Newport Beach will soon have a new manager, following an action by City Council this week. On Tuesday, Council unanimously selected Irvine official Grace Leung to serve as its next city manager. Leung will assume the top administrative spot on Sept. 4, replacing current City Manager Dave Kiff, who will retire on Aug. 31. Council members commented on her background, intelligence, hard-working...

As far as motorized shared mobility devices go, like the electric scooters that suddenly popped up on the Balboa Peninsula this summer, the Newport Beach City Council is on the fence. These types of devices, typically scooters and bikes, are shared by numerous users throughout the day utilizing a mobile application. They are “dockless,” meaning there is no established pick-up or drop-off...

Have you made it out to the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa to catch one of the sensational Sunset Jazz at Newport summer concerts? The series runs through Sept. 19, which means there are only five evenings of swinging jazz left in this annual musical ode to classic jazz....

Happy 80th Birthday to the Lido Theater! The historic art deco-era venue – one of the few single movie screen theaters left in California – turns 80 this year, and it’s never looked better thanks to recent renovations by the Fritz Duda Company, which acquired the property in...

Young sailors from around the globe gathered in Newport Beach this week to participate in the oldest international youth match racing regatta in the world. The 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup, hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club, started with the crew introductions event on Monday. Emcee...

Tom Fazio is a legend in the golf world—not for playing golf, but for designing stunning golf courses that, as he puts it, “reflect the natural beauty of their environments.” He’s got more designs on Golf Digest’s list of “America’s 100 Greatest Golf...