A group of students at Sage Hill School are utilizing their enthusiasm for technology for a good cause. Seniors Kunal Patel, Leland Stephens, and Jeremy Dorne, all 17, and Trevor Holden, 18, have formed Kairos Technologies, a service-learning group at Sage as part of their public purpose program. The group collects unwanted or broken computers, [...]
Sometimes, our kids learn some life lessons when we are ready to teach them. Other times, things occur unexpectedly, leaving us scrambling to find the best way to handle the teachable moment. One life lesson, “The Better Offer,” presented itself this week. Janey and two of her friends had plans, but one of the trio [...]
Newport Beach is no stranger to celebrities. Professional athletes, reality TV stars, and the über wealthy have all called our humble town home. This week, however, a new celebrity is in our midst. Finn LeSieur, second-grader and Newport Beach resident, has become a national prize-winning author, with his story, “How Jordan the Giraffe Learned to [...]
Have you experienced loss or pain, crisis, abuse, addiction, betrayal or personal failure? Are you searching for hope and the next step towards healing? Do you desire an authentic community so you can process your fears, hurts and struggles? If you answered yes to any of the above, LV Hanson invites you to check out [...]
The Divas of the Balboa Theater, a local support guild that has provided invaluable support to the Balboa Performing Arts Theater Foundation over the past decade, got together recently for a reception at the Newport Landing restaurant in Newport Beach. The evening concluded with a visit to the Theater, where participants viewed a model of [...]
One of the biggest challenges in living a successful life is learning how to manage fear and stress. Fear is an automatic response of the amygdala, a part of the brain that is constantly checking out its environment and warning us what might be a threat. Stress also activates this part of the brain. So [...]
Do you ever feel like you and your spouse speak different languages? When it comes to love, you probably do. More than 700 people from more than 15 churches attended ROCKHARBOR Church to learn about love languages and improving their marriages during a two-day event led by Dr. Gary Chapman called “The Marriage You’ve Always [...]
In a special Veteran’s Day celebration on Thursday, students at Mariner’s Elementary School met some of those that the holiday honors. Kindergarteners through sixth graders learned what the national holiday is all about during Thursday’s special activities. Veterans from various military branches, ranks and backgrounds, and many with war experience, visited the school to talk [...]
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