Councilmember Robyn Grant at the Newport Beach Planning Session. Each year the Newport Beach City Council joins city staff and residents for a community-wide planning session. We had that opportunity on Saturday, February 1, as almost 100 participants gathered at Marina Park for three and a half hours to weigh Read More
Joe Stapleton By Joe Stapleton, Mayor of Newport Beach As we watched in terror as the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires devastate our neighbors up north in Los Angeles, we in Newport Beach have much to be grateful for. But our relative calm compared to the hellscape that has razed Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The long-awaited dredging project for lower Newport Harbor will move forward, following recent approval by the Newport Beach City Council and Port of Long Beach to use dredged sediment for a pier fill project at the port. This arrangement is similar 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
Pink Martini Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Pink Martini returns to Pacific Symphony Pops February 14 & 15 to deliver a musical cocktail of sophistication and vibrancy as they mix classical zest, Latin heat, and jazz-tinted pop. They’ll be celebrating 30 years of delighting audiences this season. Dubbed “A Read More
Amanda Smith, an alumna of Anaheim Ballet, will be dancing in the LINES Ballet program. Alonzo King has been called a visionary choreographer and someone who is altering the way we look and think about movement. According to his bio, King calls his works “thought structures” created by the manipulation Read More
Bayside Valentines dinner Valentine’s Day is February 14, a day for flowers, chocolates and of course dining out! Restaurants in Newport Beach are offering special Valentine’s Day menus, from elaborate prix fixe dinners to a la carte favorites. Here are a few of the menus available on Valentine’s Day but Read More
The Fair Housing Foundation will be holding a Fair Housing Workshop at the Newport Beach City Hall in the Corona del Mar Conference Room, Bay E 1st Floor, located at 100 Civic Center Dr. from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. This workshop is free and open Read More
