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How does giving millions of gallons of water to these new developments make ANY sense while the rest of us are restricted to watering our gardens only once a week? Museum House – 100 dwellings Banning Ranch – 895 dwellings San Joaquin Plaza – 524 dwellings Echo...

The Museum House, a 26-story, 100-unit high-rise condo proposed for Newport Center, doesn’t just deserve a Greenlight vote. It requires a Greenlight vote. The city disagrees. In 2000, the residents of our city approved a smart growth initiative that requires the city to...

Once again, the residents of Newport Beach are at odds with our own city. This time, the Planning Department is advancing a 26-story condo tower in Newport Center that will be the highest residential tower in Orange County. This project could be the poster child for a city that...

In 1919, media tycoon William Randolph Hearst inherited more than 250,000 acres in San Simeon along California’s central coast, where he built a “little” retreat that he called La Cuesta Encantada (Spanish for “Enchanted Hill”). By 1947, he and architect Julia Morgan had created...

Author and relationship consultant Barbara de Angelis said that “we need the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to discover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.” Not an easy thing to do. Unconsciously, we allow certain things...

In this era of instantaneous texting and digital imagery, have you ever given thought to the “value” of the printed word? Not from the literary point of view, but from the investment or sale perspective. Dust off those bookshelves and check your musty tombs—you just may discover...

It’s outrageous and in-your-face funny, but that’s to be expected for a musical penned by the folks behind the equally-outrageous animated series, “South Park.” Yes, “The Book of Mormon” has returned to Segerstrom Center, much to the delight of a packed house on Wednesday night...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy  One of the tastiest charity events in Orange County is the annual Table for Ten culinary experience, held this year at the at Laguna Cliffs Resort & Spa on March 6. This extravagant affair benefits two Orange County...

 Is there a more perfect pairing than music and wine? Not if you ask Pacific Symphony board chairman Mike Kerr, founder of the symphony’s annual Pacific Coast Wine Festival, which raises funds in support of the Pacific Symphony’s education and music programming. “With this year’s...

More than 400 guests gathered at the St. Regis Resort on Saturday, Feb. 27 to enjoy tastings from more than 40 top Napa Valley wineries and raise funds for CureDuchenne, a national nonprofit organization based in Newport Beach that is dedicated to finding a cure for Duchenne, the...