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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...

Officials approved the dates of Jan. 14 through 27 for the 2019 Newport Beach Restaurant Week at a recent meeting, although there was some discussion as to the best dates for the event, which is generally held the last two weeks of January. At the Newport Beach Restaurant...

City officials are looking into giving a popular Corona del Mar park a facelift. Parks, Beaches and Recreation commissioners created an ad hoc committee Tuesday to review possible renovations for Grant Howald Park, located on 5th Avenue between Marguerite and Goldenrod avenues in...

Newport Beach Public Works staff presented an “early look” into the proposed 2018-19 Capital Improvement Program during Tuesday’s City Council study session. The CIP outlines what will be spent on new and ongoing projects throughout the city, and when the work is expected to take...

Newport Beach City Council debated Tuesday about what audio and video components in council chambers needed improvement, and how much they should realistically cost. Staff presented options as simple as changing out a single wall-mounted video camera for $9,000, to replacing the...

Home design and holiday décor come together this weekend for the return of a popular community event. The Balboa Island Improvement Association will host its 21st Annual Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday (rain or shine). For $35, guests will...

  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...

Peninsula Trolley Options Also on Agenda The Balboa Village Advisory Committee may seek to reallocate up to $40,000 in leftover funds originally earmarked for the Commercial Facade Improvement Program in coming months. The program is currently still ongoing. Associate Planner...

It may not be springtime, but the street signs in Corona del Mar are in bloom. The Corona del Mar Business Improvement District recently completed a project to install decorative flower street signs along East Coast Highway through the CdM business district. The new signs include...

Newport Beach City Council this week unanimously approved the city’s $306.9 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which focuses on the harbor, paying down the city’s unfunded pension liability and infrastructure. A public hearing was conducted Tuesday on the proposed...

If some Balboa Village storefronts have recently started to look better than others, it’s no coincidence — they’ve had face-lifts. A Newport Beach city initiative called the Balboa Village Commercial Façade Improvement Program has helped 10 commercial locations update their...

As the city’s  Balboa Peninsula Trolley is working through completing the final phases of approvals for the upcoming summer service, another village in Newport Beach is considering an idea of another familiar type of transportation service: A Downtowner shuttle in Corona del Mar....

People can get a glimpse inside several Balboa Island homes decked out for the holidays during a popular community event next weekend. The Balboa Island Improvement Association will host its 20th Annual Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 11...

The passive park with a great view of Back Bay on the corner of Jamboree Road and Pacific Coast Highway may soon get a few new features to encourage more users to visit. The Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission provided feedback and unanimously approved to move forward with...

Instead of a wagon or mat, Balboa Village will say “Welcome” with an archway. Newport Beach City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to approve the construction contract for the Balboa Village Entry Arch Sign Project. The contract was awarded to AToM Engineering Construction, Inc., of...

  Structure Fire on Balboa Peninsula More than a dozen Newport Beach firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 100 block of 31st Street at 3:55 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, firefighters found a two story duplex with smoke coming out of the first floor unit and all...

The new and improved entryway to Corona del Mar will soon be revealed. Construction on the CdM Entry Improvement project is expected to be completed by mid-May, according to Newport Beach city officials. The focus of the project is to enhance the southbound entry point into the...

A group of Corona del Mar leaders discussed a popular hot topic for the village this week: Parking. Corona del Mar Business Improvement District held their monthly board meeting Thursday morning in the CdM conference room at the Newport Beach Civic Center. Parking was among the...

The Summer Marketing Campaign for Dine Newport Beach (DineNB.com) is on its way to achieving its goals, according to a presentation at the Newport Beach Restaurant Association’s Board of Directors meeting last month. Dine Newport Beach is a strategic marketing initiative...

News from the community. By Gina Dostler & Chris Trela | NB Indy Marina Park On Track for December Opening According to the city’s Marina Park Project spring/fall newsletter, Marina Park continues to progress rapidly. Notable milestones achieved include completion and opening...