Susan Hoffman
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Activists rally outside Starbucks CEO’s Newport Beach office over ‘greenwashing’ claims (opens the original)
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Local environmentalists and labor activists gathered Thursday morning outside the Newport Beach offices of Starbucks chief executive Brian Niccol, calling upon the coffee giant to stop making misleading claims about recycling plastic cups, to make a commitment to reduce its use of plastic and to support its workers. Although barricades were in place to keep the group from entering the 13th floor of the 660 Newport Center building — therefore preventing the delivery of the petition containing 14,
A towering tradition: Locals build elaborate creations at the 64th annual Corona del Mar contest (opens the original)
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The 64th annual Corona del Mar Sandcastle Contest was a flurry of activity by 10 a.m. Sunday as 16 teams got to work on the business of sandcastle building to be completed by 2 p.m. Armed with buckets, shovels, gardening tools and household implements along with decorative natural beach materials like shells, seaweed and even a carcass, each team of eight spread out inside their designated building plots on the sand. A group of seventh grade students from Sycamore Creek Community Charter School
Newport Beach awash in pink as the Komen O.C. walk draws 10,000 participants (opens the original)
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About 10,000 walkers made their way around the 1.5-mile perimeter of Newport Beach’s Fashion Island Sunday morning to bring awareness to breast cancer while raising funds to help find cures for it. “We’re here for Nicole Honore, we’re her “breasties” cousins,” shouted Jessica Wilbert, Valerie Honore and Theresa Honore, all residents of Watts who traveled to take part in the annual Komen Orange County More than Pink Walk. ”She was diagnosed with breast cancer and she’s a survivor!” Westminster re
'Bunns Rabbit' author Alan Barillaro kicks off Newport Library's new series (opens the original)
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About 100 youngsters and their parents were drawn in by the Academy Award-winning animator, author and illustrator Alan Barillaro during his colorful presentation of his “Bunns Rabbit” book series Saturday at Witte Hall at the Newport Beach Central Library campus. “My career in animation led me to children’s books,” Barillaro said, as he walked the audience through his experiences for the next hour. Barillaro was the first speaker in the library’s Creative Pages series, a new children’s literary
Removal of teddy bear display doesn’t deter Ukraine supporters in Newport Beach (opens the original)
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What was intended to be a powerful public installation Monday in Newport Beach featuring 20,000 teddy bears representing Ukrainian children abducted and deported by Russian forces had to be removed to avoid a municipal code violation. The display lining MacArthur Boulevard was nearing completion at around 1 p.m. Monday when Newport Beach police officers showed up after receiving a complaint call. The officers were there to make sure the installation was in compliance with city ordinances, accord
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