Category: Top Stories

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

Cathy Thomas Cooks Up Tomato, Salmon, and Burrata Salad with Massimo Navarretta

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 flavor-packed heirloom tomato-based dish, augmented with burrata cheese, house-cured salmon, and Read More

Visit Guerlain’s High Perfumery Atelier Pop-Up at South Coast Plaza Through May 28

From May 6 through 28, Guerlain, the French beauty house, is bringing an immersive “High Perfumery Atelier” pop-up to South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa. The experience highlights some of the Maison’s most iconic fragrance collections, including L’Art & La Matiere, Les Eaux, and the newly launched Art Read More