The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro is hosting their annual Meet the Grunion nights starting in March and running through mid-July. Programming in the aquarium begins at 9 p.m., allowing you to walk around the exhibits at night with a hot drink, watch a short documentary on the grunion’s beaching ritual, get briefed, and …
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a local history post, so I thought it was high time I did so. I always enjoy looking back at the past–it’s amazing how much the Newport Beach area (including Balboa and Corona del Mar and Orange County in general) has changed since the early 1900′s…and yet how some …
Five restaurants submitted applications for the Big Corona State Beach concessions business, and city officials say they are hopeful that one of them will be selected this week. The five applications were from Babe’s Cafe, Beach Snack Bar, The Porthole, Rooster Cafe and Zack’s Beach Concessions and Catering. Four of the five proposers interviewed with …
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The future of Newport Beach’s 60 beach fire rings once again will come up for discussion at a Feb. 7 meeting of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission. No agenda has been posted for the meeting and is expected to be available on Friday. But a public notice mailed to residents who live near the …
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