La Mirada players celebrate 5-1 victory that put them in the CIF title game for first time in 15 seasons. (Photos courtesy Jim McCormack, For OC Sports Zone). La Mirada’s softball team is off to the CIF Division 1 finals after defeating La Habra 5-1 Saturday in the semifinals at Read More
The first time I saw “The Sound of Music” movie version, I didn’t really see it. In 1965, my brother and I accompanied my mother to the Mesa Movie Theater to see “The Sound of Music,” but after buying our tickets and entering the theater, we could not find a Read More
The City of Newport Beach is currently accepting applications to fill four vacancies on the Newport Beach Police Headquarters Advisory Committee. Threse citizen members are appointed by the Mayor of Newport Beach, subject to confirmation by the City Council. One of the four members shall have construction management, real estate Read More
By Sandra M. Borges | Special to the NB Indy Man’s best friend—the four-legged furry companion that we can’t picture human life on Earth without—has often faced a life of abandonment and neglect. But one person, fitness supermodel Viviana Soldano FaBrizio, has made it a personal mission to change their Read More
Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach has named Christian Baldon, MSN-FNP, RN, PCCN, as the 2026 Hoag Nurse of the Year, recognizing her extraordinary commitment to clinical excellence, compassionate patient care, and unwavering leadership within the Sub Intensive Care Unit (Sub‑ICU). Presented at Hoag’s annual Nurse’s Day Celebration, the Hoag Nurse Read More
On Saturday, April 18, more than 1,200 Orange County residents of all ages came together at Tanaka Farms for Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County’s fourth annual Walk to Feed OC, supporting its mission to provide dignified, equitable and consistent access to nutritious food. This noncompetitive community event raised Read More
Hoag has once again earned “Straight A” Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group for its Newport Beach and Irvine hospitals, further reinforcing Hoag’s standing as one of the nation’s top hospitals for safety and quality of care. Hoag has maintained the elite “Straight “A” designation, an accomplishment that only Read More
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors in Coron del Mar, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced that Jeff Lefko, executive vice president and partner, and Bill Asher, executive vice president, have been jointly recognized as 2026 GlobeSt. Net Lease Influencers, one Read More
One businesswoman has more than 300 patents to her name and successfully started two companies. Another with six children successfully built a $1.5 billion hospital complex. A third started a firm that manages more than $63 billion in assets. Orange County has thousands of successful businesswomen. We know because Read More
CEO SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY WHY: Leads one of the region’s most critical non-profits, overseeing a massive food distribution network that provides nutritional security to hundreds of thousands of food-insecure children, seniors and families throughout Orange County. IN THE NEWS: Spearheading large-scale fundraising and community outreach initiatives to address Read More
