Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 12. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73662/72. The City Council meeting will begin at 4 p.m. with presentations, followed by a closed session. Read More
Opening night of the Newport Beach Film Festival. Photo by Chris Trela. The stars came out for the 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival that took place October 17 through 24. This year’s Fillm Festival showcased more than 300 films from around the world. During its eight days of programming, Read More
Timshel Tarbet, Medalla Bautista, Shelly Summers, Krista Coriaty, Board Member Morgan Ratcliffe. Photo by Sargeant Creative. Wine lovers and local philanthropists descended on Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach on September 19 for the annual Keep the Promise wine tasting event in support of The Wooden Floor, one of Read More
Victoria and Natalie Fleiss, Nick Anas, Katrina Foley, Mary Fleiss, Dennis Bress. Photo by John Watkins. The votes are counted, and “Cowboy Carnival” at The Balboa Fun Zone on October 18 wins for most fun event of the 2024 fall social season in Newport Beach. Produced by the Balboa Island Read More
Overall view of the car show. British sports cars are in the foreground. Photo by Spencer Grant. The Fifth Annual Knights of Columbus Newport Beach Exotic Classic Car Show and Music Festival held on October 26 had its share of skeletons sitting in back seats, but they paled next to Read More
Annette Globits and Janet Frumhoff enjoy Halloween festivities with Meals on Wheels OC at OASIS Senior Center in Newport Beach. Meals on Wheels OC hosted a Halloween Lunch for seniors in Newport Beach at the OASIS Senior Center on October 31 to encourage socialization and community time. Nearly 50 guests Read More
With the recent surge in casualty losses caused by wildfires, insurance companies are responding by raising premiums or, in many cases, canceling policies altogether. Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 13 for an insightful session and learn best practices in wildfire preparedness, home hardening, and recommendations to maintain wildfire insurance. Guest Read More
Residential burglary in the Newport Heights Community Occurred around approximately 8:45 p.m. on November 1. While the victims were upstairs, they heard a noise of glass breaking coming from the first floor. One of the victims went to investigate and observed one suspect crawling out of a shattered glass door Read More
Newport Beach residents went to the polls on Tuesday, November 5 to vote on three city council races as well as other local races, state representatives and U.S. representatives, as well as President of the United States plus several ballet initiatives. Results as of 8:30 a.m. on November 6 according Read More
Gelatissimo gelato. There’s something special about gelato that makes the tastebuds of even hard-core ice cream devotees shout “yes please.” Boutique ice cream shops abound locally (the Salt & Straw location that opened in Newport Beach in 2022 has been popular since day one), but there’s something satisfyingly decadent about Read More
