Dining writer Malena Gordon at the OC Restaurant Week kickoff event By Malena Gordon | Special to the NB Indy Orange County Restaurant Week launched with a tasty and fun VIP launch party on Saturday, March 1, marking the week-long dining adventure perfect for foodies looking to “celebrate their own Read More
“RENT in Concert” live at The Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Nick Piacente How can you measure the success of the musical ‘RENT?’ The rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson and loosely based on the 1896 opera “La bohème by Puccini opened Read More
Vienna Philharmonic The Vienna Philharmonic is coming to California for an exclusive residency and tour this March. Presented by Cal Performances at UC Berkeley and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, the Maria Manetti Shrem and Elizabeth Segerstrom orchestra residency will bring the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Yannick Nézet- Séguin Read More
Gary Sherwin,President and CEO of Visit Newport Beach, actress Felicity Jones and Gregg Schwenk, Founder and CEO of Newport Beach Film Festival, attend the Newport Beach Film Festival UK and IE Honours 2025 on February 13, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Max Cisotti/Sam Simpson/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Newport Beach Read More
CrownPoint partners Julius Swolsky, Shannon Bona and Don Bingham Commercial Real Estate veterans Julius Swolsky, Shannon Bona and Don Bingham have launched CrownPoint Partners, a national brokerage and advisory firm dedicated to reshaping the commercial real estate landscape. With headquarters at Newport Center in Newport Beach and West Palm Beach, Read More
Jane Fujishige Yada The Newport Beach Film Festival has established a new Board of Governors, with business leader and philanthropist Jane Fujishige Yada serving as its inaugural president. Yada will lead the board’s efforts to expand the Festival’s international presence and strengthen its cultural collaborations with more than 50 countries Read More
NBPD Chief Dave Miner Join the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce, along with community friends and neighbors, for an informative monthly discussion group called Good Morning CdM featuring hot topics in the community pertinent to both business and residential interests. For the March 13 Good Morning CdM event, the Read More
Mayor Joe Stapleton What is the state of Newport Beach? Find out at the next Wake Up! Newport meeting on Thursday, March 6, when special guest Newport Beach Mayor Joe Stapleton talks about the past present and future of Newport Beach. Mayor Joe Stapleton was elected to the Newport Beach Read More
OC Restaurant Week dishes at Red O Restaurant Remember Newport Beach Restaurant Week? It was hosted by the Newport Beach Restaurant Association in early March and became so popular that it expanded to two weeks. The Newport Beach City Council disbanded the Restaurant Association in 2021 after 25 years of Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the City Council will consider a $2.1 million, five-year agreement with BRINC Drones, Inc. for seven public safety drones, a significant part of the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) technology upgrades that began Read More
