Library lecture hall rendering / courtesy of City of Newport Beach At the Newport Beach City Council meeting on January 9 – the first one with newly-appointed mayor Will O’Neill – there were only two items on the current business calendar, and both concerned the proposed Newport Beach Library Lecture Read More
Scene from the Visit Newport Beach digital campaign for Après Sea After winning accolades for its creative tourism campaigns – including an award-winning float in this year’s Rose Parade – Visit Newport Beach kicks off 2024 with another new campaign called Après Sea. The concept is simple: Trade in your Read More
Lincoln elementary students Jacob Kaiser, Milla Hamilton and Ava Keiser rehearsing “The Lion King Jr.” Photo by Chris Trela The performing arts can open a whole new world for children—acting, singing, dancing and gaining confidence and interpersonal skills in the process. Thanks to a statewide grant program, students at Costa Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager You are welcome to join the Board of Library Trustees at its January 16 meeting for a first look at the different design options for the replacement of the Balboa Branch Library and Fire Station #1 on the Balboa Peninsula. The Read More
John Murray, who leads Newport Beach-based PIMCO’s global private commercial real estate team as a managing director and portfolio manager, has joined the PIMCO board of directors. Working Wardrobes, a leading nonprofit organization that helps individuals overcome barriers to gainful employment, has added seven stellar community leaders to its esteemed Read More
Newport Beach resident Mark Abbasi has joined the Families Forward board of directors. Families Forward, an Orange County-based nonprofit committed to helping local families who are facing a housing crisis, has welcomed Newport Beach resident Mark Abbasi to its board of directors. Abbasi is the Senior Vice President of Finance Read More
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
