High school students Damacia Shang and Kelland Hong are taking on a challenge that baffles most parents: How to get kids to eat their vegetables. The teens are launching their community service initiative by doing it remotely with a group of grammar school kids in an after-school English-learning program taught Read More
Orange County hosts myriad food and wine events every year, but three of the most popular ones take place in Newport Beach: Festival of Chefs, Pacific Wine & Food Classic, and RELISH: An Immersive Culinary & Lifestyle Experience. Festival of Chefs Talented chefs from restaurants across Orange County, along with Read More
It’s life’s truism: the older we get, the less enthused we are to venture beyond Newport’s comfortable borders for the entertainment venues we used to find so enriching, exciting and educating. Problem solved via the Friends of OASIS Travel Department (located in the OASIS Senior Center main office). According to Read More
Amanda Malson launched her interior design company in 2017 and has since worked on popular commercial and restaurant spaces throughout Orange County, including Jan’s Health Bar and Coffee Dose. For one of her more recent projects, Costa Mesa’s Eat Chow, she was inspired to blend a reimagined American diner with Read More
Oceana’s 19th annual SeaChange Summer Party will take place Saturday, July 25, at a private residence in Laguna Beach, bringing together supporters of the ocean conservation organization for an evening benefiting its global advocacy efforts. This year’s event will honor actress Kate Walsh, with actress June Diane Raphael serving as Read More
Sutton Layne is facing her 40th birthday, and she can’t help but wonder if she could have done things differently in her life. After she gets knocked unconscious in a pickleball accident at her birthday party, she wakes up in a magical portal with the opportunity to live out her Read More
Once upon a time every home had a small, dark room hidden behind closed doors and walls. It wasn’t a place where people lingered. Meals were prepared as quickly as possible, eaten in silence, and everyone moved on with their day. There was no space for conversations, laughter, or simply Read More
Dee and Evan Rossell met at an art show in high school. “We were both deep in the creative world, and it wasn’t long before that translated into working together too,” Dee says. They officially launched Rossell Studios in March 2025 and opened their studio in Laguna Beach. “Building Rossell Read More
It’s an event that Laguna Art Museum supporters look forward to, and the 2026 California Cool Art Auction raised $471,000, providing critical funding for the 108-year-old institution’s exhibitions, educational programs, and year-round initiatives celebrating California art, artists, and culture. LAM Executive Director Julie Perlin Lee mingles with guests. The California Read More
Today we’re talking about astrology, intuition, and how the cosmos can help us better understand the seasons of our lives. My guest is an evolutionary astrologer, tarot reader, and the host of “StarCast Weekly” on Gaia. After a series of major life challenges, he began diving deeper into tarot and Read More
