CdMRA Board Meetings To Change Locations
The Corona del Mar Residents Association will move its monthly board meeting to the OASIS Senior Center in September — a move that could become permanent if board members approve the change.
The meetings have been held at the Newport Beach Country Club since the CdMRA formed in 1987. But the country club could be undergoing [...]
Author Lisa See To Speak At Central Library
Novelist Lisa See will speak at the Central Library on Sept. 13 as part of the Newport Beach Library Foundation’s Library Live program.
See will discuss her newest book, “Dreams of Joy,” which is a continuation of her earlier novel, ” Shanghai Girls,” and tells the story of a woman “fleeing to China to search [...]
CdM Today Reader Comment of the Week
Our reader comment of the week came from Junelee, who responded to a story about the Business Improvement District board member’s dissatisfaction with their newly planted tree wells.
“No fake grass! No matter what the Starbucks customers say,” Junelee wrote. The B.I.D. group had considered artificial turf in the wells and had samples installed in [...]
CdM Today’s Top Stories This Week
1. A beautification plan to improve Corona del Mar’s tree wells has not gone as planned — much to the organizers’ chagrin; read our story here.
2. Wayfinding signs have been installed in Corona del Mar; read our story here.
3. Corona del Mar High School and Middle School registration this week went more smoothly this year [...]
Cycling Safety
Visit Your Mother
By Frank Peters
There’s so much you can do on your bike:
* Go for coffee
* Buy groceries
* Ride to school
* Commute to work
* Visit your mother
It was my best offer — I would join my sister who was visiting from Portland and go see my mother in San Diego.
It was my birthday and I [...]
CdM This Weekend: Five Great Things For Your To-Do List
1. Party All the Time is holding its first-ever Halloween Boo-tique with a grand opening scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the shop at 2747 East Coast Highway. The event features treats including Champagne and “mystery punch” and is hosted by Madam Zelda, a mysterious ghost who has taken up residence and “adorned [...]
City Readies Begonia Park for Two New Benches
Crews have created “bench pads” for two donated benches that will be installed in Begonia Park next month.
The Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission approved the donation of the new benches at its August meeting. The benches will honor Patricia Lord Mahan and Dave Dickson. The commissioners agreed that no new bench donations will [...]
B.I.D. Board Unhappy With Tree Well Plantings
A month after 150 Corona del Mar village tree wells were planted as part of a beautification project, local leaders are fuming because so many of the plants have been stolen or have died.
“People are pulling them out because the plants are dead,” said Linda Leonhard, president of the Corona del Mar Chamber of [...]
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