Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager If you’ve been on the Balboa Peninsula lately you may have noticed that construction of the new Fire Station No. 2, at Newport Boulevard and 28th Street, is nearing completion. After 18 months of construction, we are Read More
The company of “A Chorus Line” at Laguna Playhouse By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy No question innovation was in the DNA of “A Chorus Line.” Director-choreographer Michael Bennett conceived of the 1975 show as essentially having no plotline – more or less a series of monologues Read More
By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy “It’s Only a Play” is something of a rarity for Terrence McNally. Having been a playwright for more than 20 years, he was just on the cusp of finding his voice with searing, incisive works like “The Lisbon Traviata,” “Lips Together, Read More
2020 woke up a lot of people just like me. Moms who thought we didn’t need to engage much in politics suddenly saw that our disinterest in politics didn’t mean that politics wasn’t interested in us. During that time, leadership mattered. Having a person in charge as Mayor mattered. Having Read More
Have you voted yet? In the few days left to vote, I hope you’ll join me in answering the following question: “Shall [the Charter] be amended to provide for the direct election of the Mayor, who would be nominated by residents and registered voters of the City of Newport Beach Read More
A recent mailer by the proponents of Measure B included the definition of “accountability.” According to Measure B’s supporters, the strong mayor will be “accountable” to each of Newport’s 85,239 residents. The mayor is gonna be busy. Taking this cue, I decided to check out the meaning of “Sole Discretion,” Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager This Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of summer and the launch of a new City anti-litter campaign that will run for the next few months, through Labor Day. The theme of the campaign is “Make a Splash, Pick up Read More
By Simone Goldstone | Soundcheck Columnist [Editor’s Note: Music writer Simone Goldstone attended the first weekend of the renowned New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 30 and May 1, which was postponed the last two years due to the pandemic] Day 1 Accordion hymns skim off the water of Read More
By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Since the start of the 21st century, South Coast Repertory has produced a steady stream of great plays documenting the lives of Asians who make the U.S. their home, including “Vietgone” and “Cambodian Rock Band” (to name a few). Taking its Read More
My name is Henry Park, the name that was recently used without my permission on a hit piece mailer sent by the No On B campaign. They lied about me and claimed that my donation to help elect our Mayor was “outside money.” Far from it, my wife and I Read More
