Subject: Newport

• Hops to It

  April 10, 2008

• Toll Road Decision Delayed; Newport Beach Freezes Over

  Okay, Newport's fine, but there must be Satanic snowballs somewhere. Today, the Transportation Corridor Agencies announced a 30-day delay on their choice of alignments for the Foothill-South toll road extension. The TCA board voted 12-3 for the delay mere hours after its staff received a letter from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's "top resources and transportation advisors," according to the San Diego Union Tribune. Secretary of the California Resources Agency Mike Chrisman and Secretary of the

  January 19, 2006

• Wednesday's Headlines

  Dismantled Pride: The Pride of Newport, a replica riverboat that's been a local landmark for 43 years, has been sentenced to death by dismantlement — which started yesterday. Back from the border: A "career criminal" deported around a month ago is back and already stirring things up — allegedly dropping his pants before a woman in Lake Forest and peeking through a window to watch a 12-year-old boy emerge from the shower. Up, up and away: The 75-foot-diameter helium balloon that will hover

  June 27, 2007

• Sunday's Headlines & Surprises

  'Biggest racist ever' back on Anaheim school board: Last week, the Anaheim Union School District appointed Harald Martin to an open board seat created by the death of Denise Mansfield-Reinking. I managed to obtain the board's top-secret qualifications checklist for Martin: Racist, check. Uneducated cop mentality, check. Nincompoop, check. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! Of course, I'm kidding. Nothing was top secret. We all know about Martin's history during his previous board service.

  July 22, 2007

• Monday's Headlines

  That's ambitious: A Long Beach city councilman hopes to "once again make our beaches a destination." Good luck cleaning up all that shit, buddy. Adios, Laguna: MTV's shipping out of Laguna Beach and pulling into Newport for the next installment of the 'Real OC.' Poached? The Register has an interesting (and disturbing) tale on unauthorized human egg trafficking up today. The stem cell patron: A Fullerton businessman made UC Irvine's stem cell research program $100,000 richer this week, reports

  July 23, 2007

• Monday's Headlines

  History for sale: Items salvaged from the dismantled Pride of Newport riverboat are on eBay starting today - the proceeds will go to the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum. Pieces up thus far: a door to the riverboat's restaurant, the grand staircase chandelier (pictured), several smaller antique table lamps and more. Back to school: The madness at Mayflower Preschool in Los Alamitos - which was abruptly closed around a month ago amidst the unpopular firings of two veteran administrators, followed

  September 17, 2007

• The Really - Really - Really - Real - This - Time - We - Mean - It OC Recap

  Well the time has finally come to say goodbye to our friends at Newport Harbor. And I say good riddance! I am beside myself with glee. This show officially stunk up the TV waves for far too long and needed to die. And dead it is. God bless America! Here is the gist of the final episode. Chrissy leaves for college and has an emotional goodbye with her BFF Sasha. Then she goes on one final boat cruise with Clay who's staying in Newport because he still has another year of high school to finish.

  October 5, 2007

• To Do Tonight - 11/13

  November 13, 2007

• OC Weekly Holiday Party

  It was hard to top last year’s party on that beautiful boat in Newport, but this Saturday the OC Weekly Holiday Party & Fashion Show hit an all-time high with one of the best parties of the holiday season (if I do say so myself). Britney Spears may have been a no-show, but that didn’t seem to be a problem for the hundreds upon hundreds of people who showed up to get down with the OCW at the stunningly elegant Gods & Heros in Costa Mesa. A fashion show by Addiction started the night, follo

  December 3, 2007

• To Do Tonight 7/9

  THE DANIMALS, 7:30 p.m. Bonetastic! Renaissance Dana Point 24701 Del Prado Ave. Dana Point CA 92629 949-661-6003 DR. CHRIS LOWE: WHY DO THEY BITE AND STING?, 7 p.m. Why? Because they hate you. M.O.U.S.E. Santa Ana Zoo 1801 E. Chestnut Ave. Santa Ana CA 92701 714-953-8555 CREATE A HEALTHIER YOU! SKIP HELLEN, CNC, 6 p.m. Stop toxic buildup before it stops you! Fullerton Henry’s Farmers Market 1447 S. Harbor Blvd. Fullerton CA 92831 714-441-1233 GREAT PARK BALLOON TO FLY IN JULY, until 7 p.m.

  July 9, 2008

• Friday at Taste of Newport, Fashion Island

  Usually when I decide to spend like a baller for a nice dinner (about twice a year), Newport Beach is the first place I think of. Luckily, the 20th Annual Taste of Newport rolled into town, bringing an onslaught of appetizers and entrees to sink my teeth into. By the time I had scarfed and sipped my way around the place, I counted about 30 restaurants in all. In an attempt to start the night on a light note, one of the first pasta samples that caught my eye was a catering company called Alacart

  September 21, 2008

• Valentine's Day Massacre

  February 25, 1999

• Taxi Driver Confessions

  February 15, 2001

• Tim and Liza Goodell To Open 25 Degrees in 2009

  Tim and Liza Goodell (of A Restaurant and others) has a plan for the space vacated by Ristorante Max in Newport's Westcliff Plaza. Early next year, they're going to open their third outlet of 25 Degrees there. The other two 25 Degrees already in operation are in China and L.A. I haven't been to either. But something struck me as familiar when I took a look at their menu. Is it just me or does the "Build Your Own Burger" section, with the list of toppings and sauces, sound a lot like The Cou

  October 30, 2008

• Get a Little Weird

  This week in nightlife and more
  Sept. 15 - Sept. 22

  September 15, 2005

• Chow Time

  Taste of Newport

  September 13, 2007

• Chase Corum

  December 26, 2002

• Things We Love About Summer

  May 29, 2003

• Boob-Lift

  May 27, 2004

• Episode 3:

  August 28, 2003

• The Zeitgeist

  OCNYE

  December 28, 2006

• Special Screenings

  September 21, 2006

• Special Screenings

  June 29, 2006

• Special Screenings

  June 8, 2006

• The Sex Machine

  October 13, 2005

• Before and After

  June 9, 2005

• Doing Fashion Swimmingly

  May 19, 2005

• Season 2, Episode 9

  January 20, 2005

• Diary of a Mad County

  November 4, 2004

• Best of OC 2004: Part 1

  October 21, 2004

• Best of OC 2004: Part 3

  October 21, 2004

• Episode 25

  April 22, 2004

• Fox on Box Shocks, Rocks!

  October 30, 2003

• Best Entertainment, Nightlife and Music

  October 30, 2003

• Episode 5

  September 11, 2003

• Each year, its a little less wonderful

  May 29, 2003

• As American as Apple Pie Shot

  December 12, 2002

• Kids

  December 5, 2002

• N

  October 24, 2002

• Drugs Are Bad, Mmmmkay?

  March 28, 2002

• Newport Beach

  September 27, 2001

• Crouching Festival, Hidden Films

  March 29, 2001

• Where the Surf Meets the Turd

  August 5, 1999

• The Hot, Beery Beerness of OC Beer Fest

  ​First, look at that picture to the right. See that hat? About half of the attendants at the Orange County Beer Festival on Sunday were wearing one of those. Singha Beer realized what this event was: A chance to promote their brand to people willing to pay $40 for three hours of unlimited beer.[[For a great photo slide show of the festival, click here]]That said, it can't really be overstated how awesome three hours of unlimited beer is, especially when it's unlimited non-Natty Light beer -- g

  August 31, 2009

• Taste of Newport

  September 17, 2009

• Meet Winemakers of Bodegas M.

  September 24, 2009

• Locals Only Extra: More from Semi Sweet!

  Jenevieve Belair​Usually in Locals Only Extra, we provide you with an mp3 from the local band spotlighted, so you can actually have some aural accompaniment to whatever nonsense we come up with. But this week's band, Costa Mesa's Semi Sweet, have already done us one (or several) better: all four songs of their self-titled EP are already available for streaming and downloading right here on their official site. "Heart Lock and Key" might be our favorite, but they're all pretty cool. And free. S

  September 25, 2009

• Taste of Newport Begins Today

  ​A reminder that among other events going on this week, (ahem, OC Restaurant Week), the 21st Annual Taste of Newport is happening today, tomorrow, and Sunday in Fashion Island.

  September 18, 2009

• Kula Offers Sushi Not As Art, But As a (Still Tasty) Commodity

  October 22, 2009

• Zombies: So Hot Right Now

  Fever DragonThis zombie: Probably hot under the make-up. Hi.​If you're looking to get a head start on Halloween this week, drag yerselves over to the coast and check out the first ever Newport Beach Zombie Pub Crawl: They Came From the Beach this Saturday.Sponsored by LocalHipster.com (.....we know), the all-day event will take place this Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., unleashing undead zombie hordes upon Newport (make your own botox, Real Housewives, etc. jokes, if you'd like). If you p

  October 23, 2009