The Newport Beach Historical Society presents Chris Epting on “Lost Landmarks of Orange County” for the Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Balboa Fun Zone. Epting is a New York Times bestselling author and television host. Join us to explore his “Lost Landmarks of Read More
The Corona del Mar-based Samueli Foundation has made its largest single day tranche of grant announcements in organizational history, alerting 138 Orange County-serving nonprofit organizations that they are grant recipients from the newly created Breakaway Fund. The Breakaway Fund launched in May with a $5 million budget, but the Samueli Read More
By Simone Goldstone NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist [Editor’s Note: Soundcheck Columnist Simone Goldstone took a detour to Austin, Texas earlier this month for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and filed this report.] The Austin skyline looms in the heavy heat, but nobody seems to mind. The grass is green, Read More
More than 240 guests gathered at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach on September 25 for the 19th annual Keep the Promise Wine Tasting Benefit at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach. As one of Orange County’s premier wine tasting benefits, the evening grossed over $400,000 for The Read More
Hoag celebrated a milestone in the fight against addiction and mental health challenges with the October 2 groundbreaking of the CareMar Recovery Center, a state-of-the-art facility to be built on the Newport Beach campus. According to information from Hoag Hospital, CareMar Recover Center will transform recovery care in Orange County. Read More
Friday, October 17, 2025 Arts in Irvine invites the community to celebrate the start of yuletide season at the 43rd annual Holiday Faire, returning Saturday, November 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex. This community-favorite tradition transforms the Great Park Palm Court Read More
Thursday, October 16, 2025 Step into a world where art meets innovation. Arts in Irvine invites the community to celebrate 25 Years at the Beall Center for Art + Technology, a landmark exhibition honoring a quarter-century of groundbreaking creativity at the intersection of art and innovation. The exhibition opens Sunday, October Read More
October 15, 2025 Celebrating the amazing women that help run Orange County – see the moments that made this event unforgettable! The ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL proudly hosted the 31st annual Women in Business Awards, recognizing 7 exceptional business and professional OC women. Honoring the vision, leadership, and achievements of Read More
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 The City of Irvine has established a designated passport acceptance facility at City Hall, providing community members with convenient access to new passport services. In partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Passport Agency, the City will begin accepting appointments for new passport applications today. Appointments Read More
It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween, but don’t be afraid to register your boat and participate in the annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. You can also decorate your humble Newport abode for the Ring of Lights home decorating contest. Christmas Boat Parade and Ring of Lights entries Read More
