Sea lions on the buoy In the aqueous world of local pinnipeds, it’s known as the NWP “hotel.” To mariners, however, it’s the red buoy marking the entrance to yacht-rich Newport Harbor. On foggy days, the swell-generated clang of its bell guides in those who are without radar. Perhaps just Read More
Patio Chair Drill Team is always a parade favorite / photo by Lawrence Sherwin The 29th Annual Balboa Island Parade is Sunday, June 2, and it promises to be a fun event. This year’s theme is “Balboa Island in Paradise – A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett,” with an after-party featuring Read More
Castaway Commons file photo with Café Gratitude before it changed over to Gracias Madre / courtesy of Burnham-Ward Properties Castaway Commons near the intersection of Westcliff Drive and Dover Drive in Newport Beach has announced the departure of Gracias Madre restaurant and the future home of Nick’s Restaurant. With this Read More
Astor won the People’s Choice Award at the 2023 Wooden Boat Festival / photo by Jim Collins Wooden boat lovers and yachting fans, get ready for the annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival that returns to the Balboa Yacht Club June 7 and 8 with more than 40 wooden vessels Read More
Chef Nobu What could be better than dining at famed Japanese restaurant Nobu Newport Beach? How about having Chef Nobu Matsuhisa in the house for a special Taste of Nobu dining experience on Thursday, May 30 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Nobu Newport Beach welcomes acclaimed chef and restauranter Nobu Read More
Members of the Pickleball committee (L-R): Lori Junkins, Kathy Ursini, Wendy Hafer Cox, Beth Hallett, Lisa Gels, Debbie Trammell, Holly Anderson, C.C. Knowles, Janet DiChiro, Kim Carpenter, Sharon Rinker, Jill Schriber and Kyle Team The Tennis Club at Newport Beach Country Club hosted the KidWorks Women’s Pickleball Event on April Read More
Newport Beach Financial Advisor Tammy McKennon, of the Edward Jones office in Newport Beach, recently qualified for the Edward Jones recognition conference, Momentum, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of 819 successful financial advisors from the firm’s more than 19,000. The event will be held May 20-23 in Orlando, FL, Read More
Black Pine Bonsai Tree. Photo courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar is offering visitors the opportunity to learn about bonsai and fuchsia plants and event take one home at the Bonsai and Fuchsia Show and Sale June 1 and 2 from 10:30 Read More
The cast of “Blithe Spirit.” Photo by Sarah Whitwell By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Noël Coward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit” is typically played as a frivolous romp and at a generally superficial level. Not at Newport Theatre Arts Center, where director Matt Koutroulis strikes gold by digging Read More
Renowned Baroque violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock is artistic director of the Baroque Music Festival Get ready to have a pleasurable experience when The Baroque Music Festival, Newport Beach’s only professional classical music performing organization, returns to Corona del Mar with a theme of “All the Pleasures: The Italian Influence in London Read More
