Meals on Wheels Orange County’s Board of Directors has named Madelynn Hirneise as its incoming President and Chief Executive Officer. She will officially join the organization on May 27, 2026, coinciding with current CEO Holly Hagler’s planned retirement after more than 15 years of extraordinary leadership. Madelynn comes to Meals on Wheels Read More
Mentors, business leaders, and community champions of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast (which includes Newport Beach) gathered at the 9th annual Women of Greatness Brunch & Bubbly to honor the women who have positively impacted the lives of Orange County youth and their families. Held on March Read More
How do you like your margarita? Maybe with tequila, Cointreau and a salt rim? How about tequila, triple sec and agave? Or maybe tequila with fruit and muddled jalapeno? However you lime them, you’re bound to find a winner during the Orange County Margarita Crawl April 12-18. Presented by Casa Read More
Can plants and flowers tell a story? They can if they are at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar. This spring, Roger’s Gardens is launching an immersive, sensory experience where nature, beauty, and storytelling come to life. Dubbed “The Poetry of Spring,” this experience professes to be a living, breathing Read More
New Directions for Women will hold its 18th annual Circle of Life Brunch on Thursday, May 7 at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. The event will raise vital funds for addiction treatment while bringing the community together to celebrate recovery. Since, 1977 the Costa Mesa-based nonprofit has transformed Read More
The region’s top 19 commercial real estate brokerages said they saw renewed activity in the retail and office sectors in 2025, while the industrial sector is struggling to find a solid footing. The firms’ Orange County offices recorded a 6.6% increase in transaction value for sales and leases to $40 Read More
PUBLIC RELATIONS Matt Prince brings his stellar resume to Rocket Launch, an integrated marketing and PR agency, as an advisor and brand strategist. Prince has led social and earned media teams for extraordinary brands such as the Disneyland Resort, Taco Bell and KFC, and is an Adjunct Professor at Chapman Read More
Look now, because it may be decades before Newport residents, boaters and visitors will ever again see a major dredging operation in Newport Harbor. That is the prognostication of Public Works Manager Chris Miller, who’s in charge of all harbor-related capital projects and improvements, and who is overseeing the dredging Read More
It was an exciting and memorable week of golf March 22-29 during the 2026 Hoag Classic at Newport Beach Country Club. The popular PGA TOUR Champions event, with Hoag as title sponsor and McCarthy Building Companies as presenting partner, once again saw a standout field of PGA TOUR Champions stars Read More
Morinaga America, after adding My/Mochi Ice Cream to its product portfolio, is looking to increase U.S. sales through product innovation. The company makes over two billion pieces of its Hi-Chew candies each year. Several versions of Hi-Chew have been released since Morinaga established its U.S. division in Irvine in 2008. Read More
