How do you top the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival, which featured a slew of movie premieres, A-list talent, independent filmmakers, and memorable after-parties as part of the Festival’s 25th anniversary? Easy: Welcome to the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs October 16 through 23. During those eight days, Read More
Freida Parton, the sister of legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, took to social media on Tuesday to ask the public for prayers as the country music icon deals with an undisclosed health battle. “I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling Read More
By Camden Tucker | Special to the NB Indy Janice Molinari and Melissa Forman’s documentary directorial debut, “Stronger Than You Think,” which screens October 19 and 22 at the Newport Beach Film Festival, tells the story of lifelong swimmer Alie Truwit, who lost her foot and later, part of her Read More
A new chapter – make that a new movement – begins this month when Alexander Shelley officially conducts his first concert of the 2025-2-26 season as Pacific Symphony’s Artistic and Music Director Designate (he assumes full directorship in the 2026-27 season). Music Director Laureate Carl St.Clair, who is passing the Read More
(KTLA) – Whether it’s starting to feel like fall in your area or not, Halloween season is in full swing and the pumpkin spice is flowing. There are also plenty of scary movies to choose from on cable TV or streaming services. But if you’re not exactly a horror lover, Read More
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — On October 19, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Vistamar School hosts its 17th annual Multicultural Student College Fair at Vistamar School, 737 Hawaii Street in El Segundo. Open to all students, this College Admissions Fair is an opportunity for high school students Read More
IRVINE, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Cloudvirga, a Stewart-owned provider of digital point-of-sale platforms for lenders, today announced a new integration between its Horizon POS platform and the ICE PPE from Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). Built on ICE’s latest API framework for mortgage technology, the integration allows loan officers to request Read More
If you’ve ever visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris, you know that the walk up to the top is a wee bit tiring – or maybe you don’t, since you took the elevator. But apparently, there is another much more tiring way to ascend the iconic Parisian landmark: via bicycle. Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a new bill into law that prohibits streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime from suddenly increasing audio levels during commercial breaks. SB 576, authored by state Sen. Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana), requires streaming companies to comply with existing regulations that require broadcasters Read More
Ike Turner Jr., son of rock n’ roll superstar Tina Turner, has died from kidney failure. He was 67, reports News Nation. Jacqueline Bullock, Tina Turner’s niece, told TMZ that Turner Jr. died on Saturday in Los Angeles, one day after his birthday, after suffering from severe heart issues for Read More
