Category: Orange County News

July 4 Unrest in Newport Beach Leads to NBPD Making 400 Arrests

On Sunday, July 5, the City of Newport Beach posted the following information on its Facebook Page: Last night, our City faced a rapidly evolving public safety incident on the Balboa Peninsula. We want to begin by thanking the dedicated police officers, firefighters and first responders who worked through the Read More

Newport Lifeguards Share the Secrets to Staying Safe in the Surf This Summer

The world’s seas and oceans total 139 million square miles. Of that incomprehensible, undulating mass, 25-square miles belong to Newport Beach, where up to 100,000 visitors on a summer’s day come to swim, surf, and frolic on the city’s eight miles of beaches. Unfortunately, even on those placid days, too Read More

Newport’s ‘Fairy Godmother’ Donates $48,000 in Restaurant Gift Cards to NBPD

Every year for the past 12 years, Dotty MacDonald, 96, solicits her friends and neighbors for donations so she can purchase restaurant gift cards to donate to the Newport Beach Police Department. Ther gift cards are tokens of gratitude and appreciation to the officers and staff at NBPD for keeping Read More

Top Things to Do in O.C. This Week: July 2nd through 7th

JULY 3“THE STUDENT PRINCE”The Broadway spectacle from 1924 is known for its operatic elements and heartwarming story. This production will feature a full live orchestra, Opera Laguna’s Young Professional Chorus, soloists, and ballet dancers. In the operetta, Prince Karl Franz moves away from his controlling family to start university and Read More

Our 2026 List Of The Best Food And Drink Around Orange County

Ding Dong Dupes You’ll find all kinds of wonderful baked confections in addition to delicious breakfast entrees, signature sandwiches and burgers, and hearty salads ($7.96 to $18.95) at Scratch Bakery Cafe’s two restaurants. But it’s the menu of Knock temptations ($5.50 to $9.95) that’ll steal your heart. From the outside, Read More