Category: Orange County News

Newport Beach Resident’s Themed Playhouse from HomeAid OC’s ‘Project Playhouse’ Brings Joyful Memories

Barbie Dreamhouse by City Ventures, one of the playhouses in the 2024 Project Playhouse benefiting HomeAid Orange County By Jasmine Jenkins | Special to the NB Indy For the first time since 2012, the Project Playhouse fundraiser returns to Orange County through Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Irvine Spectrum. This Read More

On the Agenda: September 10 Newport Beach City Council Meeting

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, September 10. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73666/72. The regular meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Consideration Read More

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation Announces 2024-2025 Library Live Series

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation has announced the Library Live speaker series for 2024-2025 featuring award-winning authors Bonnie Garmus, Rosanna Xia, Javier Zamora, and Viet Thanh Nguyen. Tickets are on sale now at www.npblf.foundation. These four authors cover a wide range of topics and ideas, from Bonnie Garmus’ Lessons in Read More

Spooky Halloween Boutique Returns to Roger’s Gardens Through October 31

Halloween Boutique at Roger’s Gardens Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar has once again curated a hauntingly memorable Halloween boutique experience for its guests. Drawing over 100,000 visitors from September through October, this theatrical retail experience is a year-long labor of passion and precision. Guided by the visionary insights of Read More

Newport Beach Film Festival Launches 25th Anniversary with World Premiere on Oct. 17

Cooper Hoffman and Christoph Waltz in “Old Guy.” Photo courtesy of The Avenue The stars will be coming out in force for the Newport Beach Film Festival’s 25th anniversary that runs October 17 through 24. The Festival has announced its opening night film: the World Premiere of “Old Guy” starring Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Public Dock Dedication, Electric Patrol Vessel

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City celebrated two significant milestones in Newport Harbor on Tuesday, August 27: opening a new public dock and welcoming the first electric patrol vessel in the Harbor Department fleet. The new VITA Seal electric boat is also the first all-electric Read More

Classic Albums Live Brings Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” to Segerstrom Center Sept. 15

Classic Albums Live By Simone Goldstone | NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist Remember playing a record all the way through, or having a CD in your car where you didn’t skip a favorite song? Classic Albums Live remembers, and delivers a rock symphony complete with world-class musicians that play those perfect Read More