Category: Orange County News

Newport Beach City Manager Update: NB Fire Department Award, CERT Classes

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager It is my honor to congratulate the Newport Beach Fire Department for earning a prestigious recognition from the Insurance Services Office, a classification shared by only about one percent of the top fire departments nationwide. This is an extraordinary accomplishment that Read More

Op/Ed by Lauren Kleiman: Prop 1 Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach City Council, District 6 Most Californians are unaware that sober living, detox, social rehabilitation and mental health treatment facilities are allowed to operate in any residential neighborhood throughout the State. Some may be aware that these group homes exist but assume they could never come to Read More

Newport Beach Chamber Wakes Up with Jeffrey Ball of OC Business Council February 1

Get ready to Wake Up! Newport on Thursday, Feb. 1 when the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly morning meeting featuring legislative and government officials plus a special guest. This month’s guest is Jeffrey K. Ball (“Jeff”), President and Chief Executive Officer of the Orange County Business Council. Read More

Newport Theatre Arts Center Stages Stellar Production of ‘Other Desert Cities’

Kendall Sinclair, Ben Green, Linda Sutera, Jeff Paul / photo by Sarah Whitwell By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities,” a 2011 drama rarely seen in Southern California since a Long Beach staging in the mid-2010s, joins countless utterly compelling portraits of Read More

Women of Chapman’s Annual ‘Christmas at The Ritz’ Fundraiser Chaired by Newport Local Nets $300,000 for Chapman University

WOC member Sue Grant, a resident of Newport Beach, and Event Chair Lisa Hallaian, a wealth advisor in Newport Beach / photo by Tony Lattimore Women of Chapman, a 53-year-old Chapman University support group, celebrated the 37th anniversary of its famed “Christmas at The Ritz” holiday luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Read More

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches in Newport Beach Offers Special Menu for Veganuary

Vegan Get Diggie With It sandwich Remember when being a vegetarian or vegan meant limited menu options, especially at sandwich shops? Check out what Ike’s Love & Sandwiches (including the Newport Beach location on MacArthur Blvd. near John Wayne Airport) has in store this Veganuary for vegans, vegetarians, flexi-foodies, casual Read More