HB headlines this week: a record-setting Surf City 10, a California first for accessibility, and a Civil War story hiding behind the Newland House.

Lane Stone digs past the headlines on Surf City's oldest road race, what HB's WalletHub ranking actually measures, and why the city is weighing a six-figure restoration of a house built in 1898.

What you'll learn:
- Why PCH shut down completely for the Surf City 10's 70th run, and the only two other events that get a full closure
- What KultureCity's Sensory Inclusive certification changes at the beach, from lifeguards to hotel staff, plus where Mobi-Mats, beach wheelchairs and accessible fire pits fit in
- Where Huntington Beach landed in WalletHub's 2026 Best Cities for Women, and the one category where HB cracked the top 10
- What's in the proposed $628,600 contract to restore the Newland House and water tower (still pending council approval)
- How Union veterans camping at "Shell Beach" in 1884 connect to two street names you drive every day and today's Civil War Days in Central Park

Got an old HB story we should dig into? Send it to @unlockingHB.

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Most of Huntington Beach has driven past SeaCliff's hedges and gates on Golden West. Far fewer have been inside. Lane Stone, who's sold HB homes for 14+ years, walks the neighborhood between Dog Beach and the Bolsa Chica Wetlands — and explains how one zip code can cost $1.7 million or $6.5 million.

What you'll learn:
- The three price tiers inside SeaCliff, and the first question Lane asks every buyer who says they want to live there
- What HOA dues run with no gate, an electronic gate, and a guard gate — and the one document that settles the Mello-Roos question
- What the reinvented Huntington Club, formerly SeaCliff Country Club, means for neighborhood social life
- Which streets feed Huntington Seacliff Elementary vs. Smith Elementary, and why SeaCliff kids walk or bike to Dwyer and HB High
- The honest part: former oil-field land, life behind a staffed gate, and Golden West at 5 p.m. on a summer Friday

If you live in Huntington Beach, just moved here, or are thinking about making it home, this podcast keeps you in the loop on what’s happening locally every week.

New episodes drop weekly.

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October in Huntington Beach means chili on Main Street, costumes in Central Park, and a Bavarian village next to the 405. Lane Stone lays out the three events worth planning your fall weekends around, then digs into how Old World ended up in Surf City in the first place.

Plus: a family haunted house from 1990s HB that some longtime locals might still remember.

What you'll learn:
- When Chili at the Beach takes over Main Street (Sunday, Oct. 11), and which museum the tasting wristbands support
- What's happening at Fall-O-Ween in Huntington Central Park (Saturday, Oct. 17), and how to get Lane to cover your Fun Zone wristband
- The Torrance connection and the German village that inspired Old World
- How long Oktoberfest at Old World has been running, and what's on the 2026 lineup (wiener dog races included)
- What Halloween looked like at the Newland Barn back in 1994

Comment "Fall-O-Ween" on the YouTube episode and Lane will cover your Fun Zone wristband.

Grew up in HB? Send Lane an old Huntington Beach tradition, restaurant, event, or place that's gone. It might make the next episode.

If you live in Huntington Beach, just moved here, or are thinking about making it home, this podcast keeps you in the loop on what’s happening locally every week.

New episodes drop weekly.

Do Good. HB deserves it.

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