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Fourth of July in Photos

On July 4, Newport Beach Independent photographers Charles Weinberg and Lawrence Sherwin captured Independence Day photos. Charles shot photos of neighborhood children interacting with Newport Beach Fire Department vehicles in the Newport Coast community of St. Laurent, while Lawrence captured images of the Old Glory Boat Parade in Newport...

33rd Annual Southern California Spring Garden Show Blooms at South Coast Plaza April 20-23

Kyle Cheesborough, the Horticulture Director at Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar, has a difficult task this month: he’s one of the Garden Design judges at the 33rd annual Southern California Spring Garden Show at South Coast Plaza that runs April 19-23. The Garden Show features 35 unique...

Checking Off Your Bucket List: A Visit to Israel, Jordan, and Egypt (in 12 days)

The term “bucket list” is almost a cliché, but whether you call it that or not, most of us have a list of things we want to do before we die. It has become such a common phrase that a movie was made about it with Jack Nicholson and Morgan...

Crossing the Northwest Passage: A Voyage of Ice, Wind and Polar Bears

Please excuse this piece of travel advice: Don’t ask directions to Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Qeqertarsuaq, or Ittoqqortoormiit unless you know how to pronounce them, lest you find yourself in Kitssuarasuit, Quasigniannuit or Kallaallitnunaeqqissismattaq. To that end, it may be better to book a cruise to Greenland and then let the ship’s navigator...

From Newport to Nomad: Turkey is a Long Way from Home

I "live" in Turkey, and the reason that live is in quotation marks is because I really don't live anywhere. After leaving Newport Beach in February of 2019, I became a permanent nomad, traveling with my girlfriend (now my wife as of June 17) and usually staying for six weeks...

Insights From the Road: Taking Kiwi to Palm Springs

Editor’s Note: In her last columns, Shelly Zavala wrote about her adventures purchasing a Dodge Ram Promaster 3500 Roadtrek Zion, and getting ready for her hiking and camping outings. This column, she heads to Palm Springs for her first outing in the vehicle she has nicknamed “Kiwi.” First night in...

Insights from the Road: Kiwi and Company

Editor’s Note: In her last columns, Shelly Zavala wrote about her adventures purchasing a Dodge Ram Promaster 3500 Roadtrek Zion. Now, she’s preparing for her hiking and camping outings. I took a flagship drive to Crystal Cove and did a hike. I love sitting up high in the van and...

Insights from the Road: What Have I Done?

February 2021: Today is the day I possibly get my Airstream. I’m excited. And scared. After a rough start to the morning, my friend and I leave at 7 a.m. to go hike Sugar Loaf Peak in the Cleveland National Forest. We made it about halfway up. So beautiful, the...

Insights from the Road: The Morning After

Editor’s Note: In her last column, Shelly Zavala wrote about her adventures purchasing a Dodge Ram Promaster 3500 Roadtrek Zion last February. The next day, she wonders if she did the right thing. What have I done? Waking up at 5:30 a.m. with my first thoughts – as I think most...

Facial Lounge Introduces New FDA-Approved Skin Care Treatment

Facial Lounge in Corona del Mar has introduced a new FDA-approved way to lift the sagging, wrinkly skin that comes with aging, but without needles, knives, or pain, and zero recovery time. The treatment uses InMode’s radio frequency technology to trigger the skin’s deep tissue to produce new collagen that...

Insights From the Road: Getting Started–Maybe

Covid has changed our lives in so many ways.  It has made us think differently about life, and even about how we live life. Some of you might remember my articles called Insights. I am shifting my direction, not that what I shared with you before is not important—it is...