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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...

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...

Time for round two. Fight promoter and Newport Beach Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commissioner Roy Englebrecht announced Monday that he would again run for City Council. Englebrecht ran in 2014, but lost to Kevin Muldoon to represent district 4, which covers Eastbluff, One Ford...

Although a city panel this week unanimously denied the request to rename Balboa Island Park after the late resident and community leader Ralph Rodheim, locals behind the effort said they plan to appeal the decision. The Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission voted...

A Newport Beach park will soon don the Duke’s name. City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to change the name of Ensign View Park to John Wayne Park. Council members Brad Avery and Diane Dixon dissented. Mayor Kevin Muldoon recently suggested renaming the park, located adjacent to...

Newport Beach city staff got direction from the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission Tuesday on how to proceed with the conceptual design phase for lower Sunset View Park. Located at the northeast corner of Superior Avenue and West Coast Highway in West Newport, staff is...

This year marks the 100th year of the National Park Service. With that in mind, I recently completed a 10-day trip to multiple parks in the Utah and Arizona area. These included Zion, Bryce, Arches, and Grand Canyon National Parks. We then traveled to Monument Valley including...

Concerns, comments and ideas from both sides of the net were discussed this week during a meeting about the potential pickleball courts at Bonita Canyon Sports Park. The Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission reviewed and provided feedback about the proposed permanent...

John Conway, longtime urban forester for the city of Newport Beach, retired Friday. He has been with the city for 23 years and has served in government for 44 years. “I’ve enjoyed it,” Conway said at the Parks, Beaches and Recreation meeting Tuesday. “I love this city… I’ll miss...

A pair of “iconic” palm trees in Corona del Mar will be moved a few feet, but retain their memorable “goal post” configuration, officials decided this week. The Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission voted 5-1 Tuesday to relocate the washingtonia robusta (Mexican fan palm)...

A pair of palms considered iconic by locals have caused a bit of controversy for residents in the Carnation Avenue neighborhood. On Tuesday, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission considered the removal of two Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) trees at 239 Carnation...

The passive park with a great view of Back Bay on the corner of Jamboree Road and Pacific Coast Highway may soon get a few new features to encourage more users to visit. The Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission provided feedback and unanimously approved to move forward with...

A plan to unify West Newport with cohesive street and sidewalk elements is in the works and the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission weighed in on the design this week. Staff presented the West Newport Mesa Streetscape Master Plan to PBR on Tuesday and asked for feedback from...

A city commission discussed revisions to the city tree policies, a sculpture from a sister city, and a historical footbridge this week. On Tuesday the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission reviewed the revisions to the tree policies G-1 and G-6, and approved recommending to...

By Richard V. Simon | NB Indy The smallest public park in Newport Beach is barely the size of a park bench, and just about large enough for one territorial Chihuahua. In fact, Myrtle Park is so small that the city’s four park rangers don’t even drive by, unless they happen to...

Members of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission received an update on the removal of the blue gum eucalyptus trees on Groves Bike Trail on Tuesday, which included an announcement that one of the trees, which had not been marked for removal, had fallen. “There was no...