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Il Barone in Newport Beach Stays True to Northern Italian Tradition
By Malena Gordon | Special to the NB Indy Few restaurants on the West Coast have reminded me of my family’s cooking quite like Il Barone. As someone who grew up outside of Boston, surrounded by homemade Italian cooking, I was looking forward to how Il Barone’s traditional Sicilian approach Read More
Kennedy Contemporary Opens New Gallery Space on Balboa Island with ‘Boundless Palette: Three Voices’
Kennedy Contemporary gallery opened its doors in January 2021, when the pandemic was still a concern and many people remained reluctant to go out in public. According to owner Victoria Kennedy, she had no idea when to expect but she did have a 50-page business plan and an intuition that Read More
Newport Beach-Based Outshine Public Relations Named Agency of Record for New Downtown Disney Restaurants
Outshine Public Relations, a nationally recognized agency dedicated exclusively to the culinary and hospitality industries, has been named agency of record for two highly anticipated dining destinations at Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort: Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby and Earl of Sandwich. Both concepts operate under the Earl Read More
Newport Beach Independent Writers Honored at OC Press Club’s Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards
Newport Beach Independent writers won several awards at the annual Orange County Press Club’s Excellence in Journalism Awards during the awards dinner on June 17, 2026, at the Anaheim Hills Country Club. Awards were given in a variety of categories for articles and photos published in 2025. Newport Beach Independent Read More
July 4 Unrest in Newport Beach Leads to NBPD Making 400 Arrests
On Sunday, July 5, the City of Newport Beach posted the following information on its Facebook Page: Last night, our City faced a rapidly evolving public safety incident on the Balboa Peninsula. We want to begin by thanking the dedicated police officers, firefighters and first responders who worked through the Read More
Newport Lifeguards Share the Secrets to Staying Safe in the Surf This Summer
The world’s seas and oceans total 139 million square miles. Of that incomprehensible, undulating mass, 25-square miles belong to Newport Beach, where up to 100,000 visitors on a summer’s day come to swim, surf, and frolic on the city’s eight miles of beaches. Unfortunately, even on those placid days, too Read More
Newport’s ‘Fairy Godmother’ Donates $48,000 in Restaurant Gift Cards to NBPD
Every year for the past 12 years, Dotty MacDonald, 96, solicits her friends and neighbors for donations so she can purchase restaurant gift cards to donate to the Newport Beach Police Department. Ther gift cards are tokens of gratitude and appreciation to the officers and staff at NBPD for keeping Read More
Dr. Karen Rasmussen joins New Cadence Healthcare as its Third Physician, Reuniting Doctors from Same Long Beach Residency Program
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LONG BEACH, Calif.) — New Cadence Healthcare, a membership-based primary care practice in Long Beach, today announced that Dr. Karen Rasmussen will join the practice as its third physician beginning August 2026. Dr. Rasmussen is a board-certified family physician who has cared for patients in Southern California for Read More
Anaheim expands fireworks enforcement with host liability ordinance this Fourth of July
Anaheim is taking a tougher stance on illegal fireworks this Fourth of July with expanded enforcement that includes use of the city’s host liability ordinance to hold property owners accountable for knowingly allowing illegal fireworks on their property.