And it\u2019s graying at the temples. The young suburbanites of yesteryear are aging in place with a median age of 40. Some 780,000 residents are 60 and older. <\/p>\n
Demographic shifts led Meals on Wheels O.C. to change its menu to better reflect the tastes of its modern-day clients, who want something more familiar delivered to their doorsteps. <\/p>\n
To accommodate them, as staff writer Sarah Mosqueda reported in her lovely Sunday piece,<\/a> the charity recently began preparing more Asian and Hispanic dishes at its commercial kitchen in Anaheim. <\/p>\n \u201cWe know that especially in Orange County, the older population is the fastest-growing demographic, and it is a very culturally diverse demographic,\u201d Madelynn Hirneise, chief executive of Meals on Wheels in O.C., told Sarah. \u201cWe are just this huge melting pot.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking of melting pots, and pans and woks, Sarah singled out delicious-sounding menu items covered in enough ranchera sauce and curry to smother those old ideas about who lives in \u2014 don\u2019t use the \u201cThe\u201d \u2014 O.C.<\/p>\n MORE NEWS Spectators gather to watch big waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach in 2023.<\/p>\n (James Carbone \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n Stripped of sand, decades-old infrastructure \u2018relics\u2019 pop up at the Wedge in Newport Beach <\/p>\n Powerful swells have surfaced forgotten remnants<\/a> of Newport Beach\u2019s infrastructure that lay buried beneath sand and water for decades, reports my colleague Ruben Vives. Concrete and rusted metal rods are among the debris.<\/p>\n Theme park execs have their listening Mickey ears on<\/p>\n \u201cThe Disney theme parks are entering their fan feedback era,\u201d Todd Martens writes in a recent piece<\/a> that should appeal to D23 heads (and the rest of us.)<\/p>\n Renewed effort to underground utilities in Newport Heights is underway<\/p>\n Many of the utility lines in Newport Beach are underground. In the hilly Newport Heights neighborhood, the lines are overhead, and not everyone agrees with a costly proposal<\/a> to bury them.<\/p>\n Questions over fate of hotel workers delay supes\u2019 vote on Dana Point development<\/p>\n Concerned about potential hotel job losses, the Board of Supervisors delayed approval<\/a> of lease agreements that would speed up plans to remodel and revitalize sections of Dana Point Harbor.<\/p>\n Irvine council signals support for law that would protect labor at smaller chain markets<\/p>\n Mother\u2019s Market & Kitchen employees countywide are working to unionize. Irvine may make it easier<\/a> to protect employees at smaller grocery stores.<\/p>\n Artists, patrons see mutual benefit from Sawdust benevolence fund auction<\/p>\n An emergency fund<\/a> at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach helps artists make ends meet.<\/p>\n Lifeguards warn of increase in stingray activity in H.B., coastal Orange County<\/p>\n Those entering the water off Huntington Beach are advised to be on the lookout for stingrays<\/a>.<\/p>\n In their opinion …<\/p>\n Op-ed: The state\u2019s housing laws are working as intended<\/p>\n Calling it well-intended but unrealistic, Costa Mesa and other cities are struggling with a state mandate to build more housing. The writer of this piece<\/a> finds it doable.<\/p>\n Stop leaving stuff on the street<\/p>\n In this age of salty online comments, a well-argued letter to the editor stands out. Read this one for the headline alone: Nobody wants your illegally dumped curbside \u2018treasures\u2019<\/a> <\/p>\n What to Do in OC<\/p>\n \u266dPacific Symphony\u2019s free concert series on wheels<\/a> began entertaining local audiences in the pandemic. <\/p>\n \ud83d\udcd5 The fourth edition of the \u2018The Scout Guide Newport Beach\u2019<\/a> \u2014 a catalog of all things bougie \u2014 made its debut at Lido House. <\/p>\n \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f In an effort to break O.C. Instagram, Levain Bakery is bringing its giant cookies<\/a> to Newport.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787157369_26_.jpeg\")
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