Visit Newport Beach“Jingle on the Waves” float. Credit: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Visit Newport Beach has been winning accolades for its creative tourism campaigns, but the city’s destination marketing organization has attained an even more prestigious achievement. The Visit Newport Beach record-breaking float entry, “Jingle on the Waves,” won the Read More
Olivia Newton-John Anyone who grew up in the 1970s and 80s knows the music of Olivia Newton-John. She was a superstar who won four Grammy awards and charted 15 top-ten singles, including five number-one singles, and 14 of her albums have been certified Gold. Among her many hits: “I Honestly Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Happy New Year! I hope the holiday break was restful and enjoyable for you and your families. As the New Year gets underway, I’m pleased to report that construction of the Superior Avenue pedestrian and bicycle bridge Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Held on the third Monday of January, it celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader known for his campaigns to end racial segregation and promote racial equality in the United States. To celebrate Martin Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, January 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeach.legistar1.com/newportbeach/meetings/2024/1/3713_A_City_Council_24-01-09_Agenda.pdf?id=86067877-9a07-4bcb-be51-bae45df9bb75. The regular meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include: A Read More
Newport Beach resident Dana Strader (Friends of CASA President), Newport Beach resident Colleen Masterson (Luncheon Co Chair), Regan Dean Phillips (CASA CEO), Holly Joseph (Luncheon Co Chair), David Ambroz (keynote speaker). John Watkins Photography Friends of CASA, a membership auxiliary of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, hosted Read More
Jessica Vosk, photo credit Matthew Murphy The last time Jessica Vosk was at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, she performed a cabaret show for three nights in the Samueli Theatre. Now, Vosk – known for her star turn as Elphaba in “Wicked” – returns to Segerstrom Center but this time Read More
Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach City Council, District 6 By Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach City Council Member 2023 was a busy and productive year for the City of Newport Beach, thanks to strong leadership and our extremely professional staff. We have been working diligently to increase public safety, address quality-of-life issues, Read More
Scene from the Visit Newport Beach 2023 Super Bowl commercial. Photo courtesy of Visit Newport Beach. Tourism returned to Newport Beach in a big way in 2023, much of it due to the efforts of Visit Newport Beach, the city’s Destination Marketing Organization. Last year Visit Newport Beach devised seven Read More
Casey Reitz, Molly Jolly, Jane Fujishige Yada, Sam Tang. Photo by Liebenberg Photography The 49th Annual Candlelight Concert—the signature fundraiser for Segerstrom Center for the Arts—brought together patrons, art enthusiasts, and philanthropists on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Five-time Grammy Award-winning artist and humanitarian Michael Bublé illuminated Segerstrom Hall stage as Read More
