Category: Orange County News

On the Agenda: August 27 City Council Meeting

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, August 27. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and staff reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73667/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Development impact fees. Staff Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Summer Reading Program, Underwater Cleanup

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager I would like to thank and recognize our residents who participated in this year’s Summer Reading Program, and our Library Services staff for delivering another stellar series. The summer 2024 numbers were impressive: Participation and attendance in Read More

Pacific Chorale Honored Artistic Director Emeritus John Alexander with Lifetime Achievement Award at June Gala

Artistic Director Robert Istad conducted the 2023-24 season finale of Pacific Chorale, joined by frequent guest collaborator Pacific Symphony, at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. Photo by Doug Gifford. Capping its season with a grand flourish, Pacific Chorale feted one of its own – Artistic Read More

Pacific Symphony Summerfest 2024 Continues with Magical Music of Harry Potter August 23

Movie poster from “Harry Potter” Calling all Hogwarts alumni—the Pacific Symphony wants you! On Friday, Aug. 23, the Pacific Symphony invites Harry Potter fans to dress in their most magical costumes and embark on an enchanted journey under the stars as Pacific Symphony’s Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez invites the Read More

Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce Hosts Newport Beach City Council Candidate Forum September 18

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce and the CdM Residents Association are co-sponsoring a special City Election Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 18. This CdM City Election Forum is consistently the most well-attended election forum in Newport Beach. The program is engaging, informative and unique. Each candidate qualified to run Read More

Chef Masters Culinary Event Benefiting Unconditional Rescue Returns to Festival of Arts Ground Sept. 22

Chef Prabeen Prathapan, Balboa Bay Resort, right, with A&O Chef Rusty Richardson, left / Photo by Bob Hodson with Corey Sandler Chefs love to create dishes that delight diners, but they also delight in helping nonprofit organizations raise funds for a good cause. Among the many charitable culinary events in Read More

Ladies Luncheon Newport Beach to Debut at Shady Canyon Golf Club on October 15 Benefiting CureDuchenne

CureDuchenne founders Paul and Debra Miller with their son Hawken. Newport Beach-based CureDuchenne, a global nonprofit dedicated to funding and finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, will be holding its inaugural Ladies Luncheon Newport Beach at Shady Canyon Golf Club on Tuesday, October 15. The event, which promises an Read More