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Photographer meets face to face with a shark at the Newport Beach Pier
February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There’s no doubt that sharks are swimming around out there, but we just don’t seem to hear about encounters with these beasts very often. Just a little more than a month ago Newport Beach photographer Dale Kobetich met face to face with a sizeable mako shark next to the Newport Beach Pier and lived to tell [...]
Lifeguards helping out fundraiser for Haiti
February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Newport Beach Firefighters and Lifeguards will be joining together for a fundraiser to help the Haitian Relief Effort. The event will take place at Ruby’s Diner on the Balboa Pier from 4 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 24. Firefighters and Lifeguards will be assisting the restaurant’s servers by taking orders and serving customers. Ruby’s Diner [...]
Haunted Mansion candles go to market
February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
If you’ve visited Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion and wanted some of those flickering candles in your home, you’re in luck. Candella LLC in Newport Beach has bought the worldwide rights from Disney to develop and sell those rechargeable, false flames. Disney couldn’t have open flames flickering continually in the parlor, so Imagineer Gary Schnuckle created these [...]
Saying goodbye to two Blackies locals
February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Two well-known surfers who could be found on any given day on the sands of Newport Beach passed away in recent days. Mike Marshall, longtime member of the Blackies Surf Club and shaper for Harbour Surfboards, passed away on Feb. 6 in his Costa Mesa home. He was 67. Marshall was among the 100 founding [...]
Newport surfer who died in big waves remembered
February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Greg Gladstone loved to be outdoors, especially in the ocean, where he felt most at home. It wasn’t atypical that dolphins to swim near him, one time nearly knocking him off his board. “He just felt at home there,” said his wife, Alex, wiping tears from her eyes. The 38-year-old Newport surfer who was found [...]
Video: Ducks strut their stuff at Fashion Show
February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Ducks held their Lady Ducks Fashion Show in Newport Beach on Friday. Spoiler alert: Coach Randy Carlyle dresses down Corey Perry and Saku Koivu pulls off the man purse. But most important is that the Ducks raised money to benefit Children’s Hospital of Orange County in this report by Tanya Lyon. Eight of the Ducks’ nine Olympians were [...]
Eat pizza, give back to kids
February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
My favorite beach pizza joint, Original Pizza in Newport Beach, is hosting a fund-raiser to raise money for the non-profit Giving it Back to Kids, which helps poor regions in Vietnam. If you’re a surfer and looking for some grub after a Newport session, come grab a slice or whole pizza. The event will be held [...]
Paddle Out for Gregory Gladstone in Newport this Saturday
February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A Memorial Paddle Out is being held for longtime Newport Beach local Gregory Gladstone this Saturday at the Newport Beach Pier. Everyone is invited to the paddle out at 10 a.m and then at 2 p.m there will be a potluck celebration at the grass park next to the American Legion Post #291 located at 215 East 15th [...]
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