Author: Christopher Trela

Citizens Private Bank Opens First Orange County Location in Newport Center

Citizens Private Bank celebrated the grand opening of its Newport Beach office with a ribbon cutting and reception on Thursday, February 12. The event marked the firm’s continued expansion across Southern California and its investment in one of the region’s most relationship-driven private banking markets. The new office – its Read More

Salt & Straw in Newport Beach Unveils ‘Cereal-sly Delicious’ Ice Cream Flavors Based on Popular Cereals

Every month Salt & Straw, the uber-popular ice cream purveyors with a store in Newport Beach, release a limited time edition of crazy concoctions that are often surprising in their ability to combine unique flavors into satisfying frozen treats. Their current monthly flavor series is dubbed “Cereal-sly Delicious” which takes Read More

When Every Second Counts, Newport Beach Paramedics Deliver

(L-R) Firefighter Paramedic Michael Kimoto, EMS Division Chief Kristin Thompson, EMS Captain Andy Janis, Firefighter Paramedic Nicholas Harmon. Photo courtesy of NBFD And the beat goes on. But when it doesn’t, that’s when Newport Beach Fire Department’s paramedics spring into action. They arrive at the scene of such critical health Read More

“Grow the Gardens” Campaign Takes Root with Groundbreaking at Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar

The Central Garden Walkway, lined with an aloe allée, will guide guests to the heart of The Gardens. Rendering courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens. The seeds have been planted for several years, and now the Sherman Library & Gardens “Grow the Gardens” campaign has taken root. On the eve Read More

Beatles Tribute ‘Classical Mystery Tour’ Returns to Segerstrom Center for 30th Anniversary Celebration with Pacific Symphony

By Sandra M. Borges | Special to the NB Indy Thirty years ago, Segerstrom Center for the Arts served as the launchpad for what has been called the best show The Beatles never did. Classical Mystery Tour stands in a league of its own as both an acclaimed Beatles tribute Read More

PHOTOS: See the Businesses Representing Orange County at Expo West

Natural Products Expo West has more than 3,000 exhibitors stationed across the Anaheim Convention Center during the four-day trade show each year. In March, several Orange County businesses – such as Irvine-based Orgain and Cypress-based ECOS – attended the convention with new products to launch and samples to hand out Read More

Two Tony Winners, One Stage: South Coast Rep’s Unique Repertory Event Nears Final Curtain

Brian Vaughn, Gabriel Gaston, Kim Martin-Cotten and Elysia Roorbach in South Coast Repertory’s production of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” Photo by Scott Smeltzer/SCR. South Coast Repertory’s theatrical event of the season is about to end, but there’s still time to experience two remarkable plays that share actors Read More

Gallery Sonder in Corona del Mar Hosts “After the Dust Settles” Exhibition by Artists Ruben Benjamin

Gallery Sonder is hosting “After the Dust Settles” March 20 through May 10, the first solo exhibition in the United States by German artist Ruben Benjamin. Exploring painting and sculpture as enmeshed disciplines, Benjamin presents a body of work shaped by pressure, movement, and accretion, where material processes cultivate shifting Read More