Travel & Experiences
(Expenses for this trip) Marriott Suites “Drive and Dine on Us” package (Two nights with tax, two dinners) and parking: $249.88 Admission Discovery Science Center: $19.50 Other food and drink, plus tax on dinners $132.58 Crystal Cove parking $5.00 Gas $19.93 Final tab $426.89 Contact Costa Mesa Marriott Suites, 500 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; (714) 957-1100 or (800) 228-9290, fax (714) 966-8495, https://www.marriott.com .
May 11, 2019
Take a look inside Discovery Cove, SeaWorld’s all-inclusive day resort where guests can swim with dolphins, explore a coral reef and relax in a lush environment.
June 6, 2012
Will people pay $179 a day to hang out at artificial beaches, frolic with dolphins, snorkel in a faux reef and swim in a “jungle” river?
June 11, 2000
California
For the second time in three years, a rare and otherworldly-looking black anglerfish was found in Newport Beach’s Crystal Cove State Park, showing up on Friday the 13th with its jagged, translucent teeth and spiny dorsal fin.
Oct. 21, 2023
The horrible fire that swept through Laguna Beach in October has produced an unimagined boon to archeologists.
Dec. 19, 1993
Real Estate
Patrick Painter’s Spanish duplex has original details including arched windows, coved ceilings and ironwork.
Aug. 2, 2012
The discovery of a panga-style boat that may have been used to smuggle immigrants onto an Orange County beach triggered the temporary lockdown of an elementary school as authorities searched the area for the vessel’s occupants Tuesday morning.
June 19, 2018
Television
The Hallmark Channel adaptation of Debbie Macomber’s novels stars a radiant Andie MacDowell in a placid but hopeful drama series.
July 19, 2013
Human bones were found by beach goers in Leisure Lagoon Saturday.
Sept. 15, 1985
Business
Data suggest the super-rich are opening wallets wider at theme parks
July 27, 2010