Photo: Residents of the Balboa Peninsula looking at the police standoff. By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, The Local News I was taking a leisurely walk near the Newport Pier, when I spotted a Huntington Beach Police Helicopter circling around and around over Balboa Boulevard, Feb. 1st. I wondered what was going on. Residents and tourists also [...]
Huntington Beach City Council meets tonight to officially close the city’s Redevelopment Agency. Today is the last day to say goodbye to Huntington Beach’s Redevelopment Agency (RDA). Though the City was ahead of the curve in preparing for an eventual shutdown of its operations, Huntington Beach recently joined 6 other cities in a lawsuit to [...]
Brenda Zubieta stands in front of her Zubies Dry Dock Restaurant By Chris MacDonald, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist Known for it’s nautical atmosphere and great food, Zubies Dry Dock in Huntington Beach recently celebrated it’s 20th Anniversary. More than 1,000 people ate at the memorable event where prices were rolled back to what they [...]
Pictured is a banner at Bolsa Landmark residential neighborhood in Huntington Beach. If you’ve driven around Huntington Beach, Calif. lately and have begun looking for cell tower sites, it is alarming. The towers are in parks, next to the back yards of homes near Garfield and Magnolia in Langenbeck Park; Villa Pacific townhomes are right [...]
By: Writer/Photographer: Chris MacDonald, The Local News Columnist More than 700 people, including 36th District of California Congresswoman Janice Hahn, and Los Angeles Fourth District Council Member Tom LaBonge, ran into the 57 degree water at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro to celebrate the New Year. Hundreds of spectators cheered and waved at the annual [...]
Sean Collins, founder of Surfline (and surfline.com) passed away from a heart attack the day after Christmas, Dec. 26, 2011, while playing tennis in Newport Beach. He’s shown in the photo speaking to the audience when he received his hand and footprints on the the HSS Surfers Hall of Fame around 2008. Collins was known [...]
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, The Local News Columnist There’s a new mural on the side of the Post Office, showing the beauty of Sunset Beach, the first beach Artist Katy Brack went to when she arrived in California from England years ago. Katy was selected as the best applicant in a recent contest, sponsored by [...]
By: Chris MacDonald, Local News Reporter I was at Peter’s Landing Farmer’s Market on Saturday, November 26, when I heard a loud boom. A couple minutes later I saw the smoke rising into the sky and then people started running to the dock to see what was going on. We saw the fire, a Huntington [...]
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist I had a great start to my Thanksgiving Day by joining the Bonillas Family at their HB home, where KTLA TV broadcast live on the Morning News their Thanksgiving meal preparations. Award-winning reporter Eric Spillman interviewed Rob and Stephanie Bonillas, their two children, Hailey and Jacob, [...]
It’s raining, it’s pouring in Surf City and you’re advised to stay out of the water for 24 hours, you surfers out there! Maybe you’ve had your Hep shots and feel immune, but just kick back and eat some food till the pollution, bacteria and nasty stuff has a chance to settle down a day [...]
In addition to the Free Thanksgiving Dinner being served to the public at Tumbleweeds Bar & Saloon on Beach & Atlanta, another restaurant owner is serving free food to one special group, veterans. Beach Pit BBQ (301 Main St., Huntington Beach, CA) founder Tim DeCinces, is providing the food for Veterans First to serve a [...]
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer, HB Ambassador, The Local News Columnist The Historic Newland House, the oldest home in Huntington Beach (built in 1898), recently held a Halloween Haunt/Candlelight Tour, which attracted more than 100 people. Huntington Beach Historical Society Members Darrell Rivers and Kate Rasmussen explained the unique home’s haunted facts during candlelit tours. The [...]
Written/Photographed By: Chris MacDonald The Local News Columnist The Belmont Shore Business Association recently sponsored an Art Walk and Justin Rudd’s Community Action Team put on a 24-Hour Photo Contest and a Chalk Art Contest. Hundreds of participants and spectators enjoyed these fun activities. Thanks to everyone for giving us such interesting, positive events [...]
By C. MacDonald Not yet a year old, Fiore Boutique is already a Huntington BeachTreasure. From its handpainted concrete floors and stylish dresses to cute high heels and foldable shoes, everything you see in this visual paradise is full of “Wow!” “Fashion should be fun,” said co-owner Dana Weaver, who herself looks like a model. [...]
By Chris MacDonald, HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist Thousands of people attended the 45th Annual Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic Church Fall Festival in South Huntington Beach recently. Held in conjuction with the Feast of Saint Francis, the popular event featured many thrilling Carnival Rides and fantastic music by groups such as the famous Irish [...]
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