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 ...

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Newport Beach is losing one of its beloved fixtures this March, after Spaghetti Bender announced that it would close for good on Sunday, March 2. "Our most humble 'thank you ...

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.

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.