Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire raised nearly $700,000 at recent The Wish Gala to help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses across the region. Held at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach on October 18, the annual black-tie event gathered 250 guests for an evening of elegance and inspiration, featuring...

Newport Beach-based OC Women2Women is ready to show the love at its annual Sweetheart Luncheon & Fashion Show, taking place Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Promenade & Gardens by Turnip Rose in Costa Mesa. This uplifting event invites guests to bring a sweetheart or good friend and gather for an...

Sherman Library & Gardens has been a community treasure in Corona del Mar since it was created in 1966 by Arnold Haskell, and named for his friend and mentor, Moses Hazeltine Sherman. This iconic institution serves as a guardian of regional history and artifacts, a living library of plants both...

The American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 is hosting a Veterans Coffee Talk on Saturday, Jan. 10 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Three guest speakers will share valuable insights for our veterans: Cris Pacheco, mortgage loan officer specializing in veterans, self-employed borrowers and Spanish speaker; Robin Taylor, executive director of...

The Newport Beach Fire Department Foundation raised $125,000 at its November inaugural fundraising reception and announced a partnership with CoreViva, a Newport Beach based preventive health and wellness company offering full-body MRI scans capable of detecting serious diseases such as cancer and 100s of other conditions early, as well...

On October 28, more than 14,500 high school students across California, including Newport Harbor High School Culinary Students, participated in the California Restaurant Foundation Force In Training Day presented by Wells Fargo, where they engaged in mock interviews, perfected their elevator pitches and received financial tips and tricks to...

Hoag has once again been recognized as a best hospital for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report, reaffirming its position as a regional and statewide leader in women’s health. The High Performing designation for uncomplicated pregnancies reflects Hoag’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional, evidence-based maternity care that prioritizes...

The Ritz Restaurant was a legend in the Newport Beach dining world. For more than three decades, the Fashion Island restaurant served notable cuisine in an old-school steakhouse setting and hosted numerous special events, including the annual Christmas at the Ritz luncheon, presented by the Women of Chapman support...

Friends of CASA, the membership auxiliary of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, hosted its annual Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 5, at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. What began as a Holiday Tea 30 years ago has grown into one of Orange County’s...