Hello Back Bay Boos, happy Friday!
False Fall lasted for a whole 20 minutes on Monday, before the temps crept back above 80 and the lightest breeze kicked off fires in Malibu and Camp Pendleton. Welcome to paradise. The flooding in the Peninsula and up the coast were all we could talk about for a few days, and we’re just thankful no one was seriously hurt and that we don’t work in flood insurance.
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In today’s Buzz:
Southbound & down
Sunset Sessions
Trunk or Treat @ The “Y”
— Jon Dougher, Publisher, Back Bay Buzz
Southbound PCH Still Down to One Lane
Cars wait on south bound PCH near Crystal Cove State Park
If you're heading south out of Corona del Mar toward Laguna Beach, expect delays past Reef Point Drive. Caltrans has closed one southbound lane of PCH between El Morro Canyon and Irvine Cove after inspectors identified a deep fissure developing along the seaside bluff. Weeks of heavy swell and heightened tidal surge have chewed away at the coastal slope directly beneath the highway shoulder. Geotechnical crews are on-site monitoring ground stability and engineering reinforcements, but with no firm reopening timeline set, build an extra 15 to 20 minutes into your coastal commute or detour inland via the 73 Toll Road.
For direct video coverage and on-scene footage of the bluff fissure and traffic impacts, watch Caltrans closes PCH lane after crack develops in Crystal Cove cliff. This broadcast details the physical extent of the cliff fracture right below the roadway and outlines Caltrans' inspection protocol.
PSAs:
🎟️ Free Crystal Cove parking with your library card, for good A newly signed state law makes the State Library Parks Pass permanent. Both Costa Mesa library branches lend passes that work at Crystal Cove State Park. stunewscostamesa
🎨 Calling all kid Picassos Students from Pre-K through 12th grade can submit art for Newport Beach's 120th-birthday Student Art Exhibition from Oct. 1 through Nov. 30.
🌳 Free trees, Costa Mesa! Residents without a parkway tree out front may qualify for a free 15-gallon tree. Call 714.754.5123 to check.
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“There’s no crying on the Duffy”
Newport Beach Film Festival - Various Venues
Thursday October 15th - Thursday October 22nd
InfoCreative Mornings: Monthly Talk & Coffee - The LAB Anti-Mall
Friday, October 16th
8:30am-10:00am
InfoDogs and Coffee - Neat Coffee
Saturday October 17th
9am-11am
InfoSunset Sessions - Courtney Montgomery - Milligram
Friday October 16th
5-7pm
InfoBarktober Fest - Tewinkle Park
Saturday October
11-2pm
Info
Sunday Dinner - Haute Cakes
October 18th
5:30pm
InfoGhoul-o-Ween Candle Pour Night - Semi Tropic Wines
Wednesday October 21st
6-9pm
InfoBoo Bash: Halloween, Dancing + Drinks - The CAMP
Thursday, October 22nd
5:30pm-10:00pm
InfoFourth Fridays Vintage Market - Lido Marina Village
Friday, October 23rd
12:00pm-5:00pm
InfoHowl-o-ween: Pup Pop-up and Meetup - The Lab
Saturday October 24th
12-5pm
InfoAmbitious Ales Grand Opening - The Lab
Saturday October 24th
11am
InfoAfternoon of Poetry & Art - Witte Hall
Sunday October 25th
4pm
RSVPWine Tasting with Greg Brewer - Cucina Enoteca
Thursday October 29th
4pm
InfoCommunity Dinner - The Camp
November 5th
6-9pm
Info
That’s a hot friday…
🌊 Water temp = 71º
Suit Rec: Summer suit
THIS WEEKEND:
Friday:
Wild Tales (Register!) - Newport Beach
Friday, October 16th
10am-11am
InfoLittle Seedlings Storytime - Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona Del Mar
Friday, October 16th
10am-10:30am
InfoSongs & Stories - Newport Beach Central Library
Friday, October 16th
10:30am-11am
InfoPottery Barn Kids Storytime
Friday, October 16th
11am-11:30am
InfoVisit a Free Working Farm - Costa Mesa
Friday, October 16th
1pm-4pm
InfoOC Japan Fair - Costa Mesa
Friday, October 16th
4pm-10pm
InfoTrunk or Treat - YMCA Newport/Mesa
Friday, October 16th
5:30pm-7:30pm
InfoNewport Dunes Movies on the Beach
Friday, October 16th
6:30pm-8pm
Info
Saturday:
OC Japan Fair - Costa Mesa
Saturday, October 17th
12pm-10pm
InfoFree Pancakes, Touch-A-Truck, and Science Experiments - Irvine Ranch Water District
Saturday, October 17th
9am-11am
InfoFall Family Fun Day ($30) - Corona Del Mar
Saturday, October 17th
11am-3pm
InfoGhost-Hill Junction OCME Free Train Rides - Costa Mesa
Saturday, October 17th
10am-3:30pm
InfoHalloween Movie Nights - Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Saturday, October 17th
7:30pm-9pm
InfoNewport Dunes Movies on the Beach
Saturday, October 17th
6:30pm-8pm
InfoOpen House - Diego Sepulveda Adobe in Costa Mesa
Saturday, October 17th
12pm-4pm
InfoBrick Builders Block Party - Newport Beach Central Library
Saturday, October 17th
1pm-3pm
InfoTouch Tank Open Hours ($5) - OCC Aquarium
Saturday, October 17th
2pm-3pm
InfoFree Movie with Purchase of a Concession Item - Lido Theater Newport Beach
Saturday, October 17th
7am-2pm
InfoFamily Storytime - Corona Del Mar Library in Newport Beach
Saturday, October 17th
10:30am-11:30am
InfoFamily Storytime - Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Saturday, October 17th
10:30am-11am
Info
Sunday:
Free Movie with Purchase of a Concession Item - Lido Theater Newport Beach
Sunday, October 18th
7am-2pm
Info$6 Movie Day - Triangle Square Starlight Cinemas
Sunday, October 18th
9am-6pm
InfoVisit a Free Working Farm - Costa Mesa
Sunday, October 18th
10am-4pm
InfoAquatic Community Day - Back Bay Science Center in Newport Beach
Sunday, October 18th
10am-2pm
InfoGhost-Hill Junction OCME Free Train Rides - Costa Mesa
Sunday, October 18th
10am-3:30pm
InfoFall Faire - Environmental Nature Center
Sunday, October 18th
10am-3pm
InfoOC Japan Fair - Costa Mesa
Sunday, October 18th
11am-7pm
InfoMega Night Market - Great Park Irvine
Sunday, October 18th
11am-10pm
InfoMAKE Family Art Workshop - Langson Museum of Art Costa Mesa
Sunday, October 18th
11am-4pm
InfoMahjong at the Library - Costa Mesa Mesa Verde Library
Sunday, October 18th
1:30pm-4:30pm
InfoSpooky Family Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas - Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
Sunday, October 18th
2pm-4pm
InfoPumpkin Engineers ($10-$15) - Costa Mesa
Sunday, October 18th
2pm-3pm
Info
Plan Ahead
Farmers Markets 🥬🥕:
Newport Pier Farmer’s Market
Costa Mesa - SOCO (Saturdays 9-2)
Corona Del Mar - PCH & Marguerite (Saturdays 9-1)
Newport Beach - Newport Pier (Sundays 9-1)
Newport Harbor - Dover Dr & 16th St (Saturdays 9am-1pm)
Mesa Verde - 1525 Mesa Verde Dr E, Costa Mesa (Sundays 10-2pm)
OC Fairgrounds Farmers Market - OC Fairgrounds (Thursdays 9am-1pm)
🌴 Costa Mesa
Thanks! Please ignore any typos, our editor sprained his ankle taking the picture of the traffic on PCH…
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