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Continuing her tradition, Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon will hold her first town hall meeting of 2019 next week on the Balboa Peninsula. The event will be in the big meeting room in Marina Park on Monday at 6:30 p.m. All community members are welcome to attend. Dixon will give...

A lighthouse-like structure at the Newport Harbor entrance may welcome sailors in the future, as one local described at a meeting this week. Keith Yonkers presented the idea to the Newport Beach Harbor Commission on Wednesday. He is proposing a public-private project to build a...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the Newport Beach Independent during 2018. This week, January through June. Next week will cover the top news stories of the second half of the year. (click on the text to see original story)...

Vendors selling food and merchandise from non-motorized carts may soon pop up along Newport Beach sidewalks following a City Council decision this week, made in an effort to comply with the upcoming implementation of a state law, but still regulate them within city limits....

A Newport Beach art gallery will be hosting an edgy show next weekend. “Smoking Hot,” a show described as “a survey of the current edgy street art and pop culture scene,” will be presented at Ethos Contemporary Art on the Balboa Peninsula on Nov. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The...

Balboa Island and Balboa Peninsula owe deep gratitude to this City Council for fighting the Federal Government the past two years. The Federal Emergency Management Agency changed its flood maps to include all of Balboa Island and much more of the Peninsula. This would have...

At the final public forum for the 2018 Newport Beach City Council candidates, the audience was more involved and outspoken, creating some tense, heated, and impassioned moments. Members of the crowd often interacted directly with some of the candidates, calling out questions and...

*Editor’s Note: Last names have been omitted by request for privacy* A quick theft on the Balboa Peninsula has left a newlywed couple missing some irreplaceable video, and the family is now offering a $2,500 reward for the return of the footage, no questions asked. The wedding...

Newport Beach City Council candidates addressed some recent name-calling, rumors, and considered several topics specific to the Balboa Peninsula and West Newport at a forum this week. West Newport Beach Association hosted the second candidate forum of the campaign season...

Big waves enticed a number of surfers and body boarders to head out to the Wedge last weekend. People flocked to the beaches on the Balboa Peninsula to watch the action in the water, including Indy photographer Jim Collins.

As far as motorized shared mobility devices go, like the electric scooters that suddenly popped up on the Balboa Peninsula this summer, the Newport Beach City Council is on the fence. These types of devices, typically scooters and bikes, are shared by numerous users throughout...

City officials announced this week that lifeguard personnel will be posted near the Lido Bridge area now through Labor Day. The action comes in response to an increase of reports of bridge jumping and an accident earlier in the week that involved a jumper landing on a passing...

Young sailors from around the globe gathered in Newport Beach this week to participate in the oldest international youth match racing regatta in the world. The 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup, hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club, started with the crew introductions event on Monday. Emcee...

The Newport Beach City Council will hold a study session about the updated flood map next week. City staff will share the revised Federal Emergency Management Agency flood map with Council and the public during a study session at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Council chambers. The revision...

Ever the popular surf spot, the waves at the Wedge recently attracted locals and visitors as the summer season officially kicks off. — All photos by Lawrence Sherwin ©

Newport Beach Police Department offered an inside look at a day with an Animal Control Officer this week through a live virtual ride-along on the NBPD’s Twitter account. Virtual guests spent a shift on Saturday with ACO Nick Ott, who made headlines earlier this year for helping...

The Balboa Peninsula Trolley returns this weekend, Newport Beach officials stated this week. Councilwoman Diane Dixon, whose district covers the peninsula, made the announcement during Tuesday’s Council meeting. “Let the fun begin to get around the peninsula and serve our...

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,...

A proposal for a new Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard facility, to replace the old portable trailers the program currently uses near the Balboa Pier on the peninsula, was the highlight of a lifeguard focused forum this week. About two dozen local business owners and residents heard...

Newport Beach Police Department sent out an alert Thursday seeking the public’s help in identifying a battery suspect and looking for witnesses. NBPD announced on Friday that detectives identified the suspect. The crime occurred on April 13 at approximately 8 p.m. at the Siena...