The 25th Annual Gentleman’s Smoker returns to Balboa Bay Resort & Club on Thursday, Sept. 7 from 5 to 9 p.m. Held on our picturesque Member’s Lawn, guests will imbibe in a four-course dinner crafted by the renowned Chef Prabeen while enjoying tastings from premium wines and whiskies paired with Read More
Pacific Wine + Food / courtesy of Pacific Wine + Food The 2023 Pacific Wine & Food Classic returns to Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort on Saturday, Sept. 30. This means a wonderful afternoon of wine tasting, bites from noted chefs and restaurants, a silent disco, and other exciting elements. “This Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager As part of our ongoing effort to streamline services and increase efficiencies, the City of Newport Beach is now offering online plan check reviews and permitting for residential construction projects. Newport Beach residents and contractors can now Read More
Today’s Hope is Here quote of the week, courtesy of On Faith writer Cindy Christeson: “I am not what I ought to be; I am not what I would like to be; I am not what I hope to be. But I am not what I once was, And by the Read More
Scene from the Visit Newport Beach promo video for their winter campaign Newport Beach & Company, the destination marketing agency for the city of Newport Beach and the umbrella organization for Visit Newport Beach, has been an innovator when it comes to promoting Newport Beach. This year alone, Visit Newport Read More
Matthew Thomas On Sunday, Aug. 20, Matthew Thomas – a coma survivor who was once given a five percent chance of living – will again pedal his hydrobike from Avalon, Catalina to the Orange County Sheriffs Harbor Patrol Station in Newport Beach. Matthew is attempting to beat his August 2022, Read More
By Megan Forrester | Special to the NB Indy Back in the first grade, Newport Beach resident Emma LeSieur told her very first joke. “Why did the chicken cross the road? To get more diapers,” LeSieur said. Sure, it might not have been as sophisticated as most jokes, but to Read More
Scene from the movie “Sideways” “If anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any F***ing Merlot!” That emphatic declaration from one the characters in the 2004 movie “Sideways” helped hasten the decline of Merlot in the U.S. marketplace. Conversely, the film boosted Pinot Noir sales thanks to the Read More
Ryan Getzlaf, Hawken Miller, CureDuchenne founder Debra Miller, Paul Miller Newport Beach-based nonprofit CureDuchenne has a fun fundraiser coming up on Saturday, Sept. 9. Former Anaheim Ducks superstar Ryan Getzlaf and his wife Paige are hosting the 12th annual Getzlaf Golf Shootout at Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point. Read More
Newport Beach Police Department conducts a DUI checkpoint The Newport Beach Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint on August 18 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Newport Beach. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing Read More
