Category: Orange County News

Newport Beach Native Roy Woolsey Donates $500K to Friends of OASIS for Scholarship Endowment

Members of the Friends of OASIS Senior Services Scholarship Committee: Walt Howald, Barbara Milbert, Kay Walker, Mike Zimmerman Geriatric studies are making new friends thanks to Newport Beach native Roy B. Woolsey, who donated $500,000 to the Friends of OASIS to establish an endowment for scholarships for students seeking education Read More

Newport Beach-Based PIMCO Partners with Wooden Floor Charity to Help Students

Students from The Wooden Floor listen to PIMCO executives talk about their careers. The Wooden Floor, a charity whose mission is to inspire and transform the lives of young people through the power of dance and access to higher education, partnered with PIMCO, an investment banking company located in Newport Read More

Newport Beach Chamber Hosts 2025 Economic Forecast at Balboa Bay Resort Oct. 3

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts the 2025 Economic Forecast at Balboa Bay Resort on Friday, Oct. 3 featuring Christopher Schwarz, Professor of Finance at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business and faculty director for the UCI Center for Investment and Wealth Management. The 2025 Economic Forecast is an Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Senator Marian Bergeson Honored, Police Chief Retires

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager I would like to recognize the late Assemblymember and Senator Marian Bergeson as the Upper Newport Bay Bridge is dedicated in her memory. Bergeson (1925-2016) was a trailblazing leader whose career in public office has served as an inspiration for many Read More

Musical Version of ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ at Segerstrom Center Celebrates Unconventional Families

The cast of “Mrs. Doubtfire.” By Simone Goldstone, NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist It doesn’t matter what a family looks like as long as there’s love. That’s the message of the musical “Mrs. Doubtfire” starring Tony Award nominated Rob McClure as Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire. The play is currently touring the country, Read More

Sweetgreen in Fashion Island Introduces Seasonal Version of Top Selling Harvest Bowl

Autumn Harvest Bowl Last month, Sweetgreen opened a restaurant in Fashion Island different than most Sweetgreen eateries in that it adds automation to the experience. It’s one of only a handful of locations in the country that features the restaurant’s new Infinite Kitchen technology which takes on the process of Read More