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By Joe Haakenson | Special to the NB Indy Jacquie Moffett has been there, done that. Entering her remarkable 50th year as a presenting artist in Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts, one might think there is nothing more for her to experience, to inspire her, to tickle her funny bone....

By Caroline Leedom | NB Indy  How do you counter the negative undertone of getting older? Simple: rebrand the experience. That is what local resident Tracy Stayton has done since entering her 30s. At 31, she minted the age as “thirty-wonderful.” At 32, she was,...

  Archaeologists believe that the wheel as a useful tool was rolled out about 3,500 BC, in what was then Mesopotamia, a region within the Tigris and Euphrates River System in the Middle East.     Aside from materials, the wheel has changed little in purpose these past 5,517...

December may be the season to be jolly, but summer ‘tis the season to be surf-and-sun aware.  That cautionary “prescription” comes from avid surfer Bryan Doonan, a sports medicine and family physician who sees more surf-and-sun related injuries in his Newport Center walk-in...

The City of Newport Beach claims that annually there are seven million visitors coming to this resort and shopping mecca.  But then, they’re only counting people. Other important visitors drop in as well, none of which bother to check with air traffic controllers at John Wayne...

There was absolutely no way that four girls weren’t going to set a world record. After all, they were the first humans to row across the entire Pacific Ocean – from San Francisco, to Cairns, Australia. Their incredible odyssey spanning 8,579 miles over nine months is humanly and...

Moviegoers may not expect a film involving amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, to inspire hope, but “Augie” certainly does. The documentary centers on Augie Nieto, the fitness entrepreneur responsible for LifeCycle, and his fight with the disease. ALS attacks nerve cells in...

By Cassandra Reinhart | NB Indy You’ve got to have true grit to keep up with John Wayne’s daughter. “It’s actually funny, people think I can ride a horse because I am John Wayne’s daughter,” Marisa Wayne laughed.  “I’m like, ‘I grew up on a boat!’ ” The daughter of...

If you’re going to the Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Saturday, Jan. 21, look for a rider wearing number 14. That’s Laguna Beach-based rider Cole Seely, 26, who trains with Newport Beach resident Jeff Ward.  Ward is Seely’s riding coach, as well as a...

Longtime civic leader and former Newport Beach Mayor Dennis “Denny” O’Neil passed away on Jan. 6 in Corona del Mar after a long battle with fibrosis of the lungs. He was 78. O’Neil was the vice chairman of Newport Beach and Company, the private nonprofit marketing arm...

Before the introduction of aircraft-specific iPads issued to cockpit crews, pilots would pack their carry-on bags with manuals that measured many inches thick.     Retired American Airlines Captain James Whitehead, 71, of Balboa Peninsula, still finds himself traveling to “work”...

Bluewater Grill hosted royalty for lunch last month, but the queen and her princesses didn’t have to travel far. The seven newly-named members of the 2017 Tournament of Roses Royal Court made their first public appearance south of Pasadena by taking a Duffy boat cruise through...

Losing weight can often seem like an overwhelming challenge if all you’re doing is trying (and failing) to stick to a diet. That’s where Lindora Clinic come in. The company has been a national leader in medical weight loss since 1971, but to celebrate its 45th anniversary,...

Balboa Island’s Historical Society celebrated the island’s 10-carat Diamond Anniversary by honoring the Newport Beach Police Department last Friday evening at the society’s museum on Marine Avenue. For nearly two hours, three retired Newport officers figuratively captured the...

You’ll find no definition of “prodigy” in any veterinary medical journal, yet there can be no other description for one-year-old Ekko, a German Shepherd being groomed for the sensate world of trailing lost persons. Ekko’s owner, 42-year-old Newport–Mesa custom contractor Laurence...

By Christopher Trela & Norm Bour | NB Indy Once a novelty, electric bikes have become so popular that they’re being used for everything from delivering pizzas to catching criminals, not to mention the scores of bike enthusiasts who love the ease of use and convenience of...

How do you make a small fortune in the wine business? Start with a large one. That familiar anecdote also holds true for beer, although several local residents who recently took the plunge into the wine and beer markets are hoping to prove the saying wrong. Fine Wine by the River...

May was Military Appreciation Month, and this weekend is the fourth of July, perfect opportunities to salute the noble men and women who serve our nation, and remember those who gave their lives in defense of freedom. An often-overlooked occasion came earlier this year: Military...

ExplorOcean’s Director of Education, Wendy Marshall, Ed.D., will soon be roaming the sub-Arctic wilderness around Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, where polar bears congregate in carnivorous summer crowds almost like puppies at a dog park. In the process of studying the northland’s...

By Caroline Leedom | NB Indy Newport Beach resident Steve Bender has found the answer to cloning. At least, that’s the best explanation for how Bender is able to be as busy as he is and accomplish so much for so many local organizations. Two years ago, Bender – the president and...