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
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City’s Information Technology and Harbor department teams have upgraded the Newport Beach mobile app, MyNB, to include an interactive map of Newport Harbor. Boaters using the app while out on the water can now easily find Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 24. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/68240/72. A special joint meeting of the City Council and Finance Committee will Read More
Hal Landon Jr. in South Coast Repertory’s 2022 production of Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Photo by Matt Gush/SCR. By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy “Our Town” is the quintessential South Coast Repertory show, and if you don’t believe that, catch the new Segerstrom Stage production. Thornton Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The proposed annual budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 is now online for public review. The proposed budget is balanced with a strong projected surplus of revenues over expenses, enhances funding for building replacement and maintenance, and increases the speed of the Read More
A view of the Banning Ranch property in Newport Beach. — Photo by Christopher Trela © In a victorious moment, a goal that has taken decades to come to fruition, the darling of the coastal preservationists, Banning Ranch, acquired $11.5 million dollars from the Coastal Conservancy last week to complete Read More
Noah Blom Op/Ed by Noah Blom, Newport Beach City Council Member As a small business owner, I hold myself accountable for the service and quality in my restaurants. As your City Council Member, you hold me directly accountable for decisions we make and the outcomes of those decisions too. How Read More
