Category: Top Stories

United Ukrainian Ballet Dances West Coast Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s ‘Giselle’ at Segerstrom Center June 29 – July 2

“Giselle” from United Ukrainian Ballet. Photo by Altin Kaftira Last November, dancers from Russia and Ukraine came together to create an intimate, one-of-a-kind evening of dance on the stage of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The result was a spectacular, emotional, and often mesmerizing dance concert that defied Read More

The Drake Restaurant Raises $125K for Music Education at Groove for Good Event

The Drake interior / Frank Salas Photography Memorable music and creative cuisine paired perfectly for a good cause when the Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach hosted an annual fundraiser dubbed “Groove for Good” on Tuesday, June 6. The sold-out event’s main purpose – where philanthropists, industry innovators and exceptional musical Read More

Annual Gentlemen’s Haberdashery at Balboa Bay Resort Raises Record Amount

Children from the Sacred Heart Kids Club walk the runway The Gentlemen’s Haberdashery, one of Orange County’s longest and most celebrated fundraisers and events, raised a record-breaking $525,000 on Thursday, April 25, at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. Nearly 400 people attended as Orange County’s most distinguished leaders Read More

In the Bag

Laura Linsenmayer, founder of Roots the Beauty Underground, loves her late-2000s Fendi beach bag. | Photo by Laura Linsenmayer Four prominent Laguna Beach ladies offer a glimpse at their go-to products for summer days filled with surf and sand. By Ashley Probst Curating the perfect beach day—and corresponding beach bag—depends Read More

California Live Boys Basketball Tourney will return in summer of 2024, director says

Chris Nordstrom, St. Margaret’s coach, after a game last season. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). It was a busy weekend for St. Margaret’s boys basketball coach Chris Nordstrom, who coached his team and was also the tournament director for the inaugural California Live Tournament in Orange County. Nordstrom was Read More