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NB Active: Snowboard Standout
By NB Magazine Staff | December 04, 2012 1:17 PM
Newport native Chanelle Sladics didn’t set out to be a professional snowboarder. As a teenager, after a fluke fall from a roof, the athlete spent years in intensive therapy, recovering from an injury that almost forced doctors to amputate her arm.
Newport’s Most Influential
By NB Magazine Staff | November 13, 2012 11:59 AM
In the past century, Newport Beach—from its renowned harbor and bay to its discreet enclaves and individual communities—has progressed almost seemingly on its own. Behind the scenes—and, occasionally, right out in front—however, a group of powerful influencers contribute their lifeblood to its thriving success, its layered identities and its ever-changing yet classically beautiful face.
Lending Her Heart and Hand
By Alli Tong | November 02, 2012 11:00 AM
Many Lagunans may not know it, but there’s a small group of people doing big work in a quaint hilltop house in Laguna Beach.
Big, Blue Heart
By OCinSite At-Large | October 25, 2012 2:33 PM
Greg MacGillivray, the world's leading IMAX filmmaker, shoots to save the ocean.
The Runner Next Door
By NB Magazine Staff | October 18, 2012 3:15 PM
Newport Beach’s Cort Ensign decodes the sport (and joy) of running.
Leading Ladies
By Ashley Breeding | October 16, 2012 9:29 AM
Last summer we brought you “Laguna’s Best Catches,” featuring 10 of the town’s most eligible men. Now, it’s only fair that we do you the honor of presenting some of the city’s eligible single ladies.
Show Me the Comeback
By OCinSite At-Large | October 11, 2012 1:01 PM
Newport resident Leigh Steinberg—the world’s biggest sports agent—is resurrected.
Fierce and Friendly
By NB Magazine Staff | October 05, 2012 3:03 PM
Newport Beach, the home of tranquil day sailing, languid Sunday brunches, lazy summers at the beach and general sophisticated pursuits guaranteed never to break a finely manicured nail is also the home of one of the most ferocious high school rivalries in Southern California.
The Nine Lives of Jon Madison
By Hannah Ostrow | September 13, 2012 3:56 PM
Every dog in town knows Jon Madison. He greets them all by name, he tells them they’re gorgeous, he pulls miraculous Milk-Bones out of his pockets and trades them for a shake.
A Volleyball Legend
By OCinSite At-Large | September 07, 2012 4:35 PM
Michael Soylular has been playing volleyball for more than four decades, rising through the sport’s ranks as part of the Turkey junior national team and the European professional league, plus coaching college teams at Arkansas Little Rock, Wichita State, Cal Poly Pomona and Virginia.
