The Dose

The 20th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival, April 25 – May 2

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By Greer Wylder
April 10, 2019

The much-anticipated Newport Beach Film Festival will present “Luce” at Opening Night on Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Edwards Big Newport followed by a gala reception at Fashion Island. The 20th annual NBFF will run from April 25 – May 2. "Luce" tells the story of a former child soldier from Africa, adopted by white parents and naturalized in America, who becomes a star athlete and top student in his suburban Virginia high school. Eventually, he finds his close-knit family life and impeccable academic record challenged by a teacher after she discovers unsettling political views in a homework…

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Cats at Segerstrom Center for the Arts

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By Greer Wylder
April 09, 2019

One of the biggest hits in musical theatrical history, CATS is playing at Segerstrom Center for the Arts April 9 – 14 as part of a North American Tour. Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the record-breaking musical spectacular has enchanted audiences in more than 30 countries in 15 languages and is now coming to Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Tickets start at $29 and are available for purchase at SCFTA.org, by calling 714.556.2787 and at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. The 2 p.m.…

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Uber For Lawn Care Launched in Costa Mesa

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By Greer Wylder
April 08, 2019

Lawn Love, a San Diego based tech-startup that provides on-demand lawn care services just launched in Costa Mesa. Hundreds of local lawn care businesses have partnered with the company. Lawn Love is providing them with scheduling, job routing, and payment software to streamline their operations. The five-year-old tech-startup aims to streamline the outsourcing of lawn care services for Orange County residents. “Traditionally homeowners have had to wait for a lawn care provider to physically come to their property, offer a quote, and then schedule a service. It can take weeks to get the job done after the initial contact is…

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The Spa at Pelican Hill Debuts New Menu

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By Greer Wylder
April 04, 2019

The time to try new spa treatments at The Spa at Pelican Hill is now. Newport Beach’s only Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spa is taking luxury treatments to a new level. They just unveiled a newly designed collection of customizable therapies for both locals and guests of The Resort at Pelican Hill. Enjoy fresh treatment protocols, top product lines and the latest spa technologies heighten the spa experience. Among the most luxurious and effective new treatments available, The Spa features: Zen Awakening Experience Their most indulgent body therapy treatment features a luxuriously customized and blended aroma journey with full-body sea…

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Popular Restaurateur & Chef Maro Molteni Opens Royal Hawaiian

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By Greer Wylder
April 03, 2019

Popular restaurateur and chef Mariano (“Maro”) Molteni formerly of Maro Wood Grill reopens the iconic, Royal Hawaiian established in 1947 in Laguna Beach today. After years of success and accolades at his Laguna Beach restaurant, Maro Wood Grill, Chef Maro Molteni sold his restaurant in July 2017, allowing the new owners to keep his moniker. He and his family returned to Argentina, where he worked with older chef brother, Martin, on completing and debuting a number of large culinary projects. Upon returning to Laguna Beach a year later, Molteni was determined to find a larger restaurant space in Laguna. An…

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