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Some long-requested changes are headed to one of the city’s oldest and most popular parks. Renovations are scheduled for Grant Howald Park, one of the Newport Beach’s most visited parks, according to city staff. The multi-use park is located on 3.1 acres on 5th Avenue between...

A city board approved a public park connected to a mixed-use development project near the airport this week. Newport Beach Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commission voted 6-1 Tuesday in support of the park being created along with the Newport Crossings project. Commissioner Roy...

Renovation of a small, local park in West Newport was tabled until more research and community outreach is conducted, primarily centered around health concerns about whether to use sand or a rubber mat in the play area. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission voted 7-0 on...

The next phase of the sculpture exhibition in the Civic Center Park is moving forward following a Newport Beach City Council decision last week. Council voted 7-0 on Jan. 8 to approve the City Arts Commission request to waive the conditions applied to Phase IV of the Sculpture...

Officials and residents heard an update this week on the effort to remove invasive species and restore Big Canyon Nature Park, the stretch of forest, bushes and trails off of Back Bay Drive (across from the gravel parking lot), to its more natural state. The Parks, Beaches and...

Police and residents came together this week to give crime a going away party. Newport Beach Police Department hosted their annual event for National Night Out Wednesday at Bonita Canyon Sports Park. Police provided information on crime and drug prevention, home security, child...

Newport Beach Harbor Commission approved a new fee schedule this week, which, if ultimately approved by City Council, will add approximately $440,000 in revenue for the city. Commissioners unanimously approved the updated fee schedule, 7-0, at their meeting Wednesday. The changes...

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...

The next phase of the rotating sculpture exhibition in the Newport Beach Civic Center Park is underway, as arts officials heard an outline of the upcoming program last week. The City Arts Commission heard a presentation on July 12 from Library Services Director Tim Hetherton and...

City officials are looking into giving a popular Corona del Mar park a facelift. Parks, Beaches and Recreation commissioners created an ad hoc committee Tuesday to review possible renovations for Grant Howald Park, located on 5th Avenue between Marguerite and Goldenrod avenues in...

The 9th annual Field of Honor celebrating service people from all branches of the United States  armed forces was on display again this year at Castaways Park. Volunteers from the Newport Harbor Exchange mounted 1776 flags in the park. The Sons of the American Revolution dressed...

Pedestrians and cyclists at the crossroads of Superior Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway may soon be able to “cross that bridge” when they come to it, due to the city recently being awarded funding to construct an overcrossing. Newport Beach was awarded a grant last month from the...

The popular Concerts on the Green series will once again bring thousands of music lovers to the Civic Center lawn this summer. Four acts were approved by the arts commission last Thursday during their monthly meeting. The performers for the summer series are a Sinatra-esque...

City Council and staff met this week to set goals and plan for the future of Newport Beach. About 75 people attended the annual Council planning session held Monday at Marina Park on the Balboa Peninsula. The big item of the night was the general plan update. An update to the...

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...

A Newport Beach man was charged with murder this week, authorities reported. Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 20, was charged Wednesday with one felony count of murder, with a sentencing enhancement of personal use of a knife, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office....

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...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2017. This week, we cover January through June. (click the first line of text in each brief to read the full, original story)   January   A Huntington Beach man was...

— All photos by Sara Hall © The new Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park officially opened Saturday. A short program commemorating the third phase of the city’s sculpture rotation was held in council chambers. “It’s always an adventure with each new phase,” said Richard...