INDUSTRY REPORT # 29 Catching up With A Conversation with Andy McCluskey April 4th, 2025 by Traci Turner The synthpop icons that are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will be on our shores very soon, playing Cruel World and sharing their Bauhaus Staircase Tour across North America. After more Read More
Bill Lobdell The Newport Beach Historical Society hosted a dinner and lecture with local author and historian Bill Lobdell on March 24 at the Balboa Pavilion. The presentation of “W.S. Collins: Balboa Island Visionary, Con Man or Both?” was a sold-out event. Newport Beach Mayor Joe Stapleton and Councilmember Robyn Read More
The City of Newport Beach is currently accepting applications to fill the following upcoming scheduled vacancies: Board of Library Trustees (one seat – term is for four-years, expiring June 30, 2029). Meetings are at 5 p.m. on the third Monday of each month, at 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach Building Read More
A joint venture between Archer Property Partners and Real Estate Development Associates has acquired the 78,000-square-foot office building at 3300 Irvine Ave. in Newport Beach, with plans to transform it into a state-of-the-art medical outpatient building. The partnership received unanimous approval from the Newport Beach Planning Commission in January 2025 Read More
Chef Rich Mead of Farmhouse Renowned Chef Rich Mead is one busy guy. He is the mastermind behind Farmhouse Restaurant at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar, and he pops up at various culinary-focused charity events. Mead is about to get even busier. Descanso Gardens, the botanical garden and living Read More
GOING BACK TO with DANCE HALL CRASHERS April 4th, 2025 by Kevin Gomez We are back to highlight another band playing the Vans Warped Tour, and this week we have a reunion two decades in the making. Although no strangers to multiple genres (Ice-T, Katy Perry), at its heart the Read More
