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Capital improvement projects for the upcoming fiscal year in Newport Beach will focus on park rehabilitation and renovation, Newport Harbor maintenance, street improvements and infrastructure, and city facilities. Newport Beach City Council reviewed the fiscal year 2019-20...

The pod of topiary dolphins in Corona del Mar will soon be new and improved, possibly as early as this fall, following a community board decision this week. The CdM Business Improvement District board of directors met Thursday morning in a conference room at the Newport Beach...

Newport Beach City Council unanimously approved the conceptual design for a renovation project of a popular park in Corona del Mar during a meeting this week. Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve the proposed rehabilitation plan for Grant Howald Park. Councilwoman Joy Brenner...

Newport Beach-based Lifescapes International has been selected to design the landscape environment for the recently announced $245 million development of the Westin Anaheim Resort, a four-diamond resort by local Orange County developer Wincome Group. Lifescapes is known for...

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....

Newport Beach residents Jim Roberts and Kathy Leek love to travel, and to take landscapes photos of the scenery. Their recent trips to Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California and the desert area around La Quinta and Palm Springs did not let them down. The trips...

Orange County-based based Richard Cohen Landscape & Construction, Inc. was recently awarded the Jon R. Alsdorf Memorial Award for best entry in all installation categories from the California Landscape Contractors Association, the only state-wide trade organization of...

A plan to unify West Newport with cohesive street and sidewalk elements is in the works and the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission weighed in on the design this week. Staff presented the West Newport Mesa Streetscape Master Plan to PBR on Tuesday and asked for feedback from...

A plan to unify West Newport with cohesive street and sidewalk elements is in the works and about a dozen locals got an update on the design this week. A public workshop for the West Newport Mesa Streetscape Master Plan was held Wednesday at the Pacifica High School gym. “It’s a...

Lifescapes International, a Newport Beach-based landscape architectural firm, has been selected as the landscape architect for Paradise City, an 83 acre, integrated entertainment and gaming resort in Incheon, South Korea. Lifescapes International will design a large Las...

More than two dozen Corona del Mar residents learned a little bit more about how their neighborhood may soon become a bit more beautiful. Nearly 30 locals, including City Councilwoman Nancy Gardner, attended an informational meeting Thursday in the community room at the civic...

During a recent spring visit to observe and photograph wild flowers in the Eastern California deserts, Death Valley was abundant with not only flora, but fauna in the form of many desert animals and the surprisingly resilient Death Valley Pup Fish.  A hold over from the last ice...

City officials are hoping a small park will make a big difference in an underutilized area of Corona del Mar. At Tuesday’s Parks, Beaches & Recreation meeting, commissioners unanimously approved 4-0 a $90,000 “pocket park” project planned for a small slice of property on...

A Newport Beach landscape company was recently awarded for its impressive designs. Wade Landscape received awards for small landscape maintenance and large landscape lighting at the California Landscape Contractors Association, Orange County 54th Annual Beautification Awards. The...

The beauty of ocean waves captivates local photographer Parker Reposa. Many of his photos are taken from inside the barrel as the wave is breaking, a view most people don’t get to see. With little post-production, his photos display the natural beauty of the ocean. “I’m...

  Story and Photos By Brian Lichterman | Sports Editor   Somewhere between mini golf and the PGA tour sit executive golf courses.  They’re typically full of challenging, although short par-3s with the occasional par-4. The golf course at the Hyatt Regency in Newport...

  By Sara Hall | NB Indy   Leaf blowers are about to stir up some attention again. Newport Beach City Council will be reviewing a staff report on leaf blowers and making some sort of decision (which may simply be more review and consideration) at an upcoming Council...