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Top Nine of 2018

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 31, 2018January 9, 2019

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Today, Instagram is aglow with the top nine images from the year. So we decided to share our top 10, most-read stories instead.

West Oceanfront Magazine – January 2019 Issue

By: Melissa December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

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I am incredibly excited to share the inaugural issue of West Oceanfront Magazine! It’s 80 pages long, and filled with stories about inspiring people, food, wine, travel, entertainment, entrepreneurship and of course, life in Newport Beach. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it and putting it together. (Also, a…

Celebrate the New Year at The Triangle

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 26, 2018December 26, 2018

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If you’re still seeking New Years’ Eve plans, The Triangle in Costa Mesa offers a bevy of celebratory options. Here’s the rundown:

Photography Exhibit Debuts at John Wayne Airport

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

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If you’re traveling through John Wayne Airport this holiday season, check the walls for an artistic treat. Now through Jan. 16, 2019, the photography of Joel Brown will be on display in the John Wayne Airport Community Focus Space. Brown’s stunning black-and-white images, taken on a medium format camera and an 8×10 large-format wooden camera,…

A Wine Wednesday Chat: Goldschmidt Vineyards

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 19, 2018December 19, 2018

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On Wednesday, we wine. And what better way to celebrate this pre-holiday #WineWednesday than by talking with Nick Goldschmidt? He’s the winemaker at Goldschmidt Vineyards, a winery in the rolling hillside of Northern California, and is here to answer all my questions about wine, world travels, winemaking and wine. Wait, did I mention that last one already?…

A Toast to French Toast

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

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Today I want to talk eggs. Why? Because there are eggs that are eggs and then there are eggs that are EGGS. The ones sold by Divine Harvest Family Farms at the Newport Beach Farmers’ Market on Sundays are undeniably the latter. They’re EGGS. Delicate rounds of gooey goodness, sent into the world from the…

2018 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade: A Guide to Festive Fun

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 15, 2018December 20, 2018

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The 110th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade and Ring of Lights is almost HERE! The holiday spectacle of the season kicks off Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. with a special fireworks display by Newport Pier at 6:15 p.m. Then, for five straight days from 6:30 p.m. to 9 (ish) p.m., watch yachts, boats, kayaks and…

Friday Fiction: Night Flight of the Sheep

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 14, 2018December 14, 2018

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“ … and, should the symptoms of sleeplessness persist, a patient may attempt any number of psychologically soothing exercises … lulling the mind to a more restful state of being … the most popular and effective of these called ‘counting sheep,’ wherein the patient, with eyes closed, begins enumerating sheep as if the beasts were…

The Crab Cooker to Reopen Fall 2019

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 14, 2018April 27, 2019

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For decades, the Crab CToker was like everyone’s favorite neighbor. If it could toss you a newspaper and wish you a good morning, it probably would. Its cherry-red edifice was an institution, a 1930s-era symbol etched out of comfort food and fresh crab. Now, as a casual drive down West Balboa Blvd. would prove, the…

Holiday Shopping with West Oceanfront

Here’s the deal. We’re not going to sit here, typing away at our computer and try to convince you to shop our shop. Why? Because that would be lame. Instead, we’ll list four fun things that will absolutely, irrevocably happen if you DO shop our shop, hence convincing you in a roundabout way that yes,…