You set a certain budget for your house hunt — and you can’t go a penny over it. But what if you want to expand your search a wee bit beyond a specific neighborhood? We decided to play the comparison game by exploring what you can buy for a certain dollar value in various California [...]
Festival of Arts Through Sept. 1 The show features the original artwork by 140 award-winning artists from Orange County. Time/Place: 650 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach Contact: www.foapom.com Pageant of the Masters Through Sept. 1 Ninety minutes of tableaux vivants ("living pictures"), incredibly faithful re-creations of classical and contemporary works of art, with real people [...]
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Vans U.S. Open of Surfing July 28-Aug. 5 In addition to the surf competition, includes skateboarding and BMX bike competitions, movie premieres, vendor exhibitions, demos and art exhibitions. Time/Place: Huntington Beach Pier Contact: www.vansusopenofsurfing.com Laguna Niguel Summer Concerts Through Aug. 10 Bring your family and friends to enjoy a night of music under the stars! [...]
Victor Vasu's Real Estate News Article Selection From the Wall Street Journal 7-3-18 edition The Surprise Factor The U.S. economy is on fire. It's also disappointing. The U.S economy is growing at one of its fastest clips in years, but that’s not enough to meet the inflated expectations of economists. The Citigroup Economic Surprise Index [...]
*** 4th of July Celebrations *** All events take place on July 4 unless otherwise noted. Disneyland 4th of July Fireworks: 9:30pm / Disneyland, www.disneyland.com Costa Mesa: Music of Chicago w/Fireworks 8pm / Pacific Amphitheatre, www.pacificsymphony.org Dana Point: Ocean Institute Fireworks Cruise 7:30-10:30pm / 24200 DP Harbor, www.ocean-institute.org July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza 9pm / Dana [...]
The 9th Annual Lobsterfest at Newport Beach will be celebrated at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina on Sunday, August 6 from 3 to 8 p.m. This annual celebration of summer centers around a fresh Whole Maine Lobster dinner with dancing to live music, opportunity drawings, prizes and fun on the beach for the [...]
Late last year, Tim Goodell, a local award-winning chef---who you may remember from Aubergine, Troquet, Red Pearl Kitchen, 25 Degrees and the Whist at the Viceroy to name just a few---opened Royal Hen, in the former Amelia's location on Balboa Island. There’s no doubt Goodell is a talented chef, and this charming modern pub may [...]
HOT PROPERTY | BRUCE MAKOWSKY'S $250-MILLION SPEC HOUSE The Bel-Air mansion built on speculation stands four stories tall with a bowling alley, an auto lounge, three kitchens and an 85-foot-long swimming pool. Bruce Makowsky / BAM Luxury Development The home was built by owner-developer Bruce Makowsky “on spec,” meaning it was designed and developed without [...]
It’s hard to believe that after 53 years, Original Pizza in Newport Beach is closing on Jan. 31 and becoming a Taco Bell concept. It was a favorite local landmark restaurant since the early '60s. It will be missed. You can say your goodbyes and attend a going away party like no other—complete with an [...]
