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Local authorities worked together this week to teach an important lesson to Newport Beach students. For the 14th year in a row, Newport Beach fire and police departments participated in “Every 15 Minutes,” a two-day program that focuses on high school juniors and...

Robert Talbott opened its first Southern California freestanding boutique at Fashion Island this month. The new 1,114-square-foot store will offer a full line of high-end luxury clothing for men, including its signature suits, sport jackets, shirts, neckwear, casual clothing,...

In a letter to the city and in an official statement, the Irvine Company voiced their objection to the controversial high-rise residential project in Newport Center known as Museum House. The 25-story, 295-foot tall, 100-residential-unit project Museum House has been proposed to...

Audience members both applauded and booed last week after the Newport Beach Planning Commission unanimously approved a controversial high-rise residential project in Newport Center. Council chambers were packed at the Oct. 20 meeting, with many speaking during the public comment...

An event next week will invite guests to take a peek behind a handful of Corona del Mar front doors and get inspired by the design and architecture of the home. The 43rd Annual Corona del Mar Home Tour will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by the CdM middle and high...

Corona del Mar High School officials have cancelled the upcoming homecoming dance, pep rally and related activities after a number of students were reportedly intoxicated during the Battle of the Bay football game on Sept. 16. CdMHS Principal Kathy Scott made the announcement in...

The Corona del Mar High School parking issue has long been a sore spot between residents and students, who use the surrounding neighborhoods to park during the school day, but at last week’s City Council meeting, the council passed stiffer parking restrictions in the area....

Details were revealed and questions were answered this week about the contentious Museum House project during a community meeting. A passionate crowd of about 125 people packed into the Community Room at the Newport Beach Civic Center for Speak Up Newport’s monthly meeting...

A heat wave marked the first official day of summer in Southern California this week, as temperatures soared in Newport Beach and the rest of Orange County. Several areas in Orange County reached above 100 degrees. In Newport Beach, according to Weather Underground, a station in...

By Elizabeth Greenberg | NB Indy Lines of computers sat beneath walls of darkly colored paintings. A sign threatening a lunch detention for eating or drinking in the computer lab hung on the wall. How bad could this problem be? Was it like this at every high school in America?...

Newport Harbor High School PTA are teaming up with the Newport Beach Police Department to host a Night of Knowledge at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the school’s library. The event will include an informative presentation with a panel of experts sharing valuable information regarding...

Dance can send a powerful message. And Newport Beach students who will take to the stage this weekend hope to do just that.   Kids from both Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor high schools will participate in the fifth annual HALO: Dance for Autism show on Saturday. There will be...

Newport Harbor High School drama department invites everyone out for an evening of entertainment with their production of “Pygmalion,” by George Bernard Shaw. “Though set in turn of the century London, Pygmalion does bare some resemblance to the timeless tale of Cinderella,”...

The tutor who hacked into a Corona del Mar High School teacher’s computer and changed grades for a group of CdM students during the 2012 to 2013 school year was sentenced this week to one year in jail and five years of formal probation. Timothy Lance Lai, 29, pleaded guilty to a...

A recap of events in Newport Beach over the weekend. Mr. Irrelevant During last week’s 40th annual Mr. Irrelevant Week, presented by the Foundation for the Undefeated, Gerald Christian was honored at the Mr. Irrelevant banquet at the Balboa Bay Resort. Paul T. Salata, Chairman...

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa honored 15 graduating seniors of its Assisteens Auxiliary at the 24th Annual Medallion Recognition Ball, held in the ballroom at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach on June 13. All of the debutantes were marking the end of their years of community...

A group of students at Corona del Mar High School is hosting a camp for the younger generation of dancers next week. Orchesis Dance Company is holding the two day program on May 20 and 21 from 3:15 to 5 p.m. at the CdMHS dance room. The junior camp will be “two fun and energetic...

Newport Harbor High School drama students will make a classic comic strip come to life on stage next week through their production “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown: The Broadway Musical.” The show is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his...

Sage Hill School welcomed the world to its Newport Coast campus last month during the school’s 14th Annual Multicultural Fair. The quad was full of smells, sights and sounds from around the globe on March 21 as hundreds of visitors from across Southern California experienced the...

Temperatures soared this week all over Orange County, including Newport Beach. The city reached a high of 100 degrees Wednesday afternoon between 2 and 3 p.m. at a Santa Ana Heights station, according to the National Weather Service. The service also reported a high of 98 degrees...