National Waffle Day is Aug. 24, and for Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire, it is an opportunity to amplify its mission while cultivating competitive fun between first responders in Newport Beach. Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire have partnered with Cappy’s Café in Newport Beach for their...

Newport Beach will be the hub of American volleyball later this fall, the city hosting two major tournaments this October that will invite beach volleyball superstars, Olympians and legends for the world’s largest single-week prize of $550,000. The volleyball festivities begin with the five-day Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite...

Labor Day is only a couple of weeks away, and locals looking for family-friendly adventure and fun close to home can turn to the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. From Friday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept. 1, Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort (1131 Back Bay Drive) will have a slew of aquatic...

The December holidays are still a few months away, but it’s the perfect time to purchase “early bird” tickets to the annual Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour. A cherished tradition, the Holiday Home Walking Tour will be held on Saturday, December 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are...

Before the appetizing scent of delicious bites of seafood, pork belly, smoked brisket, and other culinary delicacies had vanished into the night air, generous supporters attending the 5th Annual Festival of Chefs for KidWorks had reached into their wallets to raise over $900,000 for the 30-year-old Santa Ana-based nonprofit...

The Lamb Family of Newport Beach has made a significant donation to the Sherman Library & Garden’s “Grow the Gardens Campaign” and will have the new Visitor’s Center renamed the Pat & Dave Lamb and Family Visitor Center. Visitors to the reimagined Sherman Library & Gardens will be greeted in...

The American Legion Auxiliary 291 in Newport Harbor packed and donated almost 50 backpacks for K-8 schools at Camp Pendleton Marine Base plus donated multiple binders, notebooks and other boxes of materials. The American Legion Auxiliary 291 does this very year as part of the Auxiliary’s Children & Youth program. According...

For two decades, the Newport Beach Arts Foundation has provided an avenue for more than 100 artists to display their work at the annual Art in the Park. On Saturday, Sept. 20, it is celebrating Art in the Park's 20th year at the Newport Beach Civic Center. Starting at...

  Establishing a fitness routine is not an easy task, especially for those who do not have the tools or equipment at home. It may instead appear that their only option is joining a gym, a space intimidating for many. Rare Sol Fitness offers an alternative path in the fitness journey,...