CORONA DEL MAR TODAY

Ghosts at Five Crowns Make Their Presence Felt at Side Door

The ghosts who like to hang out at Five Crowns restaurant have had a fairly busy year, rustling table cloths, knocking on walls and introducing themselves to the staff at the SideDoor gastropub that opened late last year.
“The new employees all have been given a little welcome,” said Rose Stone, manager of Five Crowns. “They [...]

CdM Today’s Top Stories This Week

1. Two deadlocked votes by the Newport Beach City Council put the kibosh on renaming a park after Ronald Reagan in order to honor his 100th birthday, but Mayor Keith Curry vows to try again; read our story here.
2. Two people were injured when a balcony collapsed late last Saturday night on Goldenrod Avenue. The [...]

Cycling Safety

Boston Bikes’ Nicole Freedman
By Frank Peters
“We started last and late, so one thing we’ve done is study everyone’s best practices; talk to everyone,” says Boston Bikes’ Director Nicole Freedman.
What challenges did she face? “Every city has its advantages,” she counters; for example, Frederick Law Olmstead, who lived in Boston after his New York career, designed [...]

CdM This Weekend: Five Great Things For Your To-Do List

1. Roger’s Gardens is holding its annual Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday, and the public is welcome to join the fun. If you think your pumpkin decorating skills are worthy, bring your entry in by 4 p.m. for a chance to win a Roger’s Gardens gift certificate. There are four categories — carved, decorated, painted [...]

Harbor View Elementary Holds Annual Halloween Parade

Strange Cloud Plumes This A.M. — Anyone Know What Caused Them?

October Sunrise in Corona del Mar

Library Literacy Group Receives $7,500 Grant

A literacy group that currently is helping 130 local adults learn to read has been awarded a $7,500 grant, library officials said.
The State Street Foundation awarded the grant to Newport/Mesa Pro Literacy to help the organization’s adult literacy efforts that help learners improve basic English reading, writing and communication skills.
Newport/Mesa Pro Literacy is located at [...]

From the Police Log: Two Grand Thefts From Vehicles

Newport Beach police officers took reports of two grand thefts from vehicles this week on Corona del Mar, reports state.
One theft occurred sometime between 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 8:15 a.m. Monday in the 300 block of Orchid Avenue. The loss was $7,025.
The second theft occurred sometime between 12:08 and 7:15 a.m. Monday in the 300 [...]

CdM Spanish Students Prepare For Day of the Dead

With just a few days before Día de los Muertos, Spanish students are spending today turning a Corona del Mar High School classroom into a veritable sugar skull factory.
“You take the sugar mixture,” said Ethan Wu, a first-year Spanish student, as he swept sugar into a pile on his desk.
“You pack it in tight,” [...]