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Newport Beach Seeks Public’s Help Choosing Public Art

Newport Beach is seeking the public’s opinion choosing the newest artworks to display at Civic Center Park. As part of the Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, the city’s Civic Center Park has 20 existing sculptures, 10 of which are replaced every spring. Officials are asking the public to help choose which pieces should be displayed next spring….


Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Daughters Orphaned in DUI Crash in Newport Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—The family of three young sisters injured in a Newport Beach collision that killed their parents are suing the 22-year-old alleged drunken driver facing murder and other charges stemming from the crash, an attorney representing the victims said Dec. 28. The lawsuit, which was filed Christmas Eve in Orange County Superior Court,…


Private Jet Service Wins TRO to Keep Doing Business at John Wayne Airport

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on Dec. 23 blocking Orange County from denying a permit for a private jet service from operating on the corporate jet side of John Wayne Airport. It could be a short-lived victory, however; the lease expires at year’s end, and it is unlikely to…


Orange County Shopping Malls Appear Subdued Days Before Christmas

Stay-at-home orders and hard economic times gave some Orange County, California, shoppers a reprieve from the usual mall frenzy just days before Christmas. The scene at three local malls—South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Fashion Island in Newport Beach, and the Irvine Spectrum Center—appeared to reveal a more restrained approach to in-person perusing as the…


Orange County Malls Quiet Days Before Christmas

Stay-at-home orders and hard economic times gave some Orange County, California, shoppers a reprieve from the usual mall frenzy just days before Christmas. The scene at three local malls—South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Fashion Island in Newport Beach, and the Irvine Spectrum Center—appeared to reveal a more restrained approach to in-person perusing as the…