By Christopher Trela | Newport Beach Indy “Try to remember, the kind of September, when life was slow and oh, so mellow…” “The Fantasticks” My parents met while performing in a play, so it’s no surprise I have theater coursing through my veins. Make that musical theater, because my dad – whose voice sounded much [...]
By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy ”Remember when we went to the Newport Beach Wine Festival at Balboa Bay Resort last year?” I asked Catherine. “How could I forget–the wine and cheese pairing seminar was so much fun, and educational,” she replied. “And the barbecue on the lawn next to the [...]
The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Government Affairs Breakfast at the main branch of the Newport Beach Library last week. In addition to updates from county, state and federal officials, the May 2 event featured Newport Beach Police Department Chief Jay Johnson as the guest speaker. He addressed the issues of crime [...]
Newport Beach resident Christopher Gialanella is getting stark naked in public – but it’s for a good cause. Gialanella, publisher of Riviera Magazine, is one of six local residents who volunteered to transform their bodies over a six month period by working out at Stark Training in Irvine, and then getting naked – well, nearly [...]
By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy We recently reviewed a handful of our favorite local restaurants with Mother’s Day menus. This week–more Mother’s Day selections. After all, you can’t have too many options when it comes to making sure mom is happy. BEACHCOMBER Take your mom to the beach for Mother’s [...]
By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy “Next weekend is Mother’s Day, and you know what that means,” I said to Catherine. “Mother’s Day brunch?” she replied. “Exactly. And since you’re not a mother, and your mom is up north, you can help me pick a place to take my mother for [...]
When I was a kid, I knew little about Marilyn Monroe until I heard the song “Candle in the Wind,” Elton John’s musical tribute to the late film star. Written in 1973 – 11 years after her death in August 1962 – the haunting melody and evocative lyrics led me to research and read books [...]
By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy It’s not often we get the chance to write about movies, but with more than 300 films on the schedule of the Newport Beach Film Festival, we thought maybe we’d stumble across one that focused on food. We were right. “The Golden Scallop,” which screens [...]
Can football change lives? According to Newport Beach resident Randy Hamilton, the answer is a resounding yes. “People ask what has influenced me in my life, and the first thing out of my mouth is playing football at Newport Harbor High School in 1970 when Ernie Johnson came and we won the Sunset League Championship,” [...]
By Christopher Trela and Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy Sidedoor We love brunch, so imagine our delight when we learned that SideDoor in Corona del Mar (adjacent to Five Crowns) was launching a new Sunday brunch experience they’ve dubbed “Sunday Sessions.” From 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Sunday, the stylish gastropub offers live [...]
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