NB Indy editor Christopher Trela and Della Lisi pose for a photo with Glinda. Photo by Doug Gifford. It was a wicked night at the Pacific Symphony gala on Saturday, May 2, as the “Wicked” themed evening at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa was transformed into an Read More
By Malena Gordon | Special to the NB Indy Few restaurants on the West Coast have reminded me of my family’s cooking quite like Il Barone. As someone who grew up outside of Boston, surrounded by homemade Italian cooking, I was looking forward to how Il Barone’s traditional Sicilian approach Read More
Kennedy Contemporary gallery opened its doors in January 2021, when the pandemic was still a concern and many people remained reluctant to go out in public. According to owner Victoria Kennedy, she had no idea when to expect but she did have a 50-page business plan and an intuition that Read More
Outshine Public Relations, a nationally recognized agency dedicated exclusively to the culinary and hospitality industries, has been named agency of record for two highly anticipated dining destinations at Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort: Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby and Earl of Sandwich. Both concepts operate under the Earl Read More
Newport Beach Independent writers won several awards at the annual Orange County Press Club’s Excellence in Journalism Awards during the awards dinner on June 17, 2026, at the Anaheim Hills Country Club. Awards were given in a variety of categories for articles and photos published in 2025. Newport Beach Independent Read More
On Sunday, July 5, the City of Newport Beach posted the following information on its Facebook Page: Last night, our City faced a rapidly evolving public safety incident on the Balboa Peninsula. We want to begin by thanking the dedicated police officers, firefighters and first responders who worked through the Read More
The world’s seas and oceans total 139 million square miles. Of that incomprehensible, undulating mass, 25-square miles belong to Newport Beach, where up to 100,000 visitors on a summer’s day come to swim, surf, and frolic on the city’s eight miles of beaches. Unfortunately, even on those placid days, too Read More
Every year for the past 12 years, Dotty MacDonald, 96, solicits her friends and neighbors for donations so she can purchase restaurant gift cards to donate to the Newport Beach Police Department. Ther gift cards are tokens of gratitude and appreciation to the officers and staff at NBPD for keeping Read More
