Thousand boaters – and prospective boat owners – enjoyed a weekend of inspecting boats of all sizes during the Newport Beach International Boat Show at Lido Marina May 1-4. Guests explored more than 200 vessels from 70 on-water exhibitors plus a variety of on-land exhibitions and live entertainment. Temporary docks Read More
Route 66 painting by Joan Gladstone “Get your kicks on Route 66.” Those lyrics from the 1946 song cemented the importance of U.S. Route 66, one of the original highways that was established on November 11, 1926. The highway became one of the most famous roadways in America and ran Read More
The Orange Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint May 09, 2025 at 3100 East Chapman Avenue between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking Read More
Author Doug Westfall Join the Newport Beach Historical Society on Monday, May 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. for a lecture with “Corona del Mar: My Kind of Town” author Doug Westfall. The lecture will be held at the Fun Zone upper-level back building located at 600 E. Bay Ave. Read More
Runners at the start of the Hoag OC Marathon. Photo by Jim Collins Thousands of runners competed on Sunday, May 4,in the 21st annual Hoag OC Marathon, which included a full marathon, half marathon, 5K and Kids Run. Runners started at VEA Newport Beach in Fashion Island and then made Read More
Alec Glasser, founder of The Drake Gives On April 10, The Drake Gives hosted a sold-out fundraising evening at the iconic Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach, celebrating the power of music in unforgettable style. Surrounded by stunning ombré floral arrangements inspired by sunset hues, guests were immersed in a vibrant Read More
Boats leave the Balboa Pier area at the start of the Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race. Photo by Jim Collins. No records were broken in this year’s 77th Annual Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race that took place April 25-26, but there was reportedly enough wind to propel John Read More
Let’s try to keep politics out of our schools. If we wanted to make an impression on our children about the differences between “right” and “wrong” it certainly would not be accomplished by what members of the community are attempting to do with a school board election. I was knowledgeable Read More
