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The Crowd: Viking spirit lives on in Newport
The holiday season still sparkles at Newport's Ritz Restaurant. Stopped in for lunch Tuesday to celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary and found that the Christmas lights were still ablaze as Ritz restaurateur Ray Jacobi greeted the arriving crush,...
Tags: Holidays, Elan Corporation Plc, Malcolm Smith, Restaurants, Arts and Culture
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The Crossing devotes 25 days to giving back
Three years ago Mark Harper was "strung out on heroin" in a Newport Boulevard motel. One day he walked across the street, led, he said, by the Holy Spirit to The Crossing Church, where he received his first Bible. He has been in recovery ever since....
Tags: Holidays, Arts and Culture, Religious Festivals, Heroin
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Boat parade rides wave of success
Protest the protest. That's been the rallying motto as of late for the organizers of the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade amid an organized effort to boycott the 104-year-old tradition. And, by most accounts, it's working. More than 90 boats have...
Tags: Holidays, Arts and Culture, Religious Festivals, Entertainment Events, Frosty the Snowman (fictional character)
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The Harbor Report: Catching up with the klatch
Over the years, I have watched harbor users take their boats out for weekly Thursday afternoon cruises, gather for lunch, or just meet for coffee every day. Back in the '80s, I always wanted to join the guys on the Chris Craft 41 "Wild Turkey"; in the...Tags: Arts and Culture
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Apodaca: Black Friday meets Thanksgiving
This week, we will join together in the spirit of gratitude and hopefulness as we celebrate one of the oldest and most revered American customs. We're going shopping. Yes, folks, it's that time of year again when we descend like crazed hordes on...Tags: Holidays, Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sears, Arts and Culture
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Christmas begins at South Coast Plaza
The rest of the country might be gearing up for Thanksgiving, but at South Coast Plaza, Christmas officially began Thursday evening. The shopping destination hosted its 31st annual tree lighting ceremony at Town Plaza Center with traditional carolers,...
Tags: Holidays, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Santa Claus (fictional character), Entertainment
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Lighting of tree marks Christmas season
Never mind that Thanksgiving is only about a week away. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Fashion Island signaled the beginning of the Christmas season Tuesday evening when its 92-foot white fir tree, which is located in the Neiman Marcus-...
Tags: Holidays, Hot Cocoa, Neiman Marcus, Arts and Culture, Religious Festivals
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Check It Out: Ghosts, vampires, werewolves and zombies
Late October brings many strange creatures to the library, just in time for Halloween. Popular culture is once again infatuated — smitten, even — with dark characters suffering from vampiric curses, terribly monstrous afflictions and other...Tags: Bela Lugosi, Arts and Culture, George Romero, The Walking Dead (tv program), Roddy McDowall
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Commentary: The opinion of a former charter commissioner
Since I was a member of a Costa Mesa city charter commission in 1971, I have followed with great interest the debate about Measure V. Our mission then was to improve the quality of governance for our city. First, I want to commend Mayor Pro Tem Jim...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Arts and Culture, Mountains, Demographics
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Apodaca: Flipping traditional classrooms on their ear
In my previous two columns I wrote about the halting journey toward infusing technology in education, and promising projects underway at some schools. Yet, for all its potential, technology will be wasted without a concurrent overhaul in teaching...Tags: Arts and Culture, Teachers, Salman Khan, Education, Students
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The Crowd: Assistance League debutantes enter Orange County society
The 21st annual Medallion Debutante Ball sponsored by the Assistance League of Newport-Mesa introduced 10 young ladies to Orange County society. The June 30 gala unfolded at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa and was chaired by Kathryn...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Personal Service
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On Faith: The good shepherd of comfort and discomfort
A framed image of Jesus, presented as the Good Shepherd, hung from the wall of my childhood bedroom. He stood in a verdant pasture, staff in hand, lovingly providing for and sheltering the sheep of his flock gathered around him. That picture shaped my...Tags: Arts and Culture, Agriculture, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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