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Newport Beach city officials announced this week that the central library is celebrating its 25-year anniversary with special events and activities now through July. A balloon tower with a giant “25” greeting guests entering the library kicks off the celebration this week, a city...

Police sent out a message Wednesday reminding drivers that “pedestrians don’t wear armor,” as part of an enforcement campaign. “The Newport Beach Police Department remains committed to educating drivers and pedestrians about safe roadway habits,” the announcement reads. “The...

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation announced the lineup for the 22nd Annual Witte Lectures, featuring renowned speakers on a variety of compelling, current topics. This season features four experts – Hanna Rosin, Richard Blanco, Amy Walter, and Joel Sartore – from...

Honoring six years of dedication to more than 30 charities throughout Orange County, 29 debutantes from the Newport Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. were honored at the 58th Debutante Ball, held on Nov. 24, at the Hotel Irvine, the league announced in a message.  National...

The Newport Beach Police Department sent out a message Thursday seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a residential burglary investigation. The crime occurred on Jan 2. between 6:30 p.m. and 7:50 p.m., according to the police alert. The suspect entered the...

Newport Beach Police Department will be hosting a City-Wide Neighborhood Watch meeting for the city’s Neighborhood Watch Area Coordinators & Block Captains next week. The meeting will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the community room at the civic center. This will be a...

A local community organization, Speak Up Newport, is hosting the second meeting in a two-part series about homelessness next week. The discussion, titled “Homelessness: A Changing Landscape,” is scheduled for Wednesday in the community room at the Newport Beach Civic...

Police warned residents this week about two residential burglaries that happened over the weekend in different Newport Beach neighborhoods. In the Belcourt community on Ford Road, an unknown suspect attempted to enter a home on Huntington Court while the victim was out of town...

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is not wasting any time in the New Year. The Center kicks off a busy month on January 1 with the exciting new musical “Dear Evan Hansen.” Later in January comes the Broadway revival of “Hello Dolly!” starring Betty Buckley. Musical guests include...

An early morning meeting next week will feature “tales from the trenches” with an update on the U.S. Marine Corps battalion the city has “adopted.” The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host their first Wake Up! meeting of 2019 on Thursday in the...

Although airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport slightly decreased in November 2018 as compared to the same month last year, commuter aircraft operations increased nearly 500 percent in the same time frame, airport officials announced in a press release last week. In...

The city of Newport Beach Harbor Department will hold an auction to sell abandoned vessels on Monday starting at 10 a.m. The auction will be held at Marina Park, at 1600 West Balboa Blvd. on the Balboa Peninsula. The city will auction the following vessels: 8-foot yellow sabot;...

Orange County’s top philanthropists, business leaders and individuals were honored at the 32nd Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon attended by 920 guests on Thursday, Nov. 16, at City National Grove of Anaheim. Produced by the Orange County Chapter of the Association...

21 OCEANFRONT 21 Oceanfront is ringing in the New Year with two different seating and menu options. The first seating is their full menu with regular reservations from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Second seating is a four-course dinner with a champagne toast for $120 from 8 to 10 p.m. Visit...

The California Coastal Commission met in Newport Beach City Council chambers last week and had a few noteworthy local items on the agenda, including an amendment to the city’s Local Coastal Program. The Commission 7-3 in approval of the amendment with the CCC staff modifications....

Police sent out an alert Wednesday urging residents to have safe holiday season and warning against the dangers of driving under the influence. “The holidays are a way to spend time with family and friends while ringing in another year, but also a time when people can...

A burglary suspect opened several Christmas presents and stole several items from a Corona del Mar home last week, Newport Beach Police Department reported in a message this week. Between Dec. 12 and 15, while the victim was out of town, an unknown suspect pried open the patio...

Firefighters responded to a two-alarm structure fire at a home on Lido Island this week, authorities reported in a statement. Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters from Newport Beach Fire Department, with assistance from Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach fire departments,...

The Reverend Michael Seiler has accepted the call of the Vestry of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Corona del Mar to join the parish family as its next rector. Seiler has been interim rector of St. Michael’s since July 2017 when he joined the parish from the...

The recount of the Newport Beach City Council District 3 results officially began Wednesday. As of Friday morning, no changes have been reported. About 6,300 ballots have been counted. A total of 36,910 votes were cast in the Duffield-Stoaks race. In the tightest race in years,...