Sara Cardine covers the city of Costa Mesa for the Daily Pilot. She comes from the La Cañada Valley Sun, where she spent six years as the news reporter covering La Cañada Flintridge and recently received a first-place Public Service Journalism award from the California News Publishers Assn. She’s also worked at the Pasadena Weekly, Stockton Record and Lodi-News Sentinel, which instilled in her a love for community news. (714) 966-4627
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The 2022 initiative undid a voter referendum on certain zone changes, promising the public a say in an anticipated citywide rezoning effort. Now, as that process is set to begin, some wonder whether Measure K’s promise will be kept.
Open to all ages and skill levels, a Smart Cycling Class at Balearic Community Center Saturday features an intensive course, on-bike practice and a group ride that can set students on a path to becoming certified cycling instructors.
“Echoes of Conflict: Remembering Vietnam,” which opened Saturday, examines the controversial war through artifacts, immersive experiences and the voices of the men and women who survived it.
Shopoff Realty Investments, which aquired the Magnolia Tank Farm in 2016, said the senior mortgage from Lionheart Strategic Management, LLC will allow the company to refinance its debt and start building this year.
After more than five decades as the timepiece headquarters of a family-owned enterprise since 1969, the shop on Newport Boulevard closes Monday. But the flagship location in Newport Beach will remain open.
After undergoing a screening by the City Council last June, Newport Beach-based Intracorp Homes Monday presented an amended plan for 38 four-story units on the 2.3-acre 16th Street parcel to planning commissioners and was approved.
Piecemakers Country Store was closed Jan. 31 amid bankruptcy proceedings spurred by a $4.5-million ruling for a former member who alleged the fellowship emotionally abused her and failed to pay for 20 years of labor.
Hosted by Newport Beach couple Gary and Julie Crisp, an annual Super Bowl watch party at American Legion Post 291 will offer activities for veterans and active duty Marines sensational enough to rival an NFL win.
A law prohibiting motorists from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks took effect in January 2024, offering a one-year education period before police could begin issuing citations. But in Costa Mesa, that didn’t happen.
The musical play, co-produced by Segerstom Center for the Arts and Belfast-based children’s theater company Cahoots of Northern Ireland, opens in a world premiere Saturday.