The 4th of July Parade is almost here. Be sure to check out the schedule of events for Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4, 2011. Official information can be found on hb4thofuly.org. FAQs When does stake out begin? Stake out for the parade begins on Sunday, July 3, after 7 a.m. Any street closures? [...]
Written/Photographed: By Chris MacDonald, The Local News Columnist Have you ever been to Long Beach’s Marine Stadium? It is cool. This is area is located in Long Beach from the Second Street Bridge bordering Appian Way/Paoli Way and Eliot Street.There is a boat house where rowing students learn to row. There is also a Lifeguard [...]
Before the Orange County Market Place closes for the annual Orange County Fair, the weekend swap meet at the O.C. Fair & Event Center, it will offer a free concert over the 4th of July weekend and present its 3rd Annual Woodstock Tribute Weekend, July 9 and 10. All events are free with a canned [...]
By Chris MacDonald HB Ambassador, The Local News Columnist The woman who lead the successful team effort to bring the migrating Monarch Butterflies back to HB’s Gibbs Butterfly Park is asking for donations for an educational tile project that shows the process they go through from caterpillars to winging it. Leslie Gilson, Volunteer Restoration Coordinator [...]
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist Forty-Three Banners to Honor Huntington Beach Hometown Heroes in the Military are being placed on Main Street from Beach Blvd. to 6th Street as well as Beach Blvd. from PCH to Adams Ave. The banners will be on lightpoles as part of a joint collaboration between [...]
Who can believe a tiny turtle made of seashells that wears a pair of spectacles over its “bug eyes” and dons a straw beach hat, would be such a rage? But it happens to be the number one seller tourists purchase and keep, or give as gifts. The price is cheap, the entertainment value is [...]
Congratulations Huntington Beach Youth Shelter By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist More than 100 people attended The 5th Anniversary Reception and Open House of Community Service Programs’ Huntington Beach Youth Shelter in Central Park recently where they saw a large mound of coins that had been collected by businesses, schools, community groups [...]
A local news report with reps from the Red Bucket Equine Rescue appeared on Los Angeles TV, showcasing the plight of rescued horses, many of them saved from starvation and eventual death. According to the report, the horses must move from their current location in Central Park Equestrian Center. It costs around $400,000 to feed [...]
From Disney Classics to Opera to patriotic tunes, there’s a special event dedicated to dads on Father’s Day June 19, 2011. The Huntington Beach Symphony Orchestra is hosting an old-fashioned sing along at Huntington Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $25, 15 senior or student, free under 12. Call for tickets: call 714-274-5524.
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist KTLA Channel 5 Morning News Reporter Allie MacKay recently came to The Cake Box in Huntington Beach at 6054 Warner Ave. to interview Master Pastry Chef Paul Gauweiler and “Wire-A-Cake’s” Debora Tsakoumakis, who takes orders and mails the cakes to our troops in Afghanistan and all [...]
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