Category: Orange County News

On the Agenda: September 24 City Council Meeting

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 24. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73665/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Balboa Peninsula Trolley and Future Read More

$25 Million Gift to Hoag Will Establish Comprehensive Substance Use Treatment Facility

CareMar Entry at Hoag Hospital Hoag has announced a $25 million gift that will establish the CareMar Recovery Center, a new comprehensive addiction treatment powerhouse unlike any other in Orange County, on Hoag’s campus. The facility will deliver wraparound services for people seeking recovery and families impacted by the related Read More

CUCINA enoteca in Fashion Island Celebrates California Wine Month and National Cheeseburger Day

Cheeseburger at CUCINA enoteca in Fashion Island CUCINA enoteca in Fashion Island is known for having an excellent list of domestic and international wines, but in September the focus is on California wines, and for a good reason. September is California Wine Month, so CUCINA enoteca is curating a vino Read More

City Celebrates Opening of New Public Dock and New Electric Patrol Vessel

New electric patrol vessel. Photo courtesy of city of Newport Beach. The City of Newport Beach celebrated two significant milestones in Newport Harbor on Wednesday, 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 Read More

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches and Smash Mouth Celebrate New ‘All Star’ Sandwiches

#1999 sandwich at Ike’s Ike’s Love & Sandwiches loves introducing new sandwich collaborations. Last month they introduced a new sandwich dubbed “Mitch The Rock Richmond,” a vegan BBQ sandwich named after NBA all-star Mitch Richmond. Now comes not one but two new all-star sandwiches that mark the 25th anniversary of Read More

Hoag Digestive Health Institute Welcomes New Medical Director of Endoscopy Center

Dr. Jennifer Phan Hoag Digestive Health Institute has welcomed a new Medical Director for the Hoag Irvine Advanced Endoscopy Center: Jennifer Phan, M.D., a board-certified gastroenterologist. Dr. Phan brings a depth of knowledge of endoscopy, bariatrics and pancreaticobiliary disease and has also been named Director of Bariatric Endoscopy and Program Read More

NBPD and Mayor O’Neill Host Active Shooter Panel Sept. 17

Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill, in partnership with the Newport Beach Police Department, will lead an Active Shooters Panel to address community safety concerns, share the latest data and response strategies, and discuss proactive measures the community can take to stay safe. This forum is open to all community members. Read More