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January 4, 2012
PALMO Pop-Up: A Vegan Destination In Newport Beach
If Thursday is the new Friday, Wednesday is hump day, and Tuesdays are for tacos, what do we call Monday....sandwich night? We're thinking either meatless, or, as Raya Belna would like you to refer to it, PALMO. That's right. There's a new pop-up in town, and it's found in a different, non-car de ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2011
Island Cinema Reopens with Charity Showings of Young Adult and New Sherlock Holmes Flick
The Irvine Co.'s revamped Island Cinema at Fashion Island in Newport Beach won't open to the public until Friday, but charity screening events tonight and Wednesday night give sneak peaks to guests who pony up $50 each.
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Alexa Johzen Polar and Robin Antonella Pabello Accused of Stealing $285k for Lavish NYC Trip
PabelloTwo Garden Grove roommates are accused of stealing a check from a Newport Beach law firm and changing the value to more than $285,000 that they spent on a lavish trip to New York that included private jet travel, multiple hotel rooms, and a shopping spree at Tiffany & Co. and Montbla ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2011
Newport Beach Named the Country's Second-Best Spot For Holiday Lights
Thanksgiving is dunzo -- at last, it's socially acceptable to bring out the Christmas decor! Yahoo! Travel has named Newport Beach the No. 2 destination for holiday lights. (The top spot predictably went to New York City.) Writer Elissa Richard hails the city's boat parade:&n ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2011
[UPDATED with Official Denial:] Reporters Keep Pressure on Newport Beach to Release Details on Tree That Killed Haeyoon Miller
UPDATE, NOV. 17, 11:12 A.M.: Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff claims the tree that killed motorist Haeyoon Miller in September showed no sign of disease.Kiff was reacting to a report that shows many of the 140 blue-gum eucalyptus trees that were removed along city-maintained medians in the wa ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Rep. John Campbell's Newport Beach Office Site of "Occupy Congress" Lunch Vigil Today
The Progressive Democrats of America, who consider themselves comrades with the Occupy Wall Street movement, is now linking their "Brown Bag Vigils" of local congressional offices with the phenomenon.In fact, they have one scheduled at noon today in front of the Newport Beach district office of R ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
Ryan Merriman of Final Destination 3 Makes Newport Beach Drunk Tank His Latest Destination
Actor Ryan Merriman pulled his car too far into the intersection at a red light Sunday night and, upon further inspection by patrol officers, had been driving under the influence, according to Newport Beach police.The Chocktaw, Oklahoma-born 28-year-old failed a field sobriety test after the 11:3 ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2011
Restaurant Roll Call for October 2011
SWSH FacebookToday, as we do every month, we take a look at what's new and what's passed on in OC's eating scene. The past 31 days saw not one, but two openings in the dynamic Diamond Jamboree, as well as the debut of Jollibee in Anaheim. We also witnessed a few closures, including the Arches, wh ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2011
Greening the Revolution Feeds Your Head About Farming Around the World
Agribusiness reaps record wealth. Starving protesters cry for affordable food. Farmers and farm workers find themselves caught in the middle.But, as the documentary Greening the Revolution shows, farmers and workers are organized, fighting back and implementing their own sustainable alternativ ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2011
Mozza in Newport Beach Might Lose Liquor License
ProfessorSalt.comJust when you thought Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton's new and much-anticipated OC outpost of their blockbuster Pizzeria Mozza was just settling into things at their Newport Beach address and making friends, there's word that they might get their liquor license taken away by th ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2011
Newport Beach Film Festival 2012's First (and Cheapest) Entry Deadline for Filmmakers is Coming Up
As the first entry deadline for the 13th running of the Newport Beach Film Festival nears, newbie filmmakers might be spooked that Movie Maker Magazine has named Orange County's esteemed cultural event one of the "25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee." It sounds so big time and industry envelope ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2011
Bear Flag Fish Company to Open Second Location in Crystal Cove
Bear Flag Fish Company, the seafood purveyor/restaurant established in 2007 in Newport Beach, has announced that they're opening their second store in Crystal Cove Promenade, which is also kind of in Newport Beach. Featured there will be the same items the original serves, including sashimi, smo ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2011
[UPDATED, With Mini-Review!] Pizzeria Mozza Newport Beach Open Today. NOW!
ProfessorSalt.comMozza's Ipswich clam clam pizetteUPDATE: September 2, 4:15 pm. So after we broke the news of Mozza's opening late in the evening, we rushed over as soon as we could and fought our way to the hostess station to put in our name. Apparently lots of Newport locals were keeping watch ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Michael Theodore Pines, Attorney Who Advised Rene Hector Zepeda to Break Into Foreclosured Newport Coast Home, Guilty
UPDATE, SEPT. 1, 6:03 P.M.: San Diego attorney Michael Theodore Pines was found guilty by a jury in Newport Beach today of attempting to illegally break into a foreclosed Newport Coast home. Convicted of one misdemeanor count each of vandalism, attempted second degree burglary, the attempted una ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2011
Downgraded S&P Rating, China, Cuba, Obama, The Illuminati and Their Scary Ties to Newport Beach
As Republicans in Congress and Democrats in the White House argue over whose role in the debt-ceiling crisis led Standard & Poor's for the first time ever to downgrade U.S debt from an AAA to AA rating, evidence mounts that the cause for this possible push into a double-dip recession was bor ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2011
What Happens When a Newport Beach Socialite Visits Santa Ana?
If you're not from Newport Beach or a KDOC-TV Channel 56 viewer from back in the days when Wally George ruled supreme and she hosted a cooking show with the late RV king John Crean, you probably don't know who Barbara Venezia is. She's a nice woman, fierce defender of Newport Beach, charity maven ... More >>
Blogs
July 13, 2011
GQ Names Newport Beach One of The Worst-Dressed Cities in America
Oh, no they did-n't. The style writers at GQ penned a list of of the 40 Worst-Dressed Cities in America. It's filled with stereotypical haterade (and possibly truth?). Our own Newps comes in 29th after other "sartorially-challenged metropolises" including Santa Fe, Vegas an ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
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Blogs
June 22, 2011
Downward Doggonit! Newport Beach May Restrict Yoga and Other For-Profit Classes at Beaches and Parks
Getting in a morning yoga sesh against a backdrop of ocean waves may become more difficult for those in Newport Beach. Last night, the Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission approved a recommendation to require fitness instructors and others to obtain permission from the city if they want to ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2011
Newport Beach Men Spend The Most For Dates, Says Pay-Per-Date Website
WhatsYourPrice.comNewport Beach men will spend the most for a date. And we do mean for a date, not on a date, though that's assumed as well. No, Newport Beach men are willing to pay more than any other single fellows in the country to acquire a date with a woman they find attractive, at l ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2011
City Manager Compensation in 3 OC Cities Comes Under Scrutiny by Grand Jury
Bruce Channing, Laguna Hills City ManagerWhen the city of Laguna Hills pays you $233,000 in base salary to fill the role of City Manager, of course it should also dish out another $60,000 to ensure that you're riding around in style--everyone knows $233k doesn't go as far as it used to. That's ... More >>
Blogs
May 30, 2011
[UPDATED with Medical Office Protest Set:] Hazem Chehabi, Physician and Syria Consul General, Urged to Cut Ties With "Brutal" Regime or Quit UCI Board
ChehabiUPDATE, MAY 30, 10:37 A.M.: The Syrian Emergency Task Force-Greater LA has rallied outside the Syria Consulate office in Newport Beach and asked Dr. Hazem H. Chehabi to step down as honorary consul general (or for the UC Irvine Foundation to drop him from its board if he doesn't) over hum ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2011
Newport Beach to Sue Medical Pot Clubs?
Newport Beach's city council is apparently considering lawsuits against a trio of medical marijuana clubs, according to an item posted on the Newport Beach AOL/Patch website yesterday. The May 25 story noted that the three clubs were discussed in a closed session of Tuesday's city council meeting ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Quickie Review:] 12 Local Documentaries Worth a Look at the Newport Beach Film Festival
UPDATE, APRIL 29, 5:15 P.M.: Just finished watching the short documentary on Orange County naturalist Joel Robinson at Triangle Square and, I gotta tell you, it left me wanting to know more.Directors Jonathan Formica, Celesta Giaimo, Mj Lat and Alexandra Santoro present an eye-opening look at ar ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2011
Newport Beach is So Trying to be the Next Costa Mesa: Considering Layoffs, Including Lifeguards
Newport Beach sits just to the south/southeast west of the oh-so-troubled city of Costa Mesa. It's a city full of pretty people and prettier cars. It has 10 miles of coastline. Its population is 90-plus percent white and the median value of a home is said to exceed $1 million. And yet, just like ... More >>
Film
April 21, 2011
The Newport Beach Film Festival: Moving Pictures
An 11th-hour relocation saves the 12th annual celebration of cinema
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Deadheads Zombie Flick Sells Out World Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival
It takes a village to raise a child, but it took a flick about a pair of zombies taking a road trip to find love to remind local cinephiles that they'd better buy tickets now to the April 28-May 5 Newport Beach Film Festival.That's because Deadheads, aided by fan buzz and a glowing Fangora previe ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
[UPDATED with Mesa Results:] Newport Beach and Costa Mesa Target Drunk Drivers
UPDATE, APRIL 11, 8:39 A.M.: The Costa Mesa Police Department has released the results of its DUI checkpoint at Newport Boulevard and 17th Street Saturday night:2,127 vehicles through the checkpoint; 611 vehicles screened; 9 drivers given field sobriety tests; 6 DUI suspects arrested; 12 driv ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
Let It Snow, Let It Snow . . . In Newport Beach?
Newport Beach residents were rubbing their eyes in disbelief at what they saw on Friday night and Saturday morning. Hail--so much of it that it looked like snow. Though there wasn't enough to call a Snow Day or even make a snow angel, the white stuff falling from the sky stuck to driveways, cars, ... More >>
Food
April 7, 2011
Commonwealth Lounge and Grill Bring Fullerton Flavor
The concept has spearheaded the revival of downtown Fullerton. But will it work in Zooport?
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Print is Dead . . . at Newport Beach Library?
As cities struggle to balance budgets, it's not unusual to see librarians pink slipped, branch hours cut and new book orders slashed. Newport Beach is not only considering permanently closing its Balboa branch, but dumping all its contents as well.
Blogs
March 15, 2011
'I Love Poke' Hawaiian Food Festival and Competition On April 12
I Love MusubiPoke at Bear Flag Fish Company in Newport BeachBad poke can be really, really bad. But good poke, made with freshly caught fish and a careful infusion of seasonings--divine. A staple in Hawaii, poke (pronounced poh-keh) is a refreshing appetizer or side dish most commonly ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Bloody Streets, Neo-Con Jobs and Smog-Eating Tiles Make the Orange County Interwebs Horror Show
Courtesy of Newport Beach Police DepartmentDanae Marie Miller is accused of killing bicyclist.It's our weekly look at things said about or from Orange County on the Interwebs:Pedal Power Outage in Newport Beach An urban bicycling enthusiast sees a disconnect between Newport Beach shutting down th ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
OC Restaurants Offer Special Heart-Healthy Menus in February
Hearts will be everywhere in February, but Hoag Hospital (whose cafeteria we reviewed) and the Newport Beach Restaurant Association want to bring to focus to the beating, blood-pumping variety. In honor of American Heart Month, the health-care provider has partnered with OC restaurants to develop ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2011
Newport Coast Squatters Featured in OC Weekly Get Arrested
The Real Squatters of OC: bustedChristopher and Robin Duncan, the subjects of a November OC Weekly cover story, must have had the shock of their lives today.Newport Beach Police Department detectives slapped handcuffs on the couple and hauled them to jail after the Orange County district attorney ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2010
Melanie Kathleen Astin: Your Gift Is Her Gift
KTLA-TVThe suspected doorstep gift snatcher.For some, the holiday season is a time for giving. For others, it's all about receiving. For 42-year-old Melanie Kathleen Astin, it's about stealing the shit she can't afford from well-to-do folks in Newport Beach.After a series of unexplained package t ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2010
Newport Cutters Offer Dueling Mommy Makeovers
Before or after?Two Newport Beach plastic surgeons offer dueling "Mommy Makeovers."Dr. Semira Bayati of Dr. Bayati Cosmetic Surgery on Birch Street provides a combo package of such procedures as a breast lift, liposuction and tummy tuck to combat "the toll pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearin ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2010
Alert To Minors: Don't Be Out Past Curfew on Nov. 18
Kids, here's some advice. The night of Thursday, Nov. 18 is a very good time to stay indoors. Police departments will conduct what they're calling the "largest-ever Orange County curfew sweeps." Cops in nearly every city--Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Garden Grove, ... More >>
News
November 11, 2010
The Real Squatters of OC
Can you really just show up at a multimillion-dollar Newport Coast home and move in without buying it or paying rent? Apparently, yes
Blogs
November 8, 2010
Bask is Latest Luxury Magazine to hit Coast
Bask magazine launches its inaugural winter 2011 issue with an invitation-only party Nov. 18 at La Bastide Estate in Shady Canyon, Irvine.The Newport Beach-based quarterly seeks to capture "luxury living" in Southern California, from food and fashion to home and travel.You know, just like Coast, ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
3.7 Quake Shakes North OC and Long Beach
I was sprinkling a light dusting of blueberries and Trader Joe's Organic Granny's Apple Granola on top of my bowl of Kashi Heart to Heart Honey Toasted Oat cereal at 9:06 this morning when it sounded as if something was trotting across the attic over the kitchen cabinets.My wife in bed with a col ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2010
Newport Beach Takes Top Spot on Expensive Home List
The housing market has taken a battering around the country, but a new report shows one local city can brag about having the most expensive homes in the country.After surveying regional prices for four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes across the country, Coldwell Banker ranked Newport Beach No. 1 in i ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Stop Panicking: There Are No Bedbugs at Fashion Island Neiman Marcus
Wikimedia CommonsThis year alone, a handful of New York storefronts suffered closures thanks to the invasive pests, but it seems the rumor mill has finally hit close to home: We just heard gossip a few minutes ago that bedbugs have invaded Neiman Marcus' Fashion Island Newport Beach location, cau ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2010
Al Gore, Please Pick Up the Newport Beach Courtesy Phone
Those who come down with the sniffles whenever there are wide temperature fluctuations hopefully stayed out of Southern California the past couple weeks. On Sept. 27, a record was set for the hottest recorded day in 133 years. By Oct. 5, chilly rain blanketed the region. No where had a more radi ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2010
Jack Marshall Shimko, Cancer Survivor Paddles So Others May Live
Perhaps you've seen stand-up paddlers on boards at local harbors and beaches. Jack Marshall Shimko prefers to use his hands to paddle while kneeling or lying prone on his board. In fact, starting tomorrow, he'll use this method to paddle 150 miles, from Santa Barbara to his native Newport Beach. ... More >>
Blogs
August 26, 2010
¡Ask a Comida Critic! A Classy Little Arabia Restaurant?
From a reader a couple of weeks back:I am a LA resident architect guy who plans to come down south with my Palestinian-German girlfriend to have a fine birthday meal with dear old Newport Beach friends in OC this Saturday eve. Inspired by your recent OC Weekly article about Andaluz, we are hopin ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2010
William Robert Wedgeworth Reported to Have Hanged Himself in Newport Beach Jail
We recently told you about the in-custody death of an Orange County Jail inmate.Now, another man has died in a different OC jail.
Blogs
July 29, 2010
Repo Man Advice From Otto: Arm Thyself
Just last night an acquaintance was mentioning how her car, which she had fallen a couple payments behind on, had been secretly towed from Newport Beach to Pasadena, where she can be reunited with it for a cool $2,700.Meanwhile, the Los Angeles City Council is considering a crackdown on so-called ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2010
Locals Get Another Look at Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Tonight
One of the most popular documentaries at April's Newport Beach Film Festival was Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, which is about the late artist and Andy Warhol collaborator who became the first international art star of African-American descent.You can catch Tamra Davis' film in Newport ... More >>
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