Category: Top Stories

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Boardwalk Safety, Innovation Award

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager During the past few months, the Newport Beach Police Department has made Oceanfront Boardwalk safety a top priority in response to concerns about unsafe behavior, and violations of speed limits and other boardwalk regulations. Under the direction Read More

Tech Meets Tidepools with Crystal Cove’s Newest Conservation Hero RaccoonBot

Raccoonbot Suspended above Los Trancos Creek on a cable line and powered by the sun, RaccoonBot, a solar-powered, bio-inspired robot, has officially arrived at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach. This innovative technology is the product of a collaboration between Crystal Cove Conservancy and UC Irvine’s Robot Ecology Lab, Read More

Still Looking for a July 4 Celebration? Find Fireworks and Events Near You in Orange County

Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamito, Placentia, Stanton, Yorba Linda Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster Dana Point, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Clemente, Seal Beach Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Read More

Orange County Museum of Art Unveils California Biennial 2025: ‘Desperate, Scared, But Social’

California Biennial 2025 art. Photo by Chris Trela The Orange County Museum of Art is desperate. And scared. But social. “Desperate, Scared But Social” is the name of a 1995 album by riot grrrl band Emily’s Sassy Lime, and it’s the title of OCMA’s 2025 California Biennial, which explores the Read More