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With the artistic donation of a local artist, hope is rendered in Newport Beach
Cancer survivor Frank Di Bella, right, stands with contemporary abstract artist Leonardo Cruz Melo in front of an artwork created by Cruz Melo at City of Hope Newport Beach on Thursday.
(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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City of Hope Newport Beach is just a couple of blocks away from Fleming’s Steakhouse at Fashion Island.
The two places are more connected than one might think.
Now 40, Leonardo Cruz Melo has been working at Fleming’s since he was a teenager. The bartender is also a contemporary artist, and the restaurant displays his paintings on its walls.