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Vivian Rose, 2, and her mom Sally Tapia, meet Sultan Kosen aboard  Dana Wharf Whale Watching vessel, Dana Pride. Photo by Roxann Pope Looking Up
World’s tallest man Sultan Kosen has a brighter smile thanks to local dentist You have to crane your neck to see it, but the smile of the world’s tallest man is a little brighter, thanks to the ...
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A tall ship participates in the mock cannon battle at last year’s festival. Photo by Andrea Swayne Toshiba Tall Ships Festival Set for September 10-12
The Ocean Institute will present its 26th annual Toshiba Tall Ships Festival the weekend of September 10 through 12. Festival hours will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday...
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Maggie Cox at her home in Monarch Beach. Photo by Jamal Al-Sarraf Dana Point’s Newest Centenarian
Humanity overcame a great deal of obstacles in the past 100 years—invented flight, survived two world wars and even landed a man on the moon. Not many people lived long enough to tell the tale of ...
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Katherine, Nuria, Holly and Johanna ready for a full day at Disneyland. The “sisters” have learned a lot from each other. Photo: Roxann Pope International Faire at the Pope Casa
So, we simply can’t afford an extended summer vacation—no Europe, Mediterranean, Greek or otherwise exotic getaway for the Pope family this year. Since Webster’s new word “staycation” has embedded...
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Above: (L to R) Ian, Josh, Cristian, Kaden and Sage. Photos by Monique Berry
Learning: Hook, Line and Sinker
Dana Wharf’s Kids Summer Fishing Camp serves up fun for young anglers Dana Wharf Sportfishing’s second annual Kids Summer Fishing Camp casted off July 12 through July 16. As the Kids Club Coordi...
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Photo: Sarah Guidas June Gloom Stretches into Gray Sky July
It’s a tongue-in-cheek phrase that communicates the irony of what outsiders think Southern California is like, contrasted to what locals know to be reality. With overcast skies and record-breaking...
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The Dana Point Historical Society presents a plaque commemorating the reconstruction of the gate into Doheny State Park. (L to R) Cubby Rayfield the artist who drew the picture of the old archway for the plaque, Director of Public Works and Engineering Brad Fowler, Mayor Steven Weinberg, Historical Society President Carlos N. Olvera and Project Team Leader Rodney Howorth. Courtesy photo Progress and Preservation
Dana Point Historical Society presents the city with a plaque to commemorate the new arch gateway to Doheny State Park and honor the preservation of the old arch At the July 26 City Council meet...
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Feathered fisherman: Dependent on clear water and shiny fish, along with their seven-foot wingspans and foot-long bills, California brown pelicans find Dana Point Harbor a favorite summer setting for their acrobatic specialty—plunge diving. Photo by Doris I. Walker, Images of America: Dana Point. Brown Pelicans Survive the Ups and Downs of Breaking Bad News
I once had the honor of serving as tour guide for a group of foreign agents­—travel agents, that is, who were checking out Orange County attractions. From the deck of a Dana Wharf Sportfishing boa...
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The lead performers IN SOCSA’s production of Once On This Island include (top row L to R) Emily Horton, Marisa Shimano, Alex Sloan, Ramzi Jneid and (bottom row L to R) Tyler Hartung, Savannah Barker, Samantha Kelley, Geoff Kaufman and Julie Wickstrom. Photo by Alan Wickstrom Summer Theatre
The award-winning, talented cast of South Orange County School of the Arts’ Summer Musical Theater Camp will present Once On This Island, a captivatingly romantic musical on July 21, 22, 23 and 24...
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4th of July in Dana Point. Photo by Gibby/zone57.com Hello Shutterbugs
The July 4 fireworks show in Dana Point is a big deal. The city even refers to it as an “Extravaganza!” No matter what we call it, not many would disagree that it is one of the favorite events of ...
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