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READY TO FLOAT
Rain or shine, the 117th Tournament of Roses Parade is set to kick off at 8 a.m. Monday. Newport Beach joins the parade with a float honoring the city’s 100th anniversary…
SEASONS IN CALIFORNIA’S WINE COUNTRY
No matter when you visit the vineyards of Napa and Sonoma valleys, each season brings its own charms and reveals a landscape tied to the vine’s life cycle…
TOURING THE MIGHTY SAN ANDREAS FAULT
A hundred years ago, the San Francisco quake gave birth to the modern study of earthquakes and led to the discovery of the San Andreas fault. But temblors haven’t simply shaped California’s landscape, they have affected its culture as well…
VISITING IN THE WINTER: PARIS
If you want to experience a different side of Parisian life, forgo visiting in the warm summer months and venture to the City of Lights in the winter. Not only is it less crowded, but you can get hotel and flight packages at a steal, which means more cash to shell out at chic boutiques like Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton…
THE WICKED WEDGE
Steeped in legend and lore, the Wedge, located at the tip of the Balboa Peninsula, has been a bodysurfing mecca since the 1930s. When a Southern Hemisphere storm sends big waves toward the 1,900-foot Newport Harbor jetty in April to October, the infamous sport lures bodysurfers and spectators…
FINE TUNING
The new Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall was designed with an integrated adjustable acoustic system. Acousticians are in the process of experimenting with the various components, including a three-section, sound-reflecting canopy, reverberation chambers and acoustical curtains…
MAKING THE HILLSIDE SAFE
Six months ago this week, a Laguna Beach landslide brought homes in Bluebird Canyon crashing down. Today, the focus is on rebuilding - rushing to stabilize the slope before winter rains and grading sites where homes were razed…
FIREFIGHTING FITNESS
The Orange County Fire Authority put more than 100 firefighters through a stress and hydration drill to understand the physiological effects of the job…