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Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon gave a condensed state of the city address this week, noting the city’s approach to its biggest financial challenge and the community-focused General Plan update process. Dixon spoke at the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Wake Up meeting on...

Crime statistics, strategies and trends were the focus of an early morning meeting this week with the top police officer in the city. Newport Beach Police Department Chief Jon Lewis gave a presentation to a group of about two dozen community business leaders and city and district...

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...

Alongside its on-the-water companion, the Ring of Lights home decorating contest sparkles again this year. Next week kicks off the annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. Tied in with the boat parade is...

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted their monthly Wake Up! Newport meeting on Thursday morning in the friend’s room at the library. Newport Beach Fire Department Chief Chip Duncan was the guest speaker. He explained to a crowd of about 100 people how the NBFD fights wildland...

Discovery Cube CEO Joe Adams discussed Ocean Quest, formerly known as ExplorOcean, with the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Marine Committee during its monthly meeting at Marina Park on Tuesday.   Discovery Cube took over in 2016. In some ways, the team that was there at...

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Wake Up! Newport meeting will feature the top executive for a statewide chamber group next week. Guest speaker is Allan Zaremberg, president and chief executive officer of the California Chamber of Commerce, will be at the...

A giant octopus playing catch, some oversized ice cream cones with scoops of sports balls, and several detailed and grand castles, appeared out of the sand this weekend at a local beach. Thousands of people flocked to Newport Beach to watch the sand transform during the 57th...

Longtime civic leader and former Newport Beach Mayor Dennis “Denny” O’Neil passed away on Jan. 6 in Corona del Mar after a long battle with fibrosis of the lungs. He was 78. O’Neil was the vice chairman of Newport Beach and Company, the private nonprofit marketing arm...

If there was a theme to the Newport Beach & Company’s annual Marketing Outlook Dinner held at the Island Hotel on Oct. 21, it was “All Systems Go!” According to information presented during the dinner, the Traveler Sentiment Index, which measures the ups and downs of the...

Paul Watkins thought he was stepping into a meeting, but when he ambled into the dining room of the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, he was greeted by a sea of familiar faces and a round of applause. “Congratulations Paul, you’re the 2015 Newport Beach Citizen of the Year,” said...

“Your son is a hero in all of our eyes…” Seemingly trying to hold his own emotions in check, Newport Beach Police Department Chief Jay Johnson directed that powerful sentiment to the mother of slain police officer Bob Henry at the 44th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast...

Newport Beach presented its “Christmas card to the world” this week: the 106th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, which runs through Dec. 21. “Even if you’ve seen it 100 times, there’s still a certain magic about it,” said President and CEO of Visit Newport Beach Inc.,...

With more than twice as many participants as last year, the 2014 Ring of Lights home decorating contest has become nearly as noteworthy as its nationally recognized cousin, the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, The homes are “marvelously decorated,” said President and CEO of...

Hundreds gathered at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach last week to honor those who protect and serve the city, the Newport Beach Police Department. The 43rd annual Police Appreciation Breakfast, hosted by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Commodores Club, was held...

Light. Tunnel. End of? The financial downturn that started in 2008 may be a distant memory if business in Newport Beach continues its current path. It’s hard to believe, but five years ago we started a downhill slide that upended many businesses both large and small. Many closed,...

Unlike those in the legendary Rose Parade, entrants in the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade can claim accurately that they’re competing with real “floats.” Instead of flowers, of course, the 100 vessels expected to participate in the parade this year will feature both...

More than 100 people packed a local restaurant Tuesday night for a special celebration held by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. Following an early city council meeting, during which Rush Hill was elected as mayor and Ed Selich as mayor pro tem for the upcoming year (see...

With the California Coastal Commission in town for their monthly meeting, a local group invited one official to breakfast this week to discuss coastal issues that the state and the city of Newport Beach are currently facing. Steve Kinsey, CCC commissioner and Marin County...

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce received an early Christmas present last week when the City Council approved a four year sponsorship agreement for the Christmas Boat Parade and Ring of Lights that the Chamber organizes annually. The agreement provides a $50,000 sponsorship...