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Making a Mark
With hundreds of businesses, restaurants and nonprofits, Newport Beach is a thriving community filled with people determined to make a difference in our coastal enclave. MORE
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Morning Glory
The concept of Anastasia Cafe is simple: attach a gourmet restaurant to a high-end clothing boutique to create a kind of hybrid lifestyle destination. MORE
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Morning Glory
The concept of Anastasia Cafe is simple: attach a gourmet restaurant to a high-end clothing boutique to create a kind of hybrid lifestyle destination. MORE
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Paper Chaser
Ed Postal has been buying, selling, appraising and restoring old and rare books for more than 20 years. MORE
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Healthy Balance
Local entrepreneur Ruth Jolley spent years searching for a workout that was just as effective for women trying to grow old gracefully as it was… MORE
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It has been a couple of months since… MORE
"The Infatuations" is a literary page-turner, for the… MORE
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December 16
The Saloon 10th Annual Fundraiser for Toys for Tots 
December 14
“The Secret of Christmas” 
December 18
105th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Featured Videos
TOTEM by Cirque de Soleil
TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The…
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Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead
Dia de Los Muertos poem by Olivia Garcia. Narrated by Carlos Puma. Images by Carlos Puma.
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Fetneh Blake, Laguna Beach
Lauded as one of the most progressive boutiques in southern California, Fetneh Blake serves as a fashion portal to the world of runway and ready-to-wear…
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The Rooftop Lounge at La Casa del Camino
>Leave your worries at the door of La Casa del Camino hotel and head up to the roof! A local favorite and a must-see for…
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The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel’s Annual Surfing Santa Competition
This a short documentation of the Surfers Healing 3rd annual Surfing Santa contest to help autistic children. Lots of good surfing and good times had…
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The Wyland Foundation—Celebrating 20 Years
His art is big: on the sides of skyscrapers, roofs of sports arenas, school walls, the U.S. National Mall in Washington, D.C., and just about…
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Save Your Citrus
California citrus trees are in danger of a disease called Huanglongbing or HLB, which is a deadly citrus tree disease that can kill your citrus…
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2013 Laguna Dance Festival Sneak Peek
Laguna Dance Festival presents four nights of thrilling and exquisite performances beginning September 5, 2013. Watch this video for a sneak peek at previous Festival…
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Levi Green and Wyatt Gibbs Get Vicious
The beaten path is often the one we ordinarily take, but Vicious Team Riders Levi Green and Wyatt Gibbs are far from ordinary. Out for…
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12/16 6:00PM
The Saloon 10th Annual Fundraiser for Toys for Tots
12/05 6:00PM
First Thursday’s Art Walk Laguna
12/07 10:00PM
LBHS Holiday Boutique
12/10 10:00AM
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel’s Gingerbread Spectacular
Newport Beach Independent News
Lynn’s Spin: Balboa Island Historical Home Turns 100
In the December 16, 2011 issue of the Indy, I wrote a column entitled “Passion Drives Preservation of Balboa Island’s Heritage,” about the reopening of the Balboa Island Museum & Historical Society at its quaint new historical location on Marine Avenue. It’s hard to believe that more than two years have gone by since […]
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Christmas Boat Parade Tips
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is this year’s theme for the 105th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. For the last 10 to 15 years a large amount of bay front home decorations are just as impressive and spectacular as the yachts will be. A quick reminder for spectators on places to watch the yachts […]
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Curtain Up: ‘Evita’ Comes to Segerstrom Center
It’s been three decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice took the “rags to riches” tale of Eva Perón, who rose from the slums of Argentina to become the country’s First Lady until her death in 1952 at age 33, and turned it into the Tony Award-winning musical called “Evita.” The show is as […]
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Laguna Beach Independent News
Jailed Suspect Faces Trial in ’09 Murder
Opening statements are expected Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the trial of a Lake Forest man suspected in the bludgeoning-murder of a Laguna Beach resident in 2009, the district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Matthew Thomas Dragna, 23, charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder during the commission of a robbery, faces a maximum sentence […]
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City’s Treasurer to Help Oversee Major Fund
Laguna Beach Treasurer Laura Parisi was appointed by state Treasurer Bill Lockyer to a two-year term on the Local Agency Investment board, which provides oversight of a $18.9 billion fund. The fund’s 2,604 participants include Laguna Beach and other cities and special district. The fund provides participants in-house investment management expertise at no additional cost. […]
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Bid for County Office Gains High-Level Support
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy The campaign by Dana Point’s Lisa Bartlett for a seat on the county Board of Supervisors received a boost this week in an endorsement by several fellow elected officials, including Laguna Beach’s mayor. Voters will likely need a scorecard to track the upcoming primary election in June, which promises […]
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