Ghosts, goblins and ghouls will soon take over local parks as the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation prepares to host its annual Trick or Treat Village, a free Halloween celebration returning to 59 parks across the county from Oct. 22 to 31. The community event, announced Read More
A big congratulations to CSU Fullerton student Raniel Santos on becoming the recipient of the inaugural Sam Rubin Memorial Scholarship. Like our dear Sam Rubin, Raniel started off in print entertainment journalism. “I’ve always been fascinated by film and television, especially music. There’s a saying, ‘I was raised by television,’” Read More
NONPROFIT Girls Inc. of Orange County welcomes Dr. Eileen Forbes-Hill as Chief Program Officer. A seasoned education and nonprofit leader with more than 15 years of experience, Dr. Forbes-Hill has advanced equity-driven initiatives, scaled STEM programs serving thousands of students, and championed opportunities that empower girls to be strong, smart, Read More
NONPROFIT As Chief Revenue Officer, Jen Gillmore will lead the organization’s growth with the goal of doubling its footprint over five years. She is supported by Directors of District Partnerships Greg Eibell, Johanna Lizarraga, Paul Solano, Christina St. Clair, and Katy Wallace. The post On the Move: Jen Gillmore Appointed Read More
The Newport Beach Historical Society presents Chris Epting on “Lost Landmarks of Orange County” for the Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Balboa Fun Zone. Epting is a New York Times bestselling author and television host. Join us to explore his “Lost Landmarks of Read More
The Corona del Mar-based Samueli Foundation has made its largest single day tranche of grant announcements in organizational history, alerting 138 Orange County-serving nonprofit organizations that they are grant recipients from the newly created Breakaway Fund. The Breakaway Fund launched in May with a $5 million budget, but the Samueli Read More
By Simone Goldstone NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist [Editor’s Note: Soundcheck Columnist Simone Goldstone took a detour to Austin, Texas earlier this month for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and filed this report.] The Austin skyline looms in the heavy heat, but nobody seems to mind. The grass is green, Read More
More than 240 guests gathered at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach on September 25 for the 19th annual Keep the Promise Wine Tasting Benefit at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach. As one of Orange County’s premier wine tasting benefits, the evening grossed over $400,000 for The Read More
Hoag celebrated a milestone in the fight against addiction and mental health challenges with the October 2 groundbreaking of the CareMar Recovery Center, a state-of-the-art facility to be built on the Newport Beach campus. According to information from Hoag Hospital, CareMar Recover Center will transform recovery care in Orange County. Read More
Quarterback Noah Martinez of Segerstrom picks up yardage on a keeper as Westminster’s Noah Pedraza defends. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Segerstrom High School’s football team had another solid effort Friday night, defeating Westminster 35-14 on homecoming in a Kappa League game. Segerstrom (6-2, 3-0) is tied Read More
