy of Newport Beach Fire Department. Now in its 26th year, one can rightfully claim this program is CERTainly a success story written by the Newport Beach Fire Department. CERT, the acronym for the Community Emergency Response Team, has trained more than 2,500 citizen Read More
(L to R): Erin Alexander, Cameron Hutzler, Brett England, Adam Novak, John Kluve at the Palisades fire.. It wasn’t just the perfect storm—it was the perfect fire storm. The recent, all-consuming and catastrophic fires that stampeded through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas of Los Angeles in a three-week horror Read More
Capt. Robert Sloan aboard the “Good Seamaritan” boat Having sold four of the five highest-priced Newport Harbor waterfront homes during his 24-year sales career, Coldwell-Banker realtor Tim Smith has been “cleaning up,” but not in the way you might think. An avid fisherman (he owns a Boston Whaler Realm 38’) Read More
With all the soon-to-arrive holidays, there’s no doubt that ’tis the season to be jolly. But while most of us are thinking about turkeys, candied hams, candles on mantles, decorated trees, office parties and what gifts to buy, others are planning home break-ins, computer thievery, porch piracy, shoplifting, and car Read More
Sgt. Chris Kimble of the Newport Beach Police Department at the Active Shooter presentation. Photo by Richard Simon What are the three most important words in the English language? Inarguably: “I love you.” Or if you live by railroad tracks: Stop. Look. Listen. And (unfortunately) because of the times in which Read More
By age five, only a blurry and distorted three percent of Matt Formston’s vision remained. Despite this Australian athlete’s near total blindness from Macular Dystrophy (a rare affliction that totally eliminates any central vision, leaving but a thin edge of light at the fringes of the eye), he possessed a Read More
Harbor Master Paul Blank in the Harbor Department’s new electric vessel docked at Marina Park. Photo by Chris Trela In this 21st century, many of the world’s leading naval powers have chosen to propel some of their latest vessels via electric motors. When operating, these ships are quieter than a Read More
Author and Amazon explorer Richard Simon Story and Photos by Richard Simon It had been 57 years since I had first muddied my boots in the muck and tangles of the Amazon jungle, north of the river-locked city of Iquitos, Peru. Time to revisit. The heat and humidity still press Read More
Newport Beach Chiropractor Dr. Lisa Parissi working on a patient “Sit Up Straight!” As a parent, you’ve probably said that to your children—more than once. And if those children were to have listened, Newport Beach Chiropractor Dr. Lisa Parissi most certainly would be far less busy than she is now. Read More
