Category: Orange County News

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Online Reviews and Permits, Summer Reading Program

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager As part of our ongoing effort to streamline services and increase efficiencies, the City of Newport Beach is now offering online plan check reviews and permitting for residential construction projects. Newport Beach residents and contractors can now Read More

Coma Survivor and Brain Injury Advocate to Attempt New Hydrobike Record from Catalina to Newport Harbor

Matthew Thomas On Sunday, Aug. 20, Matthew Thomas – a coma survivor who was once given a five percent chance of living – will again pedal his hydrobike from Avalon, Catalina to the Orange County Sheriffs Harbor Patrol Station in Newport Beach. Matthew is attempting to beat his August 2022, Read More

California’s Central Coast Offers Wonderful Wines and Unique Experiences

Scene from the movie “Sideways” “If anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any F***ing Merlot!” That emphatic declaration from one the characters in the 2004 movie “Sideways” helped hasten the decline of Merlot in the U.S. marketplace. Conversely, the film boosted Pinot Noir sales thanks to the Read More

Annual Getzlaf Golf Shootout on Sept. 9 Will Benefit Newport Beach-based CureDuchenne

Ryan Getzlaf, Hawken Miller, CureDuchenne founder Debra Miller, Paul Miller Newport Beach-based nonprofit CureDuchenne has a fun fundraiser coming up on Saturday, Sept. 9. Former Anaheim Ducks superstar Ryan Getzlaf and his wife Paige are hosting the 12th annual Getzlaf Golf Shootout at Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point. Read More