The Spaghetti Bender’s Peta-Gaye Hoskinson, center, asks Kamden McHuge, 15, left, and his sister Keltie, 9, what they ordered for dinner as they dine on the patio in Newport Beach on Thursday ...

Chef Alphonso “Al” Gomez mixes a ricotta cheese filling for lasagna, at the Spaghetti Bender Italian restaurant in Newport Beach, which will soon close after 55 years in operation.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Newport Beach is losing one of its beloved fixtures this March, after Spaghetti Bender announced that it ...

No matter, because the Spaghetti Bender is now history. ... Newport Beach. Commentary made an impact. I am a 13-year-old who grew up in Huntington Beach.

NEWPORT BEACH Brian “Bino†McMann climbs into his sleeping bag next to a Dumpster behind the Spaghetti Bender restaurant on West Coast Highway. It’s just after midnight as Friday turns ...

Newport Beach has a special connection to the countries it’s hosting through the multiple charity services that have been provided through Steve Bender, the Co-Chair of Newport Beach Host Town ...

A humpback whale that has spent several weeks off Newport Beach, Calif., appears to have an insatiable fondness for kelp. The gregarious whale doesn't eat seaweed; it just likes to roll in its ...

Newport Beach has a special connection to the countries it’s hosting through the multiple charity services that have been provided through Steve Bender, the Co-Chair of Newport Beach Host Town ...