This week, we’re talking to a creative entrepreneur who’s gone from working in surf shops and corporate roles to building a standout eyewear brand rooted in design, culture, and sustainability. His work blends punk, vintage, and modern aesthetics and has been featured in GQ, Hypebeast, Complex, and Highsnobiety. Let’s get Read More
Since 1970, Childhelp Orange County has been raising important funding for programs aimed at child abuse prevention, intervention, and services. And it’s events like the annual For the Love of a Child Fashion Show and Luncheon that help the nonprofit continue in that mission. Held at the Hyatt Regency in Read More
JULY 11 THROUGH 25“HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD”Transport yourself back to Hogwarts and the wizarding world with this live stage performance. The six-time Tony Award winner has won the hearts of fans with its imaginative story and interesting characters. Watch as Harry Potter’s son becomes friends with the son Read More
Italian-born Massimo Navarretta has the heart and soul of a wine-loving farmer. Navarretta is the chef-owner of highly regarded Italian restaurant, Onotria Wine County Cuisine in Costa Mesa. He recently joined me in my home kitchen to share his delectable pan-seared branzino topped with a mound of herbaceous salad. Branzino, Read More
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
