For over a decade, The Weeknd has dominated the music scene with catchy singles, a Super Bowl performance, and various collaborations with big names like Kanye West, Future, Beyonce, and Ariana Grande. Now, the man behind the moody and dark alter ego, is ready to rid himself of that persona. Read More
A host-less, pre-taped, and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday became the first big awards show to air during the screenwriters’ strike, offering a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring many past recycled live clips. “Scream VI” won the trophy for Best Movie, holding back competition from “Avatar: The Way of Water,” Read More
There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, “ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James Read More
GIRLS (Games start at 3:15 p.m., unless noted) DIVISION 1 Final, Foothill vs. Marlborough, either Friday May 12 or Saturday, May 13 at Downey High School. DIVISION 2 Semifinals Monday, May 8 Murrieta Mesa at Santiago Corona Crescenta Valley at San Juan Hills Winners move on to the semifinals Wednesday, Read More
Tess Lina, Jully Lee, Jessica Ko, Paul Juhn and Ryun Yu in South Coast Repertory’s 2023 world premiere of Coleman ’72 by Charlie Oh. Photo by Jenny Graham/SCR. By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Charlie Oh’s “Coleman ’72,” now in its world premiere at South Coast Repertory, Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager We understand and share the desire to help homeless individuals in our community who have fallen on hard times. The City devotes considerable resources to homeless outreach, aimed at connecting people to specific resources they need to Read More
Electric Bike Company owner Sean Lupton-Smith with one of his e-bikes Few people have heard of the Madiba Bike Company. Unfortunately, among those few were attorneys who sued South African-born entrepreneur Sean Lupton-Smith out of the bicycle business, albeit temporarily. The reason? South African anti-apartheid activist and politician Nelson “Madiba” Read More
The Newport Beach Police Department will have extra officers on patrol during the month of May from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. looking specifically for violations made by drivers and motorcycle riders. The top primary crash factors for motorcycles are unsafe speed, improper turning, right-of-way violations, driving under the influence Read More
Today’s Hope is Here quote of the week, courtesy of On Faith writer Cindy Christeson: “Let God inspire you, make you want to begin to be your best self: not just to be proved right, but to be willing to be proved wrong when you are; to learn to laugh Read More
Crean Lutheran players and coaches celebrate after winning the CIF Division 2 Beach Volleyball title Saturday. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs / John Luciano). Crean Lutheran High School’s girls beach volleyball team capped a perfect post-season Saturday by winning the inaugural CIF Beach Volleyball Division 2 Championships at Long Beach Read More
