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The city is hosting a community meeting Monday at 6 p.m. at Marina Park to discuss the revised Western Snowy Plover Management Plan for east Balboa Peninsula beaches. The focus area of the plan is the federally designated critical habit located between B and G streets but, it...

Newport Beach Police Department shared a message of safety this week in observance of both National Bike Month and National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Along with the California Office of Traffic Safety, NBPD is encouraging drivers, motorcyclists and bicycle riders to...

A woman was charged Monday for posting Nazi propaganda posters at Newport Harbor High School and Fullerton College, the Orange County District Attorney announced this week. Grace Elisabeth Ziesmer, 22, of Fullerton, has been charged with one misdemeanor count of vandalism under...

Heritage Pointe, known for its unparalleled residential community providing Independent, Assisted Living, and Memory Care services for Seniors, has announced exciting plans for its 29th Annual Luncheon and Shopping Boutique scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, at Hotel Irvine. This...

By Laura Wise | NB Indy BACK BAY BISTRO Back Bay Bistro welcomes guests to celebrate Mother’s Day with a gourmet brunch buffet, bottomless mimosas and an unforgettable waterfront atmosphere with three seatings between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Indulge in signature breakfast dishes like...

A local botanical garden will be celebrating the upcoming National Public Gardens Week with events, activities, tours and more. Sherman Library & Gardens announced their lineup of events for the week, celebrated May 11 through 19. Sherman Library & Gardens will deliver...

A vehicle pursuit made its way through and ended in Newport Beach this week, police reported. The Newport Beach Police Department’s dispatch center received information at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday that pursuit of a silver Mercedes started in Laguna Beach and was proceeding through...

Vesper, representing the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, earned a handful of trophies this week for the 72nd annual Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, officials reported in an announcement shared on Sunday. Sailing a Transpac 52 in the ULDB-MAXI class, Vesper earned the...

Nearly 200 sailboats will leave Newport Beach and make the 125-mile trek to Ensenada, Mexico when the annual Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race gets underway Friday, April 26 at 11 a.m. off the Balboa Pier. Dubbed the “world’s largest international yacht race,” the boats (and crews)...

Celebrating nearly half a century as the West Coast’s premier destination for cruisers and yachts, the Newport Boat Show returns to Lido Marina Village, 3424 Via Oporto, April 25-28. The in-water show is set against the picturesque Lido Marina Village, the reimagined seaside...

Trash was the topic on the table during a recent community discussion, specifically organic waste collection and how the city can comply with some upcoming changes to the law. About 70 people attended the meeting, held April 11 in the community room at the Newport Beach Civic...

Newport Beach Fire Department firefighters responded to a hazardous materials spill at a local high school this week, authorities reported in a press release. NBFD, along with a few other local agencies, responded to the call at Sage Hill School on Monday at 9:40 a.m. “Upon...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert Wednesday about reports from community members who received calls from an individual claiming to work for NBPD. “After calling the police department directly, the community members discover that the individual does not in fact...

On March 30, Newport Beach officials discovered an unauthorized trail cut into the southern canyon face of Buck Gully Reserve, nearest the Poppy Avenue trailhead. City officials took “immediate action to secure the unauthorized trail and initiated an ongoing investigation,” a...

On March 29, the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce held the 48th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast at Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport Newport Beach in honor of the brave men and women of the Newport Beach Police Department. This event featured special guest emcee Keith...

Newport Beach Police Department shared an alert on Tuesday about an auto theft and residential burglary that happened last week in Eastbluff. The crime occurred in the 2500 block of Bunya St., between 4 p.m. on April 2 and 6:30 a.m. on April 3. According to police, the victim...

An item about forming an ad hoc committee about election reform sparked some debate at the Newport Beach City Council meeting this week, not about its subject of study, but about who should take part in the group. Councilman Jeff Herdman pulled the item from the consent calendar...

The 20th annual Newport Beach Film Festival, which runs April 25 – May 2, has announced its 2019 Art, Architecture + Design (AA+D) Film Series, an international showcase of films celebrating art, architecture, design, modernism, photography, sculpture, painting, typography,...

Newport Beach City Council selected a new member to the City Arts Commission this week following an unexpected vacancy earlier in the year. Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to appoint Ritch LeGrand for the open seat. The lone dissenting vote came from Mayor Pro Tem Will O’Neill, who...

Newport Beach Police sent out an alert on Tuesday about “kidnapping scams,” warning residents, explaining how they work, and what to do if it happens. Police explained that the scam starts with a call, the suspect claiming that a loved once has been kidnapped. The caller may make...