Aryan Sharma and Shaurya Mittal at the Eco Innovators sustainability competition. By Miki Akil | Special to the NB Indy Small changes can make a big impact. Shaurya Mittal, 15, a sophomore at Sage Hill School, kept that in mind when he founded Eco Innovators, a club on the Newport Read More
Shanté Deloach, Katie Karel and Jared Van Heel star in “TARTUFFE,” directed by Richard Baird and now playing at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach. By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Great comedy is immortal, like “Tartuffe,” Molière’s masterpiece. Even more than 350 years since it was Read More
During their honeymoon, Peter (Chris McCarrell) realizes Rita (Hannah Corneau) has become someone he doesn’t recognize. “Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical” photo by Matt Gush, courtesy South Coast Repertory. By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy In “Prelude to a Kiss, The Musical,” a random meeting that Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City works proactively to address homelessness through a comprehensive program designed to help unhoused members of the community find stable, permanent housing. Our homeless response includes: a dedicated police officer and homeless services manager; temporary shelter Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 23. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73674/72. The regular meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: An Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager I am pleased to report that after a multi-year effort, the City’s Utilities Department has converted or replaced all of Newport Beach’s older, analog residential and commercial water meters – about 27,000 – with new digital water meters. The digital meters Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Beginning next week, the Newport Beach Police Department will broadcast emergency messages exclusively through our new public notification system, Newport Notified. If you have not yet signed up for Newport Notified, I encourage you to register today. As of Friday, April Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73675/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m.: Discussion on the Balboa Read More
Few people know that Newport Beach is the home of a New York Times’ bestselling author who has 40 books to her credit. Part of the reason for this unintentional secret is Suzanne Forster’s modesty regarding her first career. Secondly, most people know her better as the member of a Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Newport Harbor’s newest and largest public dock is now open for recreational boaters. On Friday, March 29 I had the pleasure of joining Newport Beach City Council members along with officials from the County of Orange, the Read More
