Tomato of the Yrear Tomatomania, the world’s largest tomato-growing event held at Roger’s Gardens February 28 through March 9, announces its 2025 Tomato of the Year: Persuasion. With its striking beauty, exceptional flavor and unparalleled productivity, Persuasion is the tomato that will soon win over gardeners and food lovers alike. Read More
Aaron Batley, co-founder of Newport Beach Vacation Properties Newport Beach Vacation Properties (NBVP), a premier vacation property management company in Newport Beach and a branch of Balboa Realty, has announced the acquisition of Burr White Realty. This transaction more than doubles NBVP’s vacation property portfolio, making it the largest vacation Read More
The 2024 Rose on the Bay committee: Top row, left to right: Sue Willett, Ellen Wheeler, Jennifer Martin, Ellen Small, Susan Sanders. Bottom row, left to right: Lisa Gels, Heidi Mendoza, Natalie Pickup, Amanda Zimmerman, Melissa Marshall, Kyle Team. Founded by prominent Newport Beach women in April of 2023, KidWorks Read More
Middle School students at a previous GEMfest. The Girls’ Empowerment Movement (GEM) is a Sage Hill student-led service-learning group that hosts an annual girls empowerment and leadership conference. The seventh annual GEMfest will host middle school girls from across the region for a day of inspiration and mentorship on Saturday, Read More
The Corona del Mar Residents Association (CdMRA) will hold its monthly community meeting on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 a.m. at OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar. Newport Beach Mayor Joe Stapleton will attend the meeting and share the City’s plans and goals for the coming year. Also attending Read More
NBPD Chief Dave Miner Dave Miner, a 22-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD), has been named as its next Chief of Police, City Manager Grace Leung announced on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Miner has held a variety of field and command-level positions since he joined the NBPD in Read More
Carl St.Clair conducts Pacific Symphony Pacific Symphony invites audiences on an extraordinary musical journey, culminating in Respighi’s magnificent “Pines of Rome,” a romantic tone poem that captures the grandeur, history and spirit of the Eternal City. Guided by the masterful direction of Music Director Carl St.Clair on Feb. 6-8, this Read More
DISC Surgery Center DISC Sports & Spine Center has announced that 10 of its physicians in Newport Beach are being recognized this year by The Southern California Super Doctors. These honors follow a rigorous, multi-phase selection process that combined a survey, independent evaluation and peer review, among other qualifying measures. Read More
Visitors watch as players practice putting in front of the Newport Beach Country Club in preparation for a Hoag Classic tournament. File photo by Chris Trela. Hoag Classic, Newport Beach Country Club and Athletes First, the premier sports representation and marketing agency, have partnered to announce a new event that Read More
Calidore String Quartet Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the remaining performances of their 2024/2025 Chamber Series: four concerts by world class ensembles playing iconic works of chamber music, including several premieres, from February through April in the intimate Samueli Theater. First, Takács Quartet with David Requiro, cello, return on Read More
