Category: Orange County News

DISC Surgery Center in Newport Beach Recognized for Complex Spine Outcomes

Drs. Robert S. Bray, Jr. (center) and Grant D. Shifflett (right) perform state-of-the-art, minimally invasive spine surgery DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach, one of the region’s leading providers of minimally invasive spine surgery, orthopedic care, pain management and sports medicine, has been recognized by Validation Institute for the quality Read More

33rd Annual Southern California Spring Garden Show Blooms at South Coast Plaza April 20-23

Floral mannequin from previous Fleurs de Villes event. Kyle Cheesborough, the Horticulture Director at Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar, has a difficult task this month: he’s one of the Garden Design judges at the 33rd annual Southern California Spring Garden Show at South Coast Plaza that runs Read More

NBPD Officers and Staff Honored at 50th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast

Pictured left to right: Joseph De Julio (Officer of the Year), Tracy McKenzie (Sworn Supervisor of the Year), Chief Joseph L. Cartwright, Matthew Fear (Civilian Supervisor of the Year), Erica Bloom (Civilian of the Year), Rodica Iova (Volunteer of the Year) The 50th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast was held last Read More

NBPD Says Get Off Your Apps: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Newport Beach Police Department will be actively looking for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of the state’s hands-free cell phone law. “Holding your phone and using it while driving is not only dangerous, but also illegal,” Lieutenant Eric Little Read More

You Can’t Stop the Beat: Hit Musical ‘Hairspray’ Dances It’s Way to Segerstrom Center April 18-30

“You Can’t Stop The Beat” – (center) Niki Metcalf as “Tracy Turnblad” and Company in Hairspray. Photo: Jeremy Daniel. If ever there was an unlikely movie to be made into a Broadway musical, it’s “Hairspray.” This 1988 comedy comes from the mind of filmmaker John Waters, whose other cinematic creations Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Rain, Scholarships, Summer Leadership Program

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Council As this winter’s record rainfall and snowpack levels are tallied, they add up to significant drought relief for Orange County and all of California. The recent storms have refilled many of California’s major water supply reservoirs. A Read More