It’s back! Grab your beach chairs and head to Balboa Island on Sunday, May 31 for the 31st Annual Balboa Island Parade. Grab a prime viewing spot as the parade winds its way down Marine Avenue from Bayside Avenue to the Balboa Island fire station. This year’s theme is “Good Vibrations on...

The City of Newport Beach is currently accepting applications to fill four vacancies on the Newport Beach Police Headquarters Advisory Committee. Threse citizen members are appointed by the Mayor of Newport Beach, subject to confirmation by the City Council. One of the four members shall have construction management, real estate development,...

Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors in Coron del Mar, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced that Jeff Lefko, executive vice president and partner, and Bill Asher, executive vice president, have been jointly recognized as 2026 GlobeSt. Net Lease Influencers,...

More than 100 sailing yachts participated in the 78th annual Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, which set off on its 125-nautical mile course on Friday, April 24. The race began off the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, and concluded in the charming Mexican port city of Ensenada. Craig Reynolds and...

The annual presentation of Field of Honor by the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor at Castaways Park began Friday, May 16 and will run through Sunday, May 24. The 1776 Flags at Castaways Park salute all the service members who have served the United States, with special note for those...

Happy Birthday to Newport Beach! Newport Beach has its 120th birthday in September 2026. The story of the city’s first 100 years has been told, but what about the last 20 years? The Newport Beach Historical Society has the answer. The organization recruited four former mayors – Ed Selich, Nancy Gardner,...

Growing up in Huntington Beach and later Newport Beach, there were four classic movie theaters (call them art houses) my friends and I frequented where nostalgia met Hollywood: Surf Theater in Huntington Beach, Balboa Theater near the Balboa Fun Zone, Port Theater in Corona del Mar, and Lido Theater...

Where should the city’s new police station be located? At a recent Newport Beach City Council meeting the Council decided to study locating a new police station in the Civic Center Park adjacent to City Hall. Since that meeting there has been a lot of community discussion over that decision. At...

Visit Newport Beach, the official destination marketing organization for one of California’s most iconic coastal communities, announced the appointment of Caitlin Corbin as Director of Communications. A born-and-raised Southern Californian and celebrated figure in Orange County public relations, Corbin brings nearly a decade of agency experience representing the region’s most...