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
Scene from “MJ The Musical.” Photo by Matthew Murphy, MurphyMade By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Would anyone want to trade places with Michael Jackson? The pop singer’s talent and brilliance brought him fame and wealth beyond compare, but at a price. Despite whatever success and acclaim, Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager I have good news for Newport Beach residents and business owners with properties in flood hazard areas: you will see further discounted rates for your flood insurance policies beginning October 1. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently upgraded Newport Beach’s Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, March 26. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73676/72. The regular meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Agenda items include: Notice Read More
Marnina Schon, Samantha Klein and Zarah Mahler star in the Laguna Playhouse production of “A Shayna Maidel.” Photo credit Jason Niedle / Tethos By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy It might be difficult to envision a play that’s grim yet also life-affirming, but “A Shayna Maidel” can Read More
Scene from “The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo credit to Matt Bobke. By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Billed as “a musical within a comedy,” “The Drowsy Chaperone” has been around long enough to have developed something of a cult following. Its reputation is well deserved as a compact, Read More
