Rendering of the new Witte Library Lecture Hall The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will be hosting a Kids Marketplace in support of the Beyond Books Witte Hall civic auditorium project on Sunday, June 23, 2024. It will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Central Library Friends Read More
Kids participate in the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard program. Photo courtesy NBJL Whatever may be the final number of visitors to Newport’s famous beaches this summer, add 1,433. That’s the number of boys and girls who qualified for Newport’s immensely popular Junior Lifeguard program, now celebrating its 40th season. The Read More
July 4 Old Glory Boat Parade 2023 / photo by Lawrence Sherwin Whether you have a beautiful luxury yacht or a luxurious Duffy boat, it’s time to decorate your watercraft and participate in the annual Old Glory Boat Parade on Thursday, July 4, beginning at 1 p.m. This is part Read More
Christopher Trela and Richard Simon with their Press Club awards. Not pictured: fellow award winner Simone Goldstone, who was unable to attend. Newport Beach Independent writers were honored with seven awards at the annual Orange County Press Club Journalism Awards dinner on Thursday, June 13. Editor Christopher Trela received First Read More
On Monday, June 17, the Newport Harbor Elks Drug Awareness Program is hosting free Narcan training for older teens and adults given by a representative of the Solace Foundation of Orange County. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and is open to Elks members as well as non-members. Younger children Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Bech City Manager The City of Newport Beach continues to enjoy strong, stable finances with a healthy outlook, as evidenced in the $494.8 million Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget approved by the City Council on Tuesday, June 11. The City budget is balanced, sets aside Read More
Alexandra Gomez of Newport Coast crosses the Sage Hill graduation stage on June 7. By Daniel Langhorne | Special to the NB Indy Sage Hill School graduated 130 seniors at its 22nd commencement ceremony on June 7, capping a journey that had been different since their very first day of Read More
Participants in the 2024 Hoag Circle 1000 brunch. The 37nd annual Circle 1000 Founders’ Celebration Brunch to benefit Hoag Family Cancer Institute raised over $1 million to benefit Hoag Family Cancer Institute. More than 300 Circle 1000 donors and friends, along with Hoag physicians and staff, gathered on Thursday, May Read More
Balboa Bay Club 1221 Scholarship winners for 2024 On Tuesday, May 28, the Balboa Bay Club presented its annual 1221 Scholarships to local high school students. The event was hosted by Jon Wortmann, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Balboa Bay Club. To date, the 1221 Scholarship Fund has awarded Read More
Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill (center) and members of the Newport Beach City Council at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Junior Lifeguard building. Hundreds of community members joined Newport Beach City officials on Wednesday, June 12 at a ribbon-cutting celebration and open house for the new Junior Lifeguard Building at Read More
