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Celebrating nearly half a century as the West Coast’s premier destination for cruisers and yachts, the Newport Boat Show returns to Lido Marina Village, 3424 Via Oporto, April 25-28. The in-water show is set against the picturesque Lido Marina Village, the reimagined seaside...

Firefighters responded to a garage fire on Lido Island this week, Newport Beach Fire Department officials reported. NBFD, along with assistance from Orange County Fire Authority and Huntington Beach Fire Department, responded to a working garage fire on Lido Island at 4:45 p.m....

Lido House Hotel on the Balboa Peninsula was chosen as the third best new hotel in the country by a USA Today expert selection panel and popular vote. The boutique hotel, which opened its doors on the old Newport Beach city hall site in April, was voted number three in the Best...

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)...

Firefighters responded to a two-alarm structure fire at a home on Lido Island this week, authorities reported in a statement. Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters from Newport Beach Fire Department, with assistance from Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach fire departments,...

Newport Beach Harbor Commission discussed steps the city is taking to prevent bridge jumping in the harbor at their Wednesday meeting. There have been several deterrent methods used by the city recently. In addition to the longtime signage, including posting lifeguard staff near...

The Newport Beach Harbor Commission will discuss several topics of community interest at their meeting tonight. During current business, city staff will present the steps the city is taking to prevent bridge jumping in the harbor and open up the item for discussion. The item...

City officials announced this week that lifeguard personnel will be posted near the Lido Bridge area now through Labor Day. The action comes in response to an increase of reports of bridge jumping and an accident earlier in the week that involved a jumper landing on a passing...

The city will be before a state board next week, asking for approval on a revised Local Coastal Program map as well as amending a portion of the LCP to designate a “Planned Community” in Newport Beach and add a regulation to waive public hearings for “minor developments.” The...

Exactly five years after submitting their proposal for a boutique hotel on the old Newport Beach city hall site, the Lido House Hotel opened its doors to the public. The “Newport nautical” architecture and design of the property, described as Cape Cod with a Newport Beach twist,...

After five years in the making, Lido House Hotel, the boutique hotel located on the old Newport Beach city hall site on the Balboa Peninsula, is open. “Welcome to the Lido House,” Bob Olson, CEO of R.D. Olson Development, the company that built the hotel, said as he welcomed a...

In order to preserve the original intent of the Central Avenue Public Pier, the Newport Beach Harbor Commission voted 3 to 2 Wednesday to “respectfully decline” state grant funds that included a requirement they found to be conflicting to the dock’s main purpose. The Commission’s...

Boaters interested in visiting Lido Village or the Central Avenue Pier will now have a permanent, year-round area to toss their anchor and head toward land. The Newport Beach Harbor Commission unanimously approved a proposal Wednesday to establish the anchorage area in the...

More than a dozen members of the media got a sneak peek tour of the Lido House Hotel, currently under construction near Lido Marina Village, on Wednesday. It was part hard hat tour at the Balboa Peninsula property, and part reception at the little Balboa Island home of Bob Olson,...

Parking, an evergreen topic in Newport Beach, once again reached the City Council dais this week, but this time it brought a private dispute between two companies along with it. In October, the Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit submitted by DJM Capital...

Newport Beach city staff reported this week that the Balboa Peninsula Trolley program over the summer was successful and, with a few changes, they suggested continuing the free summer shuttle service. City Council members tended to agree during the Tuesday study session and asked...

Boaters, particularly those visiting Newport Harbor, have a new public dock to use which will, as city officials and business owners hope, encourage them to visit nearby shops. The city held a brief dedication ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the harbor’s newest public amenity,...

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...

Visiting boaters who have become accustomed to mooring in the Turning Basin in Newport Harbor the past few years may be happy to hear that the anchorage area may become a permanent summer mainstay. The Harbor Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved recommending to City...

The Lido House Hotel, currently under construction at Newport Boulevard and 32nd Street, is going to be quite the destination for both locals and tourists. With a spacious wood deck for gatherings, a 2,248 square-foot restaurant, rooftop bar, luxury spa, and pool, the Lido House...