Creativity was out in full force last week at the 3rd Annual Corona del Mar High School PAMMY Awards, an annual award show for CdM’s Performing Arts and Multimedia Academy (PAMA). This show celebrates the students’ work throughout the year and recognizes outstanding artists within the small learning community. Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center [...]
The city issued a warning to residents after receiving multiple reports of privatized fire inspections occurring through the city. “All fire inspections conducted in the city of Newport Beach are conducted by Newport Beach Fire Department personnel who wear badges and carry department identification cards,” explained the NBFD notice, sent out on May 30. The [...]
Thousands turned out for the 20th Annual Balboa Island Parade on Sunday, which included an appearance by the fictional Bluth bananana stand seen on “Arrested Development.” This year’s theme was“Balboa Island-Yesterday and Today.” “An Island tradition filled with children on bikes, Island dogs, decorated golf carts and floats, vintage cars, keystone cops, drill teams, marching [...]
The five teenagers that died in a car crash on Jamboree Road on Monday were identified by authorities Tuesday afternoon. The coroner’s office at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department identified the victims as: Abdulrahman M. Alyahyan, 17; Nozad Al Hamawendi, 17; Cecilia D. Zamora, 17; Aurora C. Cabrera, 16; Robin A. Cabrera, 17. All five [...]
About 30 members of the Newport Beach Police Department ran approximately five and half miles on Thursday, carrying a torch to help raise awareness and funding for the Special Olympics. The department employees were participating in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics Southern California. The torch was handed to NBPD officers [...]
Monday, May 27 Assisted burglary. 2:45 to 3 a.m. Cagney Lane and Scholz Plaza. Officers responding to a call from a security guard found a Costa Mesa man who had stolen a bicycle. They determined the other man with him, a Huntington Beach resident, acted as a lookout. Both were arrested and held on [...]
A quick look at the things that made news this week in Newport Beach: – Lincoln Elementary in Newport Beach received the highest ranking possible from the California Department of Education, reported the Daily Pilot. Rankings were based on academic performance and standardized test scores. Also receiving top marks, Davis Magnet School and Early College [...]
A quick look at the things that made news this week in Newport Beach: – Funded substantially by donations, aesthetic upgrades are underway for two athletic fields at Newport Harbor High School, reported the Daily Pilot. The football field is to be installed with new turf between the hash marks, which should cost $32,400. [...]
Monday, May 20 Burglary. 1:50 p.m. 600 block of Newport Center Dr. A Newport man took a pair of sunglasses without paying and without the means to purchase them. Store security detained the man until police arrived and arrested him. He was held on $20,000 bail. Sunday, May 19 Vandalism. 6:46 a.m. 600 block of [...]
Monday is Memorial Day, a time to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving the country. The weekend families will come together, hold special ceremonies, visit cemeteries, and more. There are several ways to celebrate in Newport Beach this weekend. • On Monday, the American Legion local post 291 will [...]
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