Newport Beach Police mounted patrol interact with visitors at the 2024 National Night Out. Photo by Chris Trela. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m., the Newport Beach Police Department will be celebrating National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign held at thousands of cities around the country Read More
Alexis Silva By Jasmine Jenkins | Special to the NB Indy Alexis Silva, a 16-year-old singer-songwriter from Newport Beach who attends Corona del Mar High School, will release her first full-length album on August 1. Silva began making music early on, initially through choir and musical theater. She started songwriting Read More
ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 22, 2025) — Anaheim has voted to join a federal lawsuit challenging immigration enforcement tactics that have played out in our city and across the region as part of a surge operation that began on June 6. Anaheim’s City Council approved seeking to join the lawsuit in Read More
Volleyball World, the FIVB, USA Volleyball and Eagle Four Partners of Newport Beach have announced that the top-level Elite Beach Pro Tour tournament will return to the U.S. for the first time since 2018, with a landmark event set for Newport Beach. The tournament marks a major milestone for the Read More
Pola Benke Pacific Symphony has announced the appointment of Pola Benke as Assistant Conductor beginning August 1. Benke is an esteemed conductor and cellist recognized for her transformative approach to orchestral leadership and for bringing a modernized approach to symphonic repertoire. “We are excited to have Pola Benke obtain the Read More
Set to Take The States by Storm July 22nd, 2025 by Kevin Gomez If you were fortunate enough to catch Lambrini Girls’ set at Punk Rock Bowling this past Memorial Day Weekend in Las Vegas, you knew you had just witnessed something special. Volatile, engaging, brash, and the intensity of Read More
Lynne Sebastian By Lynne L. Sebastian, UBS Newport Beach According to The Cerulli Report, about $105 trillion is set to change hands by 2045, and the future of wealth is increasingly female. With women earning more and living longer overall, they are poised to control a substantial share of money Read More
Placentia Pony 13-and-under team players and coaches after winning the zone championship. (Photo courtesy Placentia Pony). It’s been a memorable summer for the Placentia Pony 13-and-under team which is headed to the Pony World Series beginning Friday in Carlsbad. The team swept the West Zone tournament in West Hills to Read More
Artist Debra Huse at last year’s Just Plein Fun event. If you see more artists than usual on Balboa Island during the week of July 28 through August 1, it’s because they are having Just Plein Fun! The Huse Skelly Gallery is celebrating the 20th annual Just Plein Fun event, Read More
The crew from Hoag’s Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center Mobile Kitchen. Photo credit Hoag Hospital Foundation. Newport Beach restaurants helped raise more than $528,000 at the 37th annual Hoag Summer Fest held at Newport Dunes, presented by Woodside Credit. The event, which was attended by more than 1,400 guests, Read More
