Tonight is the last “big night” to see the Perseid Meteor Showers. August 9-13 are the peak nights to watch the Perseid meteor shower (but tonight is really “the big night”!).  The moon will come out at 6:08pm and will set at 4:24am, so it will cause some light pollution, but our prospects for clear weather are good, so we …

Sunday, August 11th is the the day the world-famous Hi Time Wine Cellar Chili Cookoff is happens, from noon until 5pm! The 13th annual celebration goes to benefit the Boys and Girls Club in the harbor area.  Last year, the event raised over $25,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of Central Orange County!  Hopes are this year will even surpass that! Admission is …

As if last year’s election wasn’t a wake-up call for Republicans that Democrats are no longer sleeping on the job, today, the number of registered voters in “The Great Red County” has– for the first time since the Nixon Era– flipped. It is a common statement that the biggest partisan-donor ZIP code in the US is “92660”– and they almost …

Last Friday (when I was in a family reunion in Boston!) the Helmsman Ale House officially opened. They had been doing some soft openings prior to the official opening of the doors in order to iron out any kinks– even though the event I was invited to about 2 weeks ago seemed flawless to me. Their food is fantastic.  Those …

Recently, Newport’s bike theft has seemingly been on the rise.  We’ve issued a Public Document Request Act submission to confirm the numbers, and we are still awaiting the results.  However, it’s worth reminding everyone to always lock your bikes up with something more than a standard coil lock. A few years ago, my coil lock rusted out.  I used a …

Police are once again revving up the PR battle against drinking tonight, just as they did back in 2015 when Diane Dixon attempted to shut down all bars at 11pm when she was mayor the first time.  On her second-run as mayor, they are sending them out again (to be fair, the police did spurts of this in-between, but not nearly …

As 3Thirty3 leaves us, we do get to celebrate the opening of a new restaurant in the same location.  The Tavern House has officially opened, starting today at 5pm with weekday happy hours from 5pm to 6pm, and weekend brunch from 10am to 3pm.  Surely to be a success, you can call for reservations at 949.673.8464 for sure-seats or a larger …

On July 9th, the Curl Fitness in the Lido Village area closed “for remodel” without notice to customers.  What they didn’t say, though, is that they weren’t actually remodeling.  They were closing their doors for good. In fact, this seems to have been their plan all along, as the company running the facility dissolved three weeks prior, on June 17th, …

First, we hope that the more controversial issues surrounding horse racing are resolved quickly. But second: Opening Day in Del Mar kicks off Wednesday at 11:30am for it’s 80th summer season, and along with it, it brings a 10-race program! It’s a long haul in both directions, and while some people choose to drive, the most popular (and fun!) method …

It seems the sad story has come to an end, as the OC Coroner has identified the body located Tuesday as the body of a young man on vacation with his family, who went missing while snorkeling in the ocean on his 18th birthday. The body was officially located about 300 yards offshore, and was that of Christopher Nguyen, 18 years …