Author: Newport Indy Staff

Newport Beach Planning Commission Chairman Lee Lowrey Announces City Council Campaign

Lee Lowrey Planning Commission Chairman Lee Lowrey has announced his candidacy for Newport Beach City Council, District 4. Lowrey is running against former Arts Commission Chair Robyn Grant, who announced her candidacy for District 4 last December. Current District 4 representative, Councilmember Kevin Muldoon (who currently serves at Mayor of Read More

Three Newport Beach High School Students Selected as Semifinalists in The Music Center’s Spotlight Competition

The Music Center in Los Angeles has announced 100 of Southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists in The Music Center’s 34th annual Spotlight program, a free nationally acclaimed performing arts competition, scholarship and artistic development program for teens. Sanjana Khurana Three students from Newport Beach schools are Read More

Newport Beach Chamber Hosts 49th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast March 31

Newport Beach Police Department Chief Jon Lewis speaks at the 48th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. — Photo by David Kawashima / Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce © The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will honor the City’s finest and hard-working Read More

Newport Beach-based Twenty Four Seven Hotels Adds Amanda Hawkins-Vogel as Executive VP of Operations

Amanda Hawkins-Vogel Twenty Four Seven Hotels, a leading Southern California based hospitality management company with headquarters in Newport Beach, has announced that Amanda Hawkins-Vogel, a 30-year hospitality veteran, has joined the company as the new Executive Vice President of Operations for their expanding portfolio of hotel properties. “We are delighted Read More

Newport Beach Police Department Encourages Safe St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations

NBPD officers conduct a field sobriety test on a possible DUI. Photo courtesy Newport Beach Police Department This St. Patrick’s Day, the Newport Beach Police Department will be on alert for suspected impaired drivers and reminds the community to celebrate the holiday responsibly. Additional officers will be on patrol on Read More

Pacific Chorale Presents ’Songs of the Soul’ Concert at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach March 18

Pacific Chorale Grammy-nominated Pacific Chorale, considered one of the nation’s leading choirs, continues its season with a program of transcendent choral works by six contemporary composers on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 8 p.m., at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach. Led by Artistic Director Robert Read More

Newport Beach Council Member Will O’Neill Elected Chair of San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency

At its January meeting, the Transportation Corridor Agencies’ (TCA) two Boards of Directors selected Chairs and Vice Chairs to lead the Agencies in continuing the pursuit of enhanced mobility in Orange County and practice of strong fiscal management. The San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency (SJHTCA) unanimously elected Newport Beach Read More