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

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...

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...

Could another recession be on its way? Some experts at the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce’s annual Economic Forecast luncheon, held at the Balboa Bay Resort on Oct. 11, think a recession is coming, but Orange County will escape much of the economic damage. Hosted by Orange...

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...

The sand at Corona del Mar State Beach will be transformed this weekend into palaces, statues, and ocean life, big and small, as part of the annual Sandcastle Contest. The 57th Annual Sandcastle Contest presented by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce...

  As the campaign season nears the halfway point, Newport Beach City Council candidates this week attended their third forum. While some of the topics and comments were the same as previous forums, there were also several new and interesting remarks. “Food for thought,”...

The first Newport Beach City Council candidate forum of the year featured a range of topics, both agreement and disagreement between candidates, and a few jokes and jabs. About 100 people attended the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum to “Meet the Candidates” on...

A group of locals got a peek inside the Duke’s “Wild Goose,” the yacht that legendary actor — and one of Newport Beach’s most famous residents — John Wayne sailed out of Newport Harbor. Attendees of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Marine Committee meeting last...

Campaign season officially kicks off next week with the first local Newport Beach City Council candidate forum. The NB Chamber of Commerce will host a “Meet the Candidates” event on Aug. 23. It’s the first Council candidate forum or debate of the year. A complimentary continental...

After a mostly lighthearted, but at times emotional, speech from soon-retiring Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff reflecting on his time with the city, the crowd reacted exactly like the audience nine years ago, when he was promoted to his current position: A standing ovation....

Many mornings people wake up and immediately read bad news and depressing headlines, former Newport Beach mayor Nancy Gardner pointed out during a early meeting this week. But she was happy to announce that was not the case at Wake Up! Newport on Thursday. “Today is a feel-good...

As some have coined 2018 “Year of the Harbor” in Newport Beach, the idea of a “Port Master Plan” is making waves. The possible PMP was the focus of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Marine Committee’s discussion Tuesday. About 40 people, including city staff, Council members,...

A large police presence was seen at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on Thursday morning, but there was no cause for concern, it was an event of celebration and gratitude. The 47th Annual Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Police Appreciation Breakfast awarded 19 men and women from...

Mayor Marshall “Duffy” Duffield began his presentation to the attendees of the monthly Wake Up! Newport series hosted by the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning with a confession. “I don’t really like this room that much,” he said of the Friends Room at the Newport Beach...

Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem Will O’Neill spoke at the NB Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee meeting Thursday morning, covering a range of topics including the city budget, the harbor, and public safety. He also explained the economic stability of Newport Beach to an...