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By Lawrence Sherwin and Jim Collins The Oracle Challenger Series returned to the Newport Beach Tennis Club this week. Dubbed the “Road to Indian Wells,” matches kicked off on Monday at the Eastbluff club and play continued through the week as the young hopefuls vied...

Newport Beach Fire Department is inviting the public out to their annual open house event on October 7. The NBFD, along with Newport Beach Fire Association, will host a Fire Service Day Open Hose event on Sunday Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fire Station #7, at 20401 Acacia,...

Billed as the largest active sporting event in North America, the 2018 Vans U.S. Open of Surfing concluded its nine day run in Huntington Beach on Sunday. Local fans packed the beaches in Newport’s northerly neighboring coastal city, just south of the pier. Onlookers...

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,...

Juan Martin del Potro and Naomi Osaka were crowned 2018 champions of the BNP Paribas Tennis Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Fans from Newport Beach and all over Southern California watched Del Potro defeat an unusually erratic Roger Federer in a three set thriller that...

The first weekend of the BNP Paribas Tennis Open included some elites advancing as expected, but also some shocking upsets during the rain-delayed competition in Indian Wells. Newport Beach tennis fans saw Roger Federer, top ranked in the world for men’s singles and the...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2017. This week, we cover July through December. (For part 1, click here) (click the first line of text in each brief to read the full, original story)   July ► Longtime...

Newport Beach golfers may be interested in the Orange County Board of Supervisors agenda on Tuesday, as they tee off on the long-awaited Coyote Canyon golf course project. County staff is recommending the board select Chapman Investment Company LP and Guardian Investment Capital,...

Wirth Plastic Surgery, a new office in Newport Beach that offers a full range of plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures, recently held their grand opening. Dr. Garrett Wirth launched his new practice with a grand opening ceremony on Aug. 17. “I’m so grateful to be...

Newport Beach’s neighbor city once again held the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing and this year the top spots for men and women’s divisions went to Californians. Huntington Beach local Kanoa Igarashi placed first in the men’s division and Ventura resident Sage Erickson earned the honor...

Newport Sea Base celebrates its 80th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The free event will include food, rides on sailboats, rowboats and pontoon boats, Coastie the Talking Tugboat, tours of Sea Scout and Newport Sea Base sailing team vessels, sea...

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,...

By Andrea Adelson | NB Indy Environmental leader and preservationist Fern Pirkle died at her Corona del Mar home on Nov. 11. She was 90. Pirkle was the founder and president of Friends of the Newport Coast and led the fight against the Irvine Company to preserve as open space...

Open Bar Hospitality, a new hospitality venture led by Ben Sabouri, is now managing The Ritz Prime Seafood, the fine dining restaurant located along Mariners’ Mile, which opened in October 2015. Chuck Mathewson remains the owner. Partner Sabouri and managing partner Young...

News from around the city of Newport Beach. Newport Man Arraigned for Posing as Fire Marshal A Newport Beach man was arraigned this week for posing as a fire marshal and charging small businesses across Orange County for fraudulent inspections. Brian Lee Carsten, 36, is accused...

The Vans U.S. Open of Surfing ran this week in Huntington Beach (Surf City USA) to the delight of hundreds of thousands of beach going surf fans and millions watching the live feeds. The Tati and Toledo show was thrilling in spite of the lack of waves.  Tatiana Weston-Webb (USA)...

The 2016 BNP Paribas Open came to a spectacular conclusion on Sunday with some expected results and some huge upsets. Novak Djokovic, the number one player in the world, defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and then thrashed Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-0 in the men’s final. This...

Last year, longtime dentist Dr. Dana Rockey sold his practice in Rancho Santa Margarita and in December assumed ownership of a dental office in Newport Beach (near where Rockey lives) run by Dr. James Vogel. Rockey’s goal was to practice what some refer to as Dentistry 2.0, ...

News from around Newport Beach. Bachelor Book Signing at Fashion Island   Chris Harrison, longtime host of the ABC hit reality show “The Bachelor and The Bachelorette,” was at Barnes & Noble in Fashion Island last Thursday to sign copies of his debut romance novel called...

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