Land Surfing

Hear that? That dull roar, like the sound from inside a shell? That might be the Orange County coastline calling you — 42 miles of beach and beach towns, give or take, from San Clemente to Seal Beach. Follow the advice here, and this coastline...

The legendary surf shop, the Frog House, is one step closer to salvation. The Newport Beach shop's owner and other nearby property owners have applied to change the city's Coastal Land Use Plan so they can remain at their Upper West Newport locations....

“The project would damage various types and species of flora and fauna, several of which are endangered,” Judge Goldsmith wrote in the order. “Birds in the area, some of which are endangered, would be deprived of food sources found in...

The roar of the rapids is somehow just as loud underneath the water. As I pop to the surface I see flashes of red helmet and lifejacket all around me and feel a shocking bump and scrape of rock as the current pushes me back toward the now-empty raft....

Take a deep breath. Now picture yourself spinning nearly 30 stories above the Lake Erie shoreline in two-person swings that allow riders' feet to dangle. At the ride's pinnacle, the swings spin at 25 to 30 mph at almost 45 degrees from the tower. Welcome...

A famed Newport Beach surf shop is one step closer to salvation. The Frog House and other nearby property owners have applied to change the city's Coastal Land Use Plan so they can remain at their Upper West Newport locations.......

“Soul Surfer” is the best faith-based film ever made, an uplifting, entertaining and wonderfully-acted account of surfer Bethany Hamilton's life before and after a shark bit her arm off in the waters off her favorite Hawaiian beach. It's corny...

Laguna Art Museum director Bolton Colburn resigns...

Chances are, someone you know has an autistic child. According to the National Institutes of Health, three to six out of 1,000 children will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and boys are four times as likely to have ASD, than girls.   And...

Living next to a large body of water creates an intimacy that is impossible to deny, and an innate awareness of the need for conscientious protection. As coastal dwellers, we are on the frontlines as caregivers and safe guarders. We acknowledge the...

All Mikey Pawell wanted to do was to be a part of a surf team at his high school. Who knew he had to lead a boy scout troop to make it happen. For the past 15 years Corona del Mar High has been without a surf team. Pawell, a senior, wanted the drought...