Estancia baseball team eliminated by Ridgeview in CIF So Cal Division IV semifinals
Estancia High School’s baseball team, which about a week ago celebrated a CIF Division 6 championship, but up a battle on the road Friday but lost to Ridgeview 7-5 in the semifinals of the CIF So Cal Division IV playoffs. The game was moved to Friday because of Estancia’s graduation Read More
ALL-STAR NOTEBOOK: Event included a special award and pre-game talk by MLB scout
Major League scout Taylor Cameron from the Texas Rangers talks to players before the 57th annual Orange County All-Star Baseball Game Wednesday at the Great Park. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt and Jacob Ramos, OC Sports Zone) Organizers of the 57th annual Orange County All-Star Baseball Game at the Great Park wanted Read More
Free Balboa Peninsula Trolley Returns for Summer Service
Passengers disembark from the Balboa Peninsula Trolley during a previous summer service. — Photo by Christopher Trela © The Balboa Peninsula Trolley is back! The trolley resumed operations on Memorial Day weekend with free service continuing throughout the summer on weekends and holidays. The trolley service will be available from Read More
Surf’s Up at the Newport Harbor High School Alumni’s Surf Saturday Film Fest on June 7
The Newport Harbor High School Alumni Association invites the community to kick off summer with the Surf Saturday Film Festival on June 7 in the NHHS Robert B. Wentz Theater. Enjoy two documentaries by NHHS Alumni about Newport Beach surfing history: “The Wedge: Dynasty, Tragedy, Legacy” and “Living It Forever,” Read More
Tony Award-Winning “Life of Pi” Performs at Segerstrom Center Through June 15
Rowan Magee, Celia Mei Rubin, and Nikki Calonge in “Life of Pi” / Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade “Life of Pi,” the Tony Award-winning theatrical experience that has wowed audiences around the globe, has come to Segerstrom Hall through June 15. This dazzling stage adaptation of Read More
Comedian Rita Rudner and Listen to the Seventies Band to Perform at Campus JAX in Newport Beach Friday June 20
For the past 25 years comedian Rita Rudner has been a house-filling favorite in Las Vegas, selling nearly two-million tickets on her way to becoming the longest-running solo female comedy show in the history of Las Vegas (she was named Las Vegas Comedian of the Year nine years in a Read More
On the Agenda: June 10 Newport Beach City Council Meeting
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next meeting of the Newport Beach City Council will be on Tuesday, June 10 at 4 p.m. The full agenda is available here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/government/data-hub/agendas-minutes. Agenda items include: An ordinance that would prohibit spectators from being present Read More
JSerra Student from Newport Beach Champions Inclusion with Heartfelt Mission to Uplift the IDD Community
By Elizabeth Wu | Special to the NB Indy At JSerra Catholic High School, one student is transforming her campus through a powerful combination of compassion, leadership, and lived experience. Bianca Butler Bianca Butler, a rising senior who lives in Newport Beach, is president and founder of JSerra’s Best Buddies Read More
Newport Beach-Based Samueli Foundation Invests $7.5 Mil in Eviction Prevention
Newport Beach residents Henry and Susan Samueli To address the immediate needs of community members experiencing housing instability in Orange County, the Newport Beach-based Samueli Foundation announced a $7.5 million collaborative investment in three eviction prevention providers. Following an initial $1.5 million investment in an eviction prevention pilot program, Pathways Read More