Newport’s Famous Regulars: When Hollywood Had a Bar Tab Here
Newport Beach has had more than its share of famous faces: old Hollywood legends, NBA stars, a pop princess, and even a Shark Tank investor. Some lived here,…
Published Nov 2, 2026
Newport Local Kobe Bryant — The Legend and His Legacy Live On
Kobe Bryant’s name will always be tied to basketball: five NBA championships, an unforgettable work ethic and a generation of fans who grew up watching him play. But…
Published Nov 1, 2026
Chuck Finley: Angels Legend and Newport Local
For Angels fans, Chuck Finley is remembered for the long left-handed delivery, the durability and the hitters who never seemed to get an easy at-bat. For Newport Beach,…
Published Nov 1, 2026
Andrew Doheny: The Newport Surfer Who Followed His Own Line
Andrew Doheny grew up close enough to Newport’s 54th Street break that surfing wasn’t something he had to travel to find. He started young, entered contests as a…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Danny Kwock: The Newport Surfer Who Helped Change Surf’s Look
Danny Kwock arrived in Newport Beach after spending his early years in Hawaii and the San Fernando Valley. By the early 1980s, he was part of the young…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Cordell Miller: A Newport Surfer Who Built Boards for His Home Break
Cordell Miller grew up surfing Newport Beach and began riding waves around age nine. By his teens, he was sponsored by Quiksilver and traveling to surf. But the…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Dennis Rodman’s Newport Beach Years: Parties, Police Calls, an NBA Comeback and Fatherhood
Dennis Rodman’s Newport Beach years were never just about the noise complaints. They overlapped with a second local story: the childhood of his son and daughter, both born…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Meet Gio D’Egidio: A Newport Local Who Made a Business Out of Taking Cover
Some people build businesses around helping customers relax. Gio D’Egidio went with running, ducking, and wondering which friend just shot them in the back. Different business model. Certainly…
Published Oct 27, 2026
Newport Beach’s Elizabeth Lyn Vargas: From Television Personality to Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Community Advocate
An established Newport Beach personality and familiar face from Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas is combining her passion for community, technology, philanthropy, and…
Published Oct 27, 2026
Nate Diaz and the Gang Gang: Stockton Roots, Newport Family
Nate Diaz likes a little beach time before a fight. Ocean air, good company, a chance to relax before ruining somebody else’s evening. Newport supplies the shore. Nate…
Published Oct 25, 2026