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By Jeff Glueck | Special to the NB Indy Many of you read my father’s column, “Deep Thoughts from Dr. Mike,” over the years in this newspaper. He loved Newport Beach, his home for 44 years, and loved sharing his thoughts, whether funny, sad, indignant, or irreverent. We lost my...

News from around Newport Beach   Community Activist Loses Defamation Suit Against Councilwoman, City Community activist Mike Glenn lost his defamation suit against the city of Newport Beach this week, with the court ruling the statement in question as protected speech. Filed...

Vice President Mike Pence visited Newport Beach today for a political fundraiser at the Resort at Pelican Hill. A crowd of about 40 protesters showed up with signs and chants outside the Newport Coast resort, as well as a heavy presence of police. There was also a small group of...

The pilot program for a free shuttle service serving the Balboa Peninsula ended on Labor Day, but people are still talking about it. The Balboa Peninsula Trolley carried 23,560 passengers over 26 days, according to a presentation by city staff to the Balboa Village Advisory...

City of Newport Beach and Councilwoman Diane Dixon have been named in a lawsuit filed Aug. 4 by community activist Mike Glenn in Orange County Superior Court small claims, according to court records. Glenn filed the lawsuit in response to Dixon questioning him in April about his...

C.W. Driver Companies, longtime California builder, announced the completion of the $50 million Newport Beach Country Club. Located at One Clubhouse Drive in Newport Beach, the 65,000-square-foot, two-level luxury development is owned by International Bay Clubs, LLC. The...

Although there was not an item officially on the agenda Tuesday night, a number of people spoke up at the Newport Beach City Council meeting about the de facto dog beach at the mouth of the Santa Ana River. During public comment on non-agenda items, 17 people spoke, most in...

A new way to travel up and down the Balboa Peninsula will be available for visitors and locals alike this summer, following a Newport Beach City Council decision this week. Council voted 5-2 to approve the Balboa Peninsula Trolley, a free shuttle that will run for 12 weekends...

A Newport Beach boating enthusiast shared an idea this week of statues of local celebrities and characters placed around the harbor to welcome and guide people. Longtime Newport Beach resident Mike Lawler suggested the idea at a Chamber of Commerce Marine Committee meeting on...

With Election Day come and gone, results show that Newport Beach City Council will soon see three new faces on the dais: Brad Avery, Jeff Herdman, and Will O’Neill. Each race had some interesting ups and downs Tuesday night, as all 63 precincts reported more than  25,000 votes...

As the 2016 political season nears the final stretch, the Newport Beach City Council candidates are wrapping up the last few forums, including a community meeting held Wednesday at Marina Park. The Central Newport Beach Community Association hosted the discussion panel, which was...

At the first forum that every single Newport Beach City Council candidate attended, there were laughs, applause and some serious moments. The Corona del Mar Residents Association hosted the candidates at the Oasis Center on Monday. All eight candidates attended, a first for the...

A bitter, years-long battle that pitted developers against environmentalists over control of one of the largest remaining private open spaces in Southern California came to an end Wednesday when the California Coastal Commission voted to deny the Banning Ranch project. After...

(Editor’s Note: The article previously incorrectly listed Max Johnson and Jane Jones as candidates, they pulled papers but never filed. It was also incorrectly stated that Johnson was absent, however he did attend the forum.)   Most of the questions the Newport Beach City...

A set of candidate forums kicked off the political season in Newport Beach this week. The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum Tuesday morning in the Friend’s Room of the library. Lucy Dunn, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council, moderated...

The California Coastal Commission agreed last week to allow additional digging and archaeological testing at the controversial proposed mixed-use project, Banning Ranch, but only with more inclusive Native American monitoring, better communication, and deeper test pits. An...

Mike Glenn Files for City Council Run Businessman and activist Mike Glenn has filed the paperwork to trigger his campaign for Newport Beach City Council, District 5. Glenn owns a software development company, and runs a website called SaveNewport.com, which generates thousands of...

It’s a sad day for sailboat racing everywhere. While it is not uncommon to hear about loss of life in the famous Sydney to Hobart sailboat race, it’s very uncommon to find out we locally have even one loss of life in a local sailboat race. Until this last year I cannot ever...

* Jonathan Paul Manziel (born December 6, 1992) also known by his nickname, Johnny Football, is an All American Heisman winning quarterback for the Texas A&M Aggies. He’s won just about every award imaginable as only a red-shirt-freshman. In trying to figure out what makes...

* My next car will be a KIA. My new furniture will be from IKEA. Of course all this depends on my not KIA-LING over soon from being shot by someone who shouldn’t have a gun. * I wanted to avoid saying too much about the Newtown tragedy as even the thought of this slaughter brings...