Napa in Newport Committee CureDuchenne and Vintner Chair Melka Estates will host the Ninth Annual “Napa in Newport” on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. “Napa in Newport” brings together more than 45 of the most acclaimed Napa Valley vintners under one roof Read More
Balboa Island Ferry / photo courtesy Visit Newport Beach The Balboa Island bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic every night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Sunday, October 22 through Wednesday, October 25 for construction activity. Residents will have an alternative method for accessing the island on those Read More
Restored Crystal Cove cottages Crystal Cove Conservancy (The Conservancy), the nonprofit public benefit organization partnered with Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Coast, has announced that the last tranche of funding has been secured for the North Beach Cottage Restoration Project, allowing the first group of eight newly restored North Read More
From Left to Right: Tracy Gardea (Dana Point) and Harvesters members Gail Haft, Newport Coast; Maddie McKinley, Costa Mesa; Cameran Davis, Newport Beach; Stephanie Kaberna, Newport Beach; Andrea McAllister, San Juan Capistrano; Kacey Bruno, Dana Point. Courtesy of Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County/Kevin Rogers Photography Coinciding with Hunger Read More
Event founder and director Kristin Martin with Unconditional Senior and Disabled Dog Rescue Founders Julain and Amy Mack Some dogs are all bark and no bite. At the Chef Masters Culinary Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Festival of Arts grounds in Laguna Beach, the barking came courtesy of Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager On Thursday, October 12, the California Coastal Commission upheld the Newport Beach City Council’s decision to prohibit fractional homeownership in residential zoning districts. The Coastal Commission’s vote supports local control over an important housing issue that threatened to impact our community. Read More
Chef Ross Pangilinan’s dessert for “Wicked” in 2016 For many years, dining at Leatherby’s Café Rouge before seeing a musical at Segerstrom Center was a must for me due to the fabulous themed menus created by Leatherby’s Chef Ross Pangilinan. Probably the most memorable was a three-course menu Chef Ross Read More
USAF Thunderbirds. Photo by Lawrence Sherwin The Pacific Airshow dazzled the crowds that lined several miles of sand in Huntington Beach, but Newport Beach residents also saw and heard the myriad aircraft as they flew over the outskirts of Newport Beach. A number of watercraft cruised the short distance from Read More
Expanded Bayside bar Been to Bayside Restaurant lately? I admit it had been several months since I last dined at Bayside, so imagine my surprise when I finally made it back to the restaurant and found the bar had been expanded. It was now essentially a wrap-around bar with more Read More
Pendry bar First it was a Four Seasons Hotel, then The Island Hotel followed by Fashion Island Hotel. The landmark venue shuttered during the pandemic and did not reopen—until now. Pendry Hotels & Resorts has announced the grand opening of Pendry Newport Beach, marking the brand’s eighth property in the Read More
