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Long-standing resident families vying for advantage, deep-rooted conflicts over land, moneyed power players competing with less affluent interests, authorities straddling alliances. Hmmm…sounds a little like another town we know… The Midwest-set mystery, “The Scent of Rain and...

Newport Beach has a new win-WiNN situation with a new organization called Women in Newport Beach Networking (WiNN). Mayor Diane Dixon along with several community volunteers including Civil Service Board Chair Debra Allen, and former Arts Commission Chair Kathy Harrison developed...

At this week’s Library Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees updated the public on several library-related initiatives, including the Corona del Mar Brand Library renovation, and the donation of artwork by Rex Brandt and Joan Irvine Brandt. Fibrary The Fibrary is happening!...

The Newport Beach Police Department’s Canine (“K-9”) Unit was established in 1987 for the purpose of adding an additional layer of protection for our officers and the community. Newport Beach K-9s are “dual purpose” dogs; they handle patrol duties as well as provide detection...

Webster’s Dictionary defines a “mash-up” as a “mixture or fusion of disparate elements.” There are celebrity face mash-ups (think Brad Pitt meets George Clooney, Barack Obama meets Hilary Clinton…not so much) and famous movie dance scene mash-ups on youtube. Now we have...

The Media Lab at the Newport Beach Public Library just unveiled its new look for 2015 – a colorful pixilated mural designed to entice everyone from media novices to the ultra tech savvy to come in and use the facility. The Media Lab, made possible by a gift from the Newport...

Got Alerts? Did you know that the City of Newport Beach has a comprehensive Emergency Management Program including several “alert” systems for residents and visitors in the event of an emergency? AlertOC, Orange County’s public mass notification system, works in partnership with...

The San Diego Freeway (405) is one of the most congested roads in Orange County, serving more than 300,000 vehicle trips on certain sections each day. That volume is estimated to grow by more than 10 percent in the next 25 years. Drivers of the 405 Freeway between Newport Beach...

On Saturday, November 1, art will make history in Newport Beach as the City celebrates what would have been the 100th birthday of Rex Brandt, considered one of the most important figures in California art in the mid-20th century. Early in the day, a plaque will be dedicated at...

Election season hit big this past week in Newport Beach. Campaign signs proliferated at an amazing pace with the medians of major thoroughfares and quiet neighborhood streets alike literally (or, to coin a phrase, “litter”ly) plastered with voter appeals. Postal boxes overflowed...