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The rules that govern wave riders will remain the same, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission decided this week. At least, for the time being. After more than two hours of discussion during Tuesday’s meeting, the PBR decided to keep the current blackball regulations in...

Everybody loves a love story. But Zoe Kazan doesn’t believe in happy endings. Which is not to say she believes that love is just a passing cure for loneliness, a polite name for lust, or a subconscious exercise in narcissism. No, she seems to believe in the real deal: people...

The hospitality industry can be a fickle business. Job longevity of more than a few years is rare, so when someone stays at one location for nearly two decades, it’s a testament to an employee’s character and work ethic. Of course, anyone that knows Dieter Hissin would agree that...

Late last week I had the occasion to once again be reminded what a remarkable and unique area we are blessed to encompass. I was headed north on the 73 from San Juan Capistrano, arrived at the top of the hill beside Newport Coast, and witnessed a site to behold. The air was clean...

Among the list of year-end chores (taking down the Christmas decorations, clearing out old emails, reading some of the books that have stacked up), I thought to look over the columns that appeared in this space during 2013. What seemed important this past year? What, if any,...

The fire rings issue was heating up again at the city council meeting on Tuesday. Council members unanimously voted 6-0 to reduce the number of beach fire pits in the city from 60 down to 27, keep them separated by a minimum of 50 feet, and replace a portion of them with an...

Leadership is an influence process, and effective leaders share power and authority because they know that people support what they help to create. The Chamber of Commerce and the City of Newport Beach named Jean Watt Citizen of Year this past week because her efforts to improve...

Madeleine K.Albright was appointed Secretary of State in 1997, becoming the first woman to hold that office and, at the time, the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S government. She has used her experiences and learning’s from that position to become a professor in...

In my last column, I wrote about how important it is to be seen, heard and understood. Last weekend, six friends and I put that concept to the test when we took two hours out of our Saturday morning to bring flowers and talk to residents of Flagship Nursing Home in Newport Beach....

Moving forward with the idea of outsourcing trash collection, the city released a draft agreement with the staff recommended company on Monday. Staff recommended CR&R, the lowest bidder, for the city council to consider at their Nov. 12 meeting. The council may choose to...

Most of you have probably heard about the 10 year old Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis who was in dire need of a lung transplant to survive. In case you missed it, she got her transplant in June, which buys her time while scientists search for longer term cures. Some press...

Halloween is upon us, and like every year I am pondering what or who to be for a party in which most guests usually go all out. My favorite last year was a guy dressed as Fu Manchu complete with the long fingernails. My husband is less enthusiastic and wants to know if putting an...

There have been some real characters I’ve had the pleasure to know who made their living on the waterfront. I don’t remember his first name, but a gentleman with the last name of Whitehead was a commercial fisherman and grew up in our area and kept his boat on a mooring adjacent...

It’s 8:03 a.m., a perfect 65 degrees, and not a breath of wind in the air. I am taking my morning walk along the beach in Corona del Mar. There are couples walking their dogs, kids playing in the water, people paddle boarding, a group learning to scuba dive, a serious team...

“Our biggest goal as parents is to raise our kids to love God and to put others’ needs in front of their own,” Newport resident Kristin Pelinka said. “This series allows us to dialogue with older parents who have gone before us and learn from their wisdom how to pass on our faith...

There is cabaret, and then there’s cabaret Bernadette Peters-style. The Broadway star opens the Segerstrom Center Cabaret Series on Friday, October 11, but she’ll be in the 1800 seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall backed by a 10-piece ensemble. Despite the...

Tourism is alive and well in Newport Beach, according to Gary Sherwin, President of Visit Newport Beach and its umbrella organization, Newport Beach and Company. Sherwin provided an overview of his organization’s activities and initiatives that support Newport Beach as a...

A lot of my work is with relationships, so divorce – the “D” word – is often an issue that brings people to therapy. The good news is that the divorce rate is now dropping. Still too high in my opinion at 41 percent for first marriages, according to 2011...

Newport-Mesa Unified School District announced Wednesday the selection of Sean Boulton as principal of Newport Harbor High School. According to a press release issued by NMUSD, the district followed a recruitment process before selecting Boulton. “The process included a...

In the aftermath of the death of 19 Hot Spot firefighters in Arizona last month, one of their supervisors was asked if the current rash of extreme forest fires has anything to do with global warming. He said he and his fellow firefighters have known this for the past ten or...