Category: Top Stories

Melanie, Woodstock performer and ‘Brand New Key’ singer, dies at 76

Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” has died. Her publicist Billy James told The Associated Press that Melanie died Tuesday. She was 76 and lived in central Read More

Newport Theatre Arts Center Stages Stellar Production of ‘Other Desert Cities’

Kendall Sinclair, Ben Green, Linda Sutera, Jeff Paul / photo by Sarah Whitwell By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities,” a 2011 drama rarely seen in Southern California since a Long Beach staging in the mid-2010s, joins countless utterly compelling portraits of Read More

Women of Chapman’s Annual ‘Christmas at The Ritz’ Fundraiser Chaired by Newport Local Nets $300,000 for Chapman University

WOC member Sue Grant, a resident of Newport Beach, and Event Chair Lisa Hallaian, a wealth advisor in Newport Beach / photo by Tony Lattimore Women of Chapman, a 53-year-old Chapman University support group, celebrated the 37th anniversary of its famed “Christmas at The Ritz” holiday luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Read More

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches in Newport Beach Offers Special Menu for Veganuary

Vegan Get Diggie With It sandwich Remember when being a vegetarian or vegan meant limited menu options, especially at sandwich shops? Check out what Ike’s Love & Sandwiches (including the Newport Beach location on MacArthur Blvd. near John Wayne Airport) has in store this Veganuary for vegans, vegetarians, flexi-foodies, casual Read More