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Newport Beach Resident’s Themed Playhouse from HomeAid OC’s ‘Project Playhouse’ Brings Joyful Memories

Barbie Dreamhouse by City Ventures, one of the playhouses in the 2024 Project Playhouse benefiting HomeAid Orange County By Jasmine Jenkins | Special to the NB Indy For the first time since 2012, the Project Playhouse fundraiser returns to Orange County through Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Irvine Spectrum. This Read More

On the Agenda: September 10 Newport Beach City Council Meeting

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, September 10. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73666/72. The regular meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Consideration Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Public Dock Dedication, Electric Patrol Vessel

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City celebrated two significant milestones in Newport Harbor on Tuesday, August 27: opening a new public dock and welcoming the first electric patrol vessel in the Harbor Department fleet. The new VITA Seal electric boat is also the first all-electric Read More

Classic Albums Live Brings Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” to Segerstrom Center Sept. 15

Classic Albums Live By Simone Goldstone | NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist Remember playing a record all the way through, or having a CD in your car where you didn’t skip a favorite song? Classic Albums Live remembers, and delivers a rock symphony complete with world-class musicians that play those perfect Read More

Hogwarts United at Pacific Symphony Concert ‘Magical Music of Harry Potter’

The Pacific Symphony with Pops Conductor, Enrico Lopez-Yañez By Jasmine Jenkins | Special to the NB Indy On August 23, the Pacific Symphony presented “John Williams’ Magical Music of Harry Potter,” the fourth of their five-concert Summerfest series. Hundreds of attendees flocked to Great Park Live in Irvine, many representing Read More

On the Agenda: August 27 City Council Meeting

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, August 27. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and staff reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73667/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Development impact fees. Staff Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Summer Reading Program, Underwater Cleanup

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager I would like to thank and recognize our residents who participated in this year’s Summer Reading Program, and our Library Services staff for delivering another stellar series. The summer 2024 numbers were impressive: Participation and attendance in Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: NB Fire Dept. Mutual Aid, Junior Lifeguard Program

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The Newport Beach Fire Department (NBFD) continues to provide mutual aid to help combat the wildfires burning throughout California. The NBFD had 10 staff members deployed throughout the state as of Friday, August 2. Six NBFD firefighters are deployed to the Read More