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The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team shut out Belgium 6-0 in a friendly game in Los Angeles last week. More than 20,000 fans filled Banc of California Stadium on April 7 as the U.S. team continues its preparation for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France that kicks off in...

Support a local museum and hear empowering stories at an upcoming event on Balboa Island. The Balboa Island Museum will host the kickoff event of a new speaker series for women in the community on Feb. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m., the museum announced in a press release on Jan. 14. A...

A Newport Beach doctor and his girlfriend were arrested last week on multiple felony sexual assault counts, with more “credible” witness leads coming forward this week, the Orange County District Attorney reported. Orthopedic surgeon and reality star Grant William...

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy With the national reckoning over sexual harassment as the backdrop, six candidates who want to represent Orange County’s coastal cities, including Newport Beach, in Congress took to a stage in Costa Mesa last week to stake their claim as champions of...

More than 30 years ago, after admittedly non-competitive 18-year-old Deborah Cowles told her boyfriend that she had decided to become a competitive athlete, he did what any supportive boyfriend should not have done: He laughed. Cowles responded accordingly — she dumped him in...

National Association of Women Business Owners Institute Chair Elect and Opportunity International Ambassador Loreen Gilbert of Newport Beach, along with NAWBO National CEO Jen Earle, are leading an inspirational immersion trip to Nicaragua. The trip began on Nov. 27 and continues...

The disconnects between men and women is fodder for comedians, idle chit chat and deep conversations. Lack of communication is one of the biggest causes of divorce and personal relationships issues between siblings, children and those that are not blood related. The “glass...

The Orange County Women’s Chorus, one of the top amateur choruses in California, recently announced it’s welcoming new singers in all voice parts for its 2017-18 20th Anniversary Season. The OCWC, named a 2014 Outstanding Arts Organization by Arts Orange County, just...

Recently, I took a fifteen-hour road trip with my oldest son, ferrying him home from school for the measly three week break that will act as his “summer.” After flying in to help him move out of the dorm, and into his new digs, we made the trek back to California via the open...

Four remarkable women – including two from Newport Beach and one from Laguna Beach – will tell their inspiring success stories to an anticipated audience of more than 300 businesspeople and guests on Thursday, May 11, as the National Association of Women Business Owners, Orange...

A group of young men and women recently got a lesson in etiquette. Nearly 50 students from the junior classes of the National League of Young Men and the National Charity League came together for an evening of dining and etiquette on March 26. The 10th annual Etiquette Dinner was...

How far would you go to fulfill a promise to a friend? In the new book, “The Women in the Castle,” the answer for protagonist, Marianne, is, as far as it takes. The Under Cover Book Club selection for April, by Jessica Shattuck, takes place mostly during the period immediately...

A Huntington Beach man was charged Wednesday in connection to the deaths of two women found in Newport Beach this week. Christopher Ken Ireland, 37, is charged with two felony counts of murder with special circumstances for multiple murders, one felony count of arson of an...

Students and staff at Harbor Day School celebrated the contributions and achievements from women throughout history this week, culminating in a special assembly on Wednesday. The Phenomenal Women in History event was held in the Moiso Family Activities Center and featured...

The 2016 soccer season opened with a 5-0 shutout for the U.S. Women’s National Team over the Republic of Ireland at at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Jan. 23. The team includes 2015 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Grand Marshals Christen Press (#12) and Amy Rodriguez...

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has opened “Womanology,” a comprehensive, integrated pelvic floor health program for women who are facing incontinence, painful sexual intercourse and other pelvic floor disorders. A new space within Hoag Health Center Newport...

A sock, some googly eyes and a few craft materials can make a big difference in the life of a child going through a traumatic experience. Creating a sock puppet is just the type of activity that will engage a child’s mind in a fun project and help take it off the stressful, and...

News from around Newport Beach.   CA Supreme Court to Review Banning Ranch Project On Aug. 19, the California Supreme Court agreed to review the Banning Ranch project. California’s 4th District Court of Appeal recently decided to uphold the Newport Beach City Council’s 2012...

At the National Association of Women Business Owners Orange County’s Remarkable Women gala this month, Newport Beach resident Jeannie Lawrence, founder and president of Rancho Las Lomas, was honored for Lifetime Achievement. Lawrence developed Rancho Las Lomas into one of...

The National Association of Women’s Business Owners is one of the most influential and powerful women’s support group in the country. The local OC chapter is also the largest chapter in the nation with a history of many great leaders and members, including several from Newport...