News

A collection of news briefs and calendar items from around the coastal Orange County cities of Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa and Newport Bech.

The motel at 2205 Harbor Blvd. has sat vacant since 2022. But all that could change if the Costa Mesa Planning Commission Monday OKs a plan to develop the site into leasable single-occupancy units.

City staff and community members planted a California sycamore tree at Aliso Beach Park on Thursday in Laguna Beach’s eighth annual Arbor Day celebration.

Alexander Shelley, who will become the orchestra’s artistic and music director in 2026-27, conducts three shows next week.

Amanda Walcott was a Newport Harbor High cheerleader in 2023 when she got a concussion that forced her to miss months of school, but also led her to create her own swimwear line, Beachside Bikinis.

The Orange County Makapo Aquatics Project has welcomed athletes into the sport of outrigger paddling and pushing for their inclusion in sanctioned competitions since 2006.

The PeriGen artificial intelligence technology, funded by the philanthropic group in 2023, has been successful since the hospital launched it last summer.

Estancia High this weekend stages “Little Shop of Horrors,” the last production of the school year before a $42-million arts complex opens on the Costa Mesa campus this fall.

Adam Neeley, a jewelry designer and goldsmith, was named the Artist of the Year at the Art Star Awards on Wednesday at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach.

Irvine’s newest council member prevailed in a special election framed by an early lawsuit and big spending in favor of her opponent.

High school students visit BJ’s headquarters in Huntington Beach as part of the California Restaurant Foundation’s ‘Experience Hospitality Week.’

The Daily Pilot’s e-newspaper includes Thursday’s coverage of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley and other parts of Orange County.