January is typically the slowest month for home sales. This year, sales statewide in the first month were the slowest of any month since April 2008. Has the real estate market cooled in California? Yes, since price gains have slowed. On the level There might be some good news for Californians stretching to buy a [...]
California sun sends shimmers of light across the choppy waves as I depart Long Beach and head out to sea aboard the high-speed ferry Catalina Express. My destination: a 76-square-mile fortress of rock that’s marooned 23 miles off the coast of Los Angeles. Catalina is one of eight of the Channel Islands, and it’s the [...]
Dana Point Chamber Awards and Installation Dinner Feb. 1 Join the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce as we honor our outgoing chair, Jay Styles, and welcome our incoming chair, Michael Fox, at the 2019 Annual Awards and Installation Dinner. We will also be inducting our 2019 Board of Directors and presenting the business awards in [...]
Enter for a chance to win one of these fabulous prizes in our Modernism Week giveaway: GRAND PRIZE Three-day package of events for you and a guest | February 16-18 Tickets to the most popular interior and exterior tours, admission to the Red Carpet Gala at the Christopher Kennedy Compound and a two-night stay at [...]
Sawdust Art Festival Winter Fantasy Through Dec. 16 Experience unique artwork by 180 artists, live holiday entertainment, great outdoor cafes, art classes and demonstrations, petting zoo, Santa and much more! Time/Place: 10am-7pm / 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach Contact: 949-494-3030 / www.sawdustartfestival.org Santas Workshop Nov. 28-Dec. 19 Along with Mrs. Claus and [...]
We excitedly look forward to another favorite time in Newport Harbor and we invite you to save December 19-23 on your calendar for The 110th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Coordinated by the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Committee, which is guided by the leadership of The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of [...]
There is a distinct chill in the air. The 2018 real estate market is going to go down as the year that the 6-year, extremely hot run in housing came to an end and downshifted considerably. Taking a closer look at the active listing inventory, every single price range has considerably more homes on the [...]
Knott’s Scary Farm Sept. 20-Oct. 31 The fully transformed theme park features uniquely haunted mazes and attractions, sinister shows and more than 1,000 horrifying creatures lurking in the fog and hiding in every corner. Time/Place: See website for schedule. / 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park Contact: 714-220-5200 / www.knotts.com Octoberfest Orange County Sept. 29-Oct. 21 [...]
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 [...]
