Outer space is a numbers game. One light year equals 5.879 trillion miles. The Milky Way alone is 100,000 light years across. The diameter of the universe is 93 billion light years. So 93 billion times 5.879 trillion equals… one giant headache to even begin to fathom those distances. All Read More
Several years ago, the Newport Beach Film Festival recognized the ever-growing popularity of films about food, wine and chefs by creating a Culinary Series that spotlights documentaries about all things gastronomic, from the art of winemaking to the unique talents of chefs. This year, six films fall under the Culinary Read More
By Simone Goldstein | NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist Ahh, the sound of the surf: waves crash, gulls screech—retro guitar riffs? The new documentary “The Sound of The Surf” at the Newport Beach Film Festival examines the birth of surf music that started on our picturesque beaches and our own backyards. Read More
The Orange Coast College Friends of the Library will host their Fall Book Sale on Tuesday, Oct. 18 and Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on both days (9-10 a.m. on Tuesday will offer a pre-sale exclusive for OCC FOTL members), at Orange Coast College Library, 2701 Read More
Film Festival marquee at Lido Theatre, from a previous Newport Beach Film Festival screening. Photo by Chris Trela. They survived the pandemic with a drive-in movie at Fashion Island and online programming, switched their traditional festival dates from April to October to take advantage of Hollywood’s fall film releases, and Read More
Pacific Wine and Food Classic took place at Newport Dunes Oct. 1 / photo by Chris Trela By Isabella Ocanas | Special to the NB Indy The Pacific Wine & Food Classic was a sold-out success after its two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Held at the Newport Dunes on Saturday, Read More
The Ocean View School District (OVSD) Board of Trustees has approved a new compensation package for all employees that includes a 10% salary increase, retroactive to July 1, 2022. The package also includes a 2% increase toward the District contribution for benefits with a new CalPERS health insurance plan, which Read More
Music’s all-time power couple, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., known as “The First Couple of Pop & Soul,” deliver the songs that have shaped their multi-faceted 40-year career in UP, UP AND AWAY! A MUSICAL FABLE, Guest Starring, The Next Dimension at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Read More
One of the rewards for working over several decades is the ability to contribute to tax-advantaged retirement accounts, which can help provide needed income for you when you do retire. As the years went by, you may well have accumulated several retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k)s or similar Read More
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) received the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report focused on the use of jailhouse informants from 2007 through 2016. The Department takes this matter very seriously and has worked diligently to address the issues. For the last six years, the Department has worked to identify Read More
