Newport Beach locals know Noah Blom as a City Council Member and former Mayor, but he’s also the owner of Arc Restaurant and Arc Pizza House at SOCO and the OC Mix. And then there’s Moulin Restaurant, owned by longtime Newport Beach resident Laurent Vrignaud. His flagship restaurant is in...

Calling all plant and flower enthusiasts!  Sherman Library & Gardens will host plant and flower shows in September and October.  All shows are free with garden admission. Begonia Show & Sale: September 21 & 22 The Southern California Begonia Society will present a spectacular judged plant show and sale at...

Story and Photos by Richard Simon It had been 57 years since I had first muddied my boots in the muck and tangles of the Amazon jungle, north of the river-locked city of Iquitos, Peru. Time to revisit. The heat and humidity still press down. The ebbs and floods of the Amazon...

Join local writer Ellen Bell at Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar as she shares the wellness benefits of Positive Journaling and the simple ways you can cultivate your own personal writing practice. This five-week course that starts on Wednesday, July 31 will focus on fostering emotions such...

Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar is offering visitors the opportunity to learn about bonsai and fuchsia plants and event take one home at the Bonsai and Fuchsia Show and Sale June 1 and 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. In collaboration with the Orange County Fuchsia...

Sherman Library & Gardens is hosting the California Native Plant Expo on Sunday, April 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find out about the incredible range of plants that naturally thrive in our beautiful SoCal landscape. Preserving native plants helps protect the biodiversity of California and supports native wildlife. The...

VEA Newport Beach has become known as a luxe resort and spa destination that overlooks the Newport Beach Country Club and coastline beyond, but the resort also offers health and wellness activities that are open to resort guests and the public. Here’s a sample: Saturday, 4/13: Boxhaus x VEA Newport Beach Join...

When it comes to wine, Italy and France always get the focus, but after visiting the Chateau Nico Lazaridis winery in northern Greece, I think there may be another contender in the Mediterranean region. Greece has not traditionally been known as a “wine production country,” but considering it is still...

Sherman Library & Gardens is hosting an evening lecture with Nelson Coates, top production designer for cinema and television, on Tuesday, April 165 at 7 p.m. Find out what's involved in creating the set design for TV shows such as The Morning Show, the feature film adaptation of Kevin Kwan's...

A wristwatch on average weighs two ounces. Oceania Cruise Lines’ “Regatta” weighs 30,277 tons. Although an extreme David-and-Goliath comparison, they both have something in common: Should any of their “parts” fail to perform seamlessly, each could find itself literally dead in the water. While the watch tells time, a cruise...