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The first year for the new nonprofit Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter has been very successful, group officials announced this week. FONBAS President Tim Stoaks gave a short presentation on the group during the City Council study session on Tuesday. The organization has a...

In an effort to expand arts programs offered to the local community, the Newport Beach City Arts Commission recently invited arts organizations offering cultural arts programs for Newport Beach residents and visitors to apply for 2017/2018 Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grants. The...

City Provides Deaf-Friendly Access To help individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speak a different language connect with city services, Newport Beach recently installed tablet devices available to visitors at several city facilities during regular business hours. “We are...

If seven is a lucky number, then the 7th annual Ante Up for Autism charity event on October 12 should be the luckiest one yet. This noted gala and casino night benefits Talk About Curing Autism (TACA), a national non-profit organization with a mission to educate, empower and...

At last week’s Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at the Five Crowns Restaurant, representatives from Newport Beach and Company – the destination marketing entity for the city of Newport Beach –  made a presentation that detailed the changes that...

By: Elizabeth Greenberg | NB Indy At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Friends of the Library presented a $255,000 check to the city. Mayor Keith Curry accepted the check from Jan Oates, the newly-elected president of the non-profit organization. Library Services Director...

More than 1,400 people walked for wishes last weekend, raising enough money to help grant between 35 and 40 wishes for  local children facing life-threatening medical conditions. The Orange County- Inland Empire chapter of Make-A-Wish held their third annual OC Walk for Wishes...

Get some exercise and help a good cause all at once next weekend at the Third Annual Make-A-Wish Orange County Walk for Wishes event. Teams of friends, family, co-workers and student groups will walk two miles at the Great Park in Irvine on April 27, helping grant wishes for...

A nearby philanthropic organization recently donated funds to a local charity that will help make a difference across the U.S. The Class of 2014 from the Orange/Villa Park Chapter of the National Charity League made a $1,000 donation to Newport-Mesa based charity, Knots of Love,...

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Richard Luehrs, has announced that he plans to retire Tuesday from the position that he has held for more than 30 years. The announcement came in the form of an email to Chamber of Commerce members from Tim Brown, Chairman of...

Innovating, mobilizing and rehabilitating the community. That’s the mission statement for Karma Camp, a new non-profit organization based out of Newport Beach. The charity is also about building relationships, connecting people and organizations, breaking down stereotypes,...

An Orange County business has found that fashion can also be used to support a worthy cause. Costa Mesa-based Sevenly chooses a different charitable organization each week, designs t-shirts and sweatshirts for them, and then donates a portion of the sales to the cause. Local...

Jennifer Friend has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The longtime local was recently named the Executive Director for Project Hope Alliance, a non-profit 501c(3) organization dedicated to ending homelessness in Orange County through education and family stabilit...

First of two parts The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce has been around in one form or another for more than 100 years, making it one of the city’s oldest businesses, albeit a not-for-profit one. It is also one of the city’s most high-profile organizations, annually staging both...

A local teen learned a lot in an unexpected place this summer: A small, rural village in Costa Rica. “It was an incredible trip,” said Cassidy Lundy, 17, a Corona del Mar High School senior who traveled to Costa Rica with 17 other high school students from across the country to...

After 30 years of making thousands of wishes come true, the local chapter of a national charity celebrated at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort on Friday night and by granting yet another wish for a deserving little girl. More than 200 guests attended the 30th anniversary of...

There are many diseases that get a lot of attention and support in the quest for their cures. Heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s – name an affliction and just about anyone can name the organization dedicated to the issues surrounding it. And because these...

Two locally based nonprofits have combined their efforts to support Kenyan orphans and vulnerable children from toddler age to young adults. Cradle to Career: Kenya (C2C) is a combination of two Newport Beach-based non-profit organizations, African Child Foundation and Agano with...

Have you experienced loss or pain, crisis, abuse, addiction, betrayal or personal failure? Are you searching for hope and the next step towards healing? Do you desire an authentic community so you can process your fears, hurts and struggles? If you answered yes to any of the...

A new, local charity will hold a Moroccan themed party next month to raise funds for an event for some special little girls at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Just a Little Cloth will hold the exotic and festive adults-only party at Wild Strawberry Café near Fashion...