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Corona del Mar Resident Carol Trapani Honored at Beyond Blindness Celebration

Beyond Blindness, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit working to empower children with visual impairments and other disabilities to reach their fullest potential, raised more than $325,000 at its 9th annual Vision Beyond Sight Celebration on Saturday, April 18. The celebration welcomed 200 guests and marked the first time the nonprofit hosted Read More

Newport Beach Holds the Title of Festival Capital in May and June

A festival is defined as a scheduled public event that brings people together around a shared theme, usually in a specific place, for a defined period longer than a single performance. For a local definition of a festival, look no further than Newport Beach, which becomes Southern California’s “Festival Capital” Read More

Four Former Mayors Celebrate the Last 20 Years of Newport Beach History

Happy Birthday to Newport Beach! Newport Beach has its 120th birthday in September 2026. The story of the city’s first 100 years has been told, but what about the last 20 years? The Newport Beach Historical Society has the answer. The organization recruited four former mayors – Ed Selich, Nancy Read More

Lido Theater in Newport Beach Honored with Prestigious Preservation Award by Art Deco Society

Growing up in Huntington Beach and later Newport Beach, there were four classic movie theaters (call them art houses) my friends and I frequented where nostalgia met Hollywood: Surf Theater in Huntington Beach, Balboa Theater near the Balboa Fun Zone, Port Theater in Corona del Mar, and Lido Theater near Read More

Nonprofit Glancy Wine Education Foundation Releases 2026 Impact Report Marking 6 Years of Progress Diversifying U.S. Wine Industry

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) — NEWS: The Glancy Wine Education Foundation (GWEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing diversity in the wine industry through scholarships for underserved professionals, today released its 2026 Impact Report. The report details the Foundation’s cumulative work since its 2020 founding and introduces newly compiled Read More

Hillcrest Expands Community Living in La Verne, CA, with Gateway Neighborhood Homes Project

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA VERNE, Calif.) — NEWS: Hillcrest, a senior living community in La Verne, CA (Los Angeles County), is expanding and connecting its campus with the addition of the Gateway Project. The project includes a walkway connecting its east and west campuses, a new neighborhood of single-family homes, and Read More

DocMagic, Inc. has announced it received two new certifications from MISMO

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (TORRANCE, Calif.) — NEWS: DocMagic, Inc. has announced that it received two new certifications from MISMO, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization. MISMO’s eVault System Certification covers SmartSAFE, DocMagic’s core eVault for managing eNote workflows and MERS eRegistry activity, and SmartSAFE XL, an API-first eVault designed for enterprise Read More

DocMagic, Inc. has announced it received two new certifications from MISMO

CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (TORRANCE, Calif.) — NEWS: DocMagic, Inc. has announced that it received two new certifications from MISMO, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization. MISMO’s eVault System Certification covers SmartSAFE, DocMagic’s core eVault for managing eNote workflows and MERS eRegistry activity, and SmartSAFE XL, an API-first eVault designed for enterprise Read More