Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, June 11. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73671/72. The regular meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Agenda items include: A $218,000 contract with Dudek, Read More
Corona del Mar was once California’s premier surfing spot, holding the sport’s first Pacific Coast competition in 1928. Attempts to tame Corona del Mar and to make the Newport Beach harbor mouth safe for watercraft drastically altered board riding, destroying the great wave-making machine and creating the surf giant of Read More
Matt Koenig, Matthew Floyd Miller, Mike Peebler, Alice Sherman, Christopher M. Williams, Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper and Richard Baird star in the Laguna Playhouse production of “Holmes & Watson.” By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Were the peerless detective Sherlock Holmes to meet his demise, who would plumb the Read More
Balboa Island Parade Banner. Photo by Lawrence Sherwin. Several thousand spectators lined the streets of Marine Avenue on Balboa Island Sunday, June 2 to watch the annual Balboa Island Parade. This year’s theme was “Balboa Island in Paradise – A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett.” As in past years, the parade Read More
Tim Sullivan, Commander of the Sons of The American Legion; Evan Planto, Commander of American Legion Post 291 Newport Harbor; Mary Beth Martin, President of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 291 Newport Harbor; and David Campagnari, Commodore American Legion Yacht Club. It will be quite the celebration! Come July 4 Read More
A residential burglary recently occurred in The Colony Community between approximately May 6 and May 21. While the victims were away, an unknown suspect removed a window screen to get into the unit. Inside, the suspect rummaged through the nightstand and ransacked the closet in the master bedroom before fleeing Read More
Newport Coast resident Kathy Medina O’Donnell was born and raised in San Luis Obispo, although she has lived in several northern California cities. After she and her husband Joseph and her two daughters moved to Newport nearly two years ago, she looked into organizations to get involved with as a Read More
Art in the Park, Newport Beach. File photo. The Newport Beach Arts Foundation has announced that applications are open for artists and artisans to apply for the 2024 Art in the Park to be held on Saturday, September 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Newport Beach Civic Read More
The 42nd Annual CdM Scenic 5K was held on Saturday, June 1. More than 10,000 people from around Southern California and the United States participated in the walk/run, including many dogs and even a parrot. Taking first place in the Men’s 5K was Max Douglass of Newport Beach with a Read More
Artist Clara Berta in her studio. Laguna Beach fine artist Jorg Dubin wrote a letter to the Laguna Beach Independent titled “Save Our Laguna Beach Artists.” Jorg defined the Laguna creative community as artists, craftspeople, musicians, writers and performers. Jorg said creativity is “A natural resource that has been woven Read More
