Aug 2, 2014
New Shop Continues Owners’ Long Toy StoryBy Jill CowanDailyPilot.com

Newport Beach, CA – A tangle of deep green ivy surrounded the round anchor sign as if Toys Ahoy had been there for years, tucked among the high-end boutiques in Newport Beach’s Westcliff Court.

And indeed, back when owners Gary and Diane Naumann ran their four beloved Toy Boat*Toy Boat*Toy Boat shops in the early 2000s, they had a location in that center.

But when Gary Naumann snipped a big red ribbon in the doorway of the 1,600-square-foot sunlit toy store Friday morning, it marked a fresh start.

The story of Toys Ahoy is something of a long and winding path.

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