Newport Beach street work begins Monday The...

Newport Beach street work begins Monday

The city of Newport Beach Public Works Department will close lanes

on Jamboree Road between Ford Road and Bison Avenue starting Monday

until Sept. 3 to make street improvements.

The lane closures are expected to restrict traffic to one lane at

times during nonpeak traffic hours. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. Multiple-lane closures will be allowed only between 9 a.m.

and 3 p.m. A single-lane closure in either direction may occur at any

time.

City officials recommend that the public consider using

alternative routes and avoid Jamboree Road whenever possible.

Information signs and message boards have been installed on Jamboree

Road and East Coast Highway, suggesting the use of alternate routes,

including San Joaquin Hills Road and MacArthur Boulevard.

For more information, call the Public Works Department Hotline at

(949) 644-3320.

Costa Mesa restaurant looks for flavor ideas

Costa Mesa restaurant Wingnuts, which offers 30 flavors of wings,

is asking people to submit their ideas for a 31st flavor in a contest

that will benefit the Boys & Girls Club.

The winning selection will be featured on the menu through

September with its sales proceeds going to the Westside Boys & Girls

Club in Costa Mesa. The winner will receive free food at Wingnuts for

a year.

Submissions will be judged based on originality, unique use of

flavor, most outrageous ingredients and best overall flavor. Recipes

should be submitted to Frank Groff Inc. by Monday. They can be

e-mailed to Wingnuts@frankgroffinc.com, faxed to (562) 438-1188 or

mailed to Wingnuts 31st Flavor Contest, c/o Frank Groff Inc., 3730

East Broadway, Second Floor, Long Beach, CA 90803.

The top five finalists will bring samples of their flavor

creations to the Costa Mesa Wingnuts, 3030 Harbor Blvd., on Aug. 28

for a cook-off, when the winner will be selected by a panel of

judges. For more information, call (714) 434-7700.