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EDITOR’S NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the Newport Beach Independent during 2018. This week, January through June. Next week will cover the top news stories of the second half of the year. (click on the text to see original story)...

The Newport Beach Film Festival and the Laguna Art Museum are hosting a free screening of the documentary film “Leaning Into the Wind — Andy Goldsworthy” on Saturday as part of the museum’s Art and Nature Festival that runs through Sunday. The 2017 film follows the British...

Seafaring history floats into Newport Harbor this weekend with the return of the annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club. Now in its fifth year, it is considered “yachting’s equivalent of the Concours d’Elegance,” officials proclaimed in a press...

A Newport Coast campus transformed into a global village over the weekend, celebrating diversity with food, entertainment and activities from around the world. Sage Hill School hosted the 17th Annual Multicultural Fair on Saturday, bringing in hundreds of attendees from across...

December is here, and with it comes a virtual blizzard of holiday events that take place locally over the next few weeks. From Christmas tree lightings to community celebrations to millions of people viewing decorated boats on parade. And it’s all happening here in Newport Beach....

  Newport Beach City Arts Commission once again doled out cultural arts grants last week, but this year more than half the funds went back to the Commission — for Concerts on the Green and other programming — and the rest went to only a handful of organizations.   At the Art...

In the wake of the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival tragedy, local authorities reacted with heartfelt and meaningful messages. “We are heartbroken,” Newport Beach city officials wrote on social media. “Our hearts and prayers are with those that were wounded, their loved ones,...

By Joe Haakenson | Special to the NB Indy Jacquie Moffett has been there, done that. Entering her remarkable 50th year as a presenting artist in Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts, one might think there is nothing more for her to experience, to inspire her, to tickle her funny bone....

  The Newport Beach Arts Foundation will host its annual fundraiser, the Art in the Park arts and crafts festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 14 on the Newport Beach Civic Green. Now in its 14th year, this widely-advertised show is expected to attract 1,500 visitors and...

Hundreds of Maine lobsters will be flown in to Newport Beach on Aug. 6 for the 9th Annual Lobsterfest, held at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina from 3 to 8 p.m. More than 700 people are expected to attend this annual celebration of summer, which centers around a...

For those who love boating, or just want to see some classic boats, the annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival June 9-11 at the Balboa Yacht Club is not to be missed. Dubbed the Concours d’Elegance of yachting, it showcases the most diverse and valuable collection of wooden...

“Go Deeper.” That’s the message the Newport Beach Film Festival wants 50,000 filmgoers to embrace as they descend on the city for this year’s 18th annual cinematic confluence of filmmakers and moviegoers that kicked off Thursday at the Edwards Big Newport Theater with the west...

Various cultures were celebrated, diversity honored and senses delighted on Saturday as attendees “traveled the world” at the 16th Annual Sage Hill Multicultural Fair. The Newport Coast campus was transformed into a global village with 16 authentic food booths, lively cultural...

On Wednesday, Fashion Island joined Chabad Center for Jewish Life and several hundred onlookers to celebrate Chanukah – The Festival of Lights at a public Menorah Lighting ceremony in Fashion Island’s Atrium Garden Court. The Menorah Lighting is the largest such event in...

By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale | NB Indy  It’s always a treat for us to dine at Pelican Hill Resort, especially when we’re invited to a media event to sample cuisine from multiple Pelican Hill restaurants. Last Wednesday, we attended a special VIP preview of the...

News from around the city of Newport Beach.   Sunrise Rotary Hosts Congressional Forum   Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary President Steve Bender organized and moderated a well-attended town hall forum between Dr. Sue Savary (D), candidate for U.S. Congress in the 48th District,...

“I’m making a mess, Dada.” So says Eden Spencer to her father, Josh, in the opening moments of the short documentary film, “Welcome to the Last Bookstore.” Like Eden, each of us regularly makes a mess out of this life, but what viewers will discover about Spencer is that he was...

How do you pack suspense, intrigue and mystery into 100 seconds of scintillating cinema? Just ask the Newport Beach Film Festival.   Every year, the festival creates a campaign to help promote interest and attendance. Last year, the Know New Art campaign featured a punkish skeet...

Thousands of film fans and hundreds of filmmakers will be descending on Newport Beach April 21-28 to enjoy the 17th annual Newport Beach Film Festival, one of the most respected and popular film festivals in the country. This year’s Festival features more than 400 films from 50...

Visitors to the 15th Annual Sage Hill Multicultural Fair on Saturday enjoyed sights, sounds, and tastes from cultures all around the world without ever leaving the Newport Coast campus. The school’s town square transformed into a global village with 16 authentic international...