Today, Instagram is aglow with the top nine images from the year. So we decided to share our top 10, most-read stories instead.
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Hey, Thanksgiving: You’ve Got Kale
This is crazy. Thanksgiving is in four days. WHERE IS TIME? And does it know how to cook a turkey in the microwave? Anyway, here we are, on Monday morning, steeped in things to do, people to see and the encroaching fear of what to make for Thanksgiving dinner. Well, good thing it’s time for…
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Make Your Market: A Newport Beach Farmers’ Market & West Oceanfront Collab
Hello and top o’ the morning to each and every reader of West Oceanfront Magazine! Today, the very first Monday of November, brings with it not just expected Southern California sunshine but also a warm, slice of good news. If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you’d know an obsession with the Newport Beach Farmers’…
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See You Lager: Newport Beach Brew Co. to Brew No More
After 23 years in business, Newport Beach Brewing Company, known among locals as simply Brew Co., poured its final beer on Nov. 4, 2018. (Also, apologies for the bad pun in this headline but our brains aren’t working right after hearing the unfortunate update.) Brew Co. was a longtime Balboa Peninsula go-to for football games,…
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10 Things to Know about Newport Beach’s Electric Bike Company
Entering the workshop of Electric Bike Company in Newport Beach is like stepping inside a magical Hobbit hole of electric-bike wizardry. From the ceiling, dozens of bike frames hang in perfectly painted glory; all around, machines are buzzing, sparks are quite literally flying, and a team of local experts assembles what Electric Bike Review voted as…
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Halloween Parties in Newport Beach
Halloween is a beautiful time of year. For the shy, the self-conscious or the timid, possibilities are literally endless; you can shed your inhibitions and be anyone you want to be. (Of course, you can do that every other day, too, but it’s 100% socially acceptable on October 31). And for the bold, you can…
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Lido Theater 80th Anniversary Celebration Raises More Than $150,000
You might have read our previous post about Lido Theater’s 80th anniversary celebrations (of course you did, you read all our stories, right?) But now … now! We’ve got a very exciting update: The duel-festivities, which benefited Lupus International raised a combined $150,000 for the non-profit organization.
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Local Entrepreneurs Channel Worldly Style on Balboa Peninsula
If you were passing West Balboa Blvd. a few weekends ago, you’d notice a beach home unlike the others: coastal-cute decorations hung from a small wraparound porch. Bikinis were displayed with due chicness; handmade choker necklaces were sprinkled around the outdoor space. It was a stop-and-check-it-out moment on Balboa Peninsula and the result of two…
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Flashback to the 2018 Vans US Open of Surfing
From the Vans US Open of Surfing press box, the shore at Huntington Beach is a labyrinth of bright umbrellas. To the right, the pier is lined with spectators hunched over the wooden barrier, fixed on the churning water below. Sometimes sheets of water are pitching fast toward the shore. Sometimes it’s flat. (“Lake Huntington”…
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Lido Theater Celebrates 80th Anniversary with Rock ‘n’ Roll and Movie History
If you’ve been wondering how the Lido Theater, Newport Beach’s iconic ode to all things classic film, will celebrate it’s 80th anniversary, wonder no more: Back-to-back events are set to ring in the milestone this August, and they’re both being organized for a fantastic cause.
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