Category: Orange County News

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Building Permits, Fire Services Day

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager One indicator of a strong local real estate market is building permit activity, which reflects a community’s investment in new property development and improvements. Newport Beach is doing remarkably well on that front. During the 2022-23 fiscal year, the City’s Community Read More

Southern California Hospice Foundation Raises $100K at Annual Golf Tournament at Newport Beach Country Club

Caddie Sponsor Foursome from Apriem Advisors: Elene Kiefus, Vanessa Price, Michelle Wulestieg (Southern California Hospice Foundation Executive Director), Shellyn Hazard, Rhonda Ducote / photo by Laurel Hungerford Photography Southern California Hospice Foundation raised $100,000 during its 16th annual Life, Links, Love Golf Tournament which was held at the Newport Beach Read More

Superb ‘Les Miserables’ at Segerstrom Center is a Timeless Classic Musical

Scene from “Les Mis” at Segerstrom Center By Simone Goldstone | NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist The musical “Les Miserables” is timeless. Not just because it’s a classic, but because at every age you watch it, the more there is to notice. The unique characters, the lessons, and incredible depth that Read More

Newport Beach High School Students Create MindWorks Project for Dragon Kim Foundation Fellowship

Antonio Hatziris, a Newport Harbor High School freshman, and Anna Gabriel, a sophomore at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach, launched MindWorks as part of the Dragon Kim Foundation Fellowship Anna Gabriel, a sophomore at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach, and Antonio Hatziris, a Newport Harbor High School freshman, Read More

Emotionally Powerful ‘Rainmaker’ a Timeless Tale of Self-Worth at Laguna Playhouse

(Left to Right) Jeffrey Markle (seated), Richard Baird, James Taylor Odom, Nick Tag, and Lizzie Zerebko star in the Laguna Playhouse production of “The Rainmaker” By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Californians everywhere can relate to the miseries caused by drought. Whether that makes “The Rainmaker” more Read More