Each year, Speak Up Newport – a non-partisan citywide resident’s group organized to promote the common good and general welfare of the Newport Beach community – presents the Annual Mayor’s Dinner, which is attended by more than 450 Newport Beach business and community leaders. Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach Mayor (screen Read More
Nancy Gardner, Chair of the City’s General Plan Update Committee A new General Plan is in the works for Newport Beach. The planning commission and city council will soon be reviewing a new plan for the city’s future, and you can be among the first to hear an update at Read More
CASA luncheon co-chairs Liz DeSousa and Marjie Zethraus Mros. Photo by John Watkins Friends of CASA, the membership auxiliary of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, hosted its annual Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 5, at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. What began as Read More
(L-R) Sage Hill (Newport Beach) students Jonathan Yan, Sophia Belasco, Saachi Heer and Abigail Wang were Dragon Kim Foundation Fellows in 2025 Newport Beach high school students are encouraged to apply for the 2026 Fellowship cohort of the Dragon Kim Foundation, http://dragonkimfoundation.org, whose mission is to inspire youth to impact Read More
Keegan M. Bell, CFRE, Executive Director of Philanthropy for the Boys& Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast – which includes Newport Beach – has appointed Keegan M. Bell, CFRE, as the organization’s executive director of philanthropy. With over 20 years of Read More
Viva la Vida Gala Committee Members Diane Gardiner, Katie Taylor (Viva la Vida Gala Chair), Priscila Hammett and Bree Petrilla. Not pictured but also on the committee is Julie Pernworth. The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation held its annual Gala, dubbed Viva la Vida, on October 25 at the Balboa Bay Read More
Photo by Lawrence Sherwin Photos by Jim Collins and Lawrence Sherwin The 117th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade officially kicked off on Dec. 17, transforming the harbor into a luminous “Christmas Across the Decades” spectacle. The event, a cornerstone of Southern California holiday tradition, began with a thunderous fireworks display Read More
By Christopher Trela | NB Indy Newport Beach is a food-lover’s dream city. We are fortunate to have several hundred restaurants in Newport Beach — more than our 85,000 residents can support. That’s why so many out-of-town foodies find their way to our seaside city. Our diverse selection of eateries Read More
Alexander Shelley conducting Pacific Symphony. (Courtesy of Pacific Symphony) By Christopher Trela | NB Indy This is a historic year for Pacific Symphony. Last fall, Alexander Shelley became the Artistic and Music Director Designate of the Pacific Symphony — only the third music director since the symphony was founded in Read More
By Alicia Venter | NB Indy The State of California and the City of Newport Beach began an emergency remediation effort last month to address the source of methane and oil leakage, first discovered in late October, at a residential home near Marcus Avenue and 36th Street. The leakage, believed Read More
