The City of Newport Beach is currently accepting applications to fill the following upcoming scheduled vacancies: Board of Library Trustees (one seat – term is for four-years, expiring June 30, 2029). Meetings are at 5 p.m. on the third Monday of each month, at 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach Building Read More
A joint venture between Archer Property Partners and Real Estate Development Associates has acquired the 78,000-square-foot office building at 3300 Irvine Ave. in Newport Beach, with plans to transform it into a state-of-the-art medical outpatient building. The partnership received unanimous approval from the Newport Beach Planning Commission in January 2025 Read More
Updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps from the State of California are now available for public review and comment on the City of Newport Beach’s website. Residents can view the updated maps and submit public comments at: www.newportbeachca.gov/firemaps. The City received the updated Local Responsibility Area (LRA) Fire Hazard Severity Read More
Diane Dixon Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) presented House Resolution 17 in honor of women in carpentry on Monday, March 24 during Women’s History Month. The Southwest Mountain States Carpenters Training Fund’s Bridging Outstanding Opportunities with Tradeswomen Skills (B.O.O.T.S.) is a four-week pre-Apprenticeship program to empower women who are considering Read More
(L to R) Ed Hanley and Jeff Lefko Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm based in Corona del Mar that specializes in retail property sales, has announced several key milestones as it enters its 20th year of operation.Hanley Investment Group President Read More
Producers Terry Corwin and Scott Hays. Photo by Aaron Regnier. A private screening of the new feature documentary “Surf-Skate Business Evolution: The OC Effect” premiered on February 27 at The Lido Theater in Newport Beach. The event attracted more than 400 guests including many surf/skate industry pioneers and entrepreneurs in Read More
Financial & Estate Literacy [FEL] announces its 2025 spring financial workshop at the Newport Beach Central Library (1000 Avocado Avenue) beginning on Monday, March 24 at 10 a.m. FEL’s It’s Your Money & Estate nonprofit workshops are geared to those 55-plus and offers the series at no charge to participants Read More
On Friday, March 7, 2025, detectives from the Newport Beach Police Department, in cooperation with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), conducted a Minor Decoy Operation targeting clerks who sell alcohol to people under 21 years of age. The operation involved adult decoys who attempt to purchase alcohol Read More
Napa in Newport, the annual charity event that supports Newport Beach-based CureDuchenne, returned to The Pendry Newport Beach on March 1. The prestigious event brought together world-class Napa Valley vintners, celebrities, and philanthropists in support of finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal disease that affects thousands of Read More
Nonprofit organization Radiant Futures, formerly Women’s Transitional Living Center, Inc. (WTLC), invites guests to its vibrant Mardi Gras fundraiser, where the spirit of New Orleans comes alive as they step into a world where the extraordinary reigns, dreams soar higher than the beads, and together, a safer, brighter communities will Read More
