Santa’s Express train at South Coast Plaza ‘Tis the season at South Coast Plaza, and not just for shopping (although there’s plenty of that too). The 42nd annual Tree Lighting Ceremony took place on November 17 in front of the Westin South Coast Plaza, and set the sensational 96-foot fir Read More
Committed to supporting research vital to the field of spinal care, DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (“DISC”) has announced its participation in a clinical study on artificial disc replacement and is now enrolling qualified patients. Candidates may include patients between the ages of 18 and 75 who have been Read More
A room in Kas, Turkey, a yoga retreat with an infinity pool and amazing view. If you like to travel for extended periods of time, you may be familiar with the room sharing platform known as Airbnb. They have been around for 15 years and pretty much created the idea Read More
The Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF), one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing community foundations, has reached the historic milestone of over $1 billion in grants and scholarships awarded since its inception in 1989. This Foundation’s giving has made a philanthropic impact on six continents, 32 countries, and 448 California Read More
Great Bites cuisine There’s a new restaurant just across the Newport Beach border in downtown Huntington Beach called Great Bites that’s serving what co-owner Josh Crater calls “healthy nutritious real food that actually tastes great and everyone wants to eat, not like boring bland traditional health food.” Crater’s quote perfectly Read More
Scene from “Inspecting Carol” at NTAC / photo credit Sarah Whitwell By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Plays about theater companies putting on a play are rife in the world of theater, and that stands to reason. What playwright, actor, director or producer hasn’t struggled through getting Read More
Attendees pose for a photo with Santa at a previous year’s Corona del Mar Christmas Walk. — Photo by Lawrence Sherwin © Celebrate the holiday season with family, friends and neighbors at the 44th annual Corona del Mar Christmas Walk on Sunday, Dec 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More
Don’t let a burglar put a damper on your holiday spirit! As we enter into this busy time of the year, it can be easy to let safety fall to the bottom of our to-do lists…and burglars are ready to take advantage of this. This is where a little extra Read More
Travelling to and from Los Angeles is something of a mix between a science and an art. We debate the best time to get on the road to avoid the morning and afternoon commuters, how early to leave to make a flight at LAX, whether weekend traffic is steadily increasing, Read More
Lighting of the Bay – photo by Chris Trela Every year around the holidays, Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort holds its annual Lighting of the Bay featuring more than 50 floating holiday decorations and Christmas trees. This year, Newport Dunes is adding to the festive fun with its inaugural Fire & Read More
