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City’s Park Renaming Policy is Severely Flawed

Tomorrow, the council will consider renaming Balboa Island Park after Ralph Rodheim, and Ensign View Park after the famed actor and activist John Wayne. Do most people in this city know and love John Wayne?  Yes.  So I can see why tomorrow, there is a proposal to name a park after him. Have most people in this city even heard of Ralph …

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SATURDAY: 27th Annual Balboa Island Garage Sale 7:30am-5pm

Balboa Island Garage Sale

Today will be the 27th annual Balboa Island Garage Sale put on by Carolyn Carr-Kamps.  The tradition begins at 7:30am and will officially end at 3pm– though the ones who sell out of their goods will surely begin to close before that! It was reported on the 25th year that it would be the final year because the organizers simply couldn’t keep …

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Pet of the Week: Elvis

Ok guys, this little pup still hasn’t been adopted since we ran him back on January 20th, and is actually our first-ever repeat Pet of the Week 🙁 He really needs a forever home.  Do you know someone who is looking for a dog? From the shelter: “Elvis is ready for his new home! He is an adorable 7-8 year …

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Newport Beach Pushes Through Highly Unpopular Bus Idea

Despite a significant outpouring of objection to the idea, including a 100-person-per-day submission to vote for “NO BUS”, last week on Tuesday the Newport Beach City Council decided to pass the bus anyway, awarding the contract to a single bidder who had zero competition for the bid.  Perhaps some of our council members were celebrating 4/20 a bit too early. The …

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Newport’s International Film Fest Starts Tomorrow!

Did you know that Newport has an internationally known Film Festival?  Living here, it’s easy to dismiss hyped up things as “just more local news”, but this is a really big deal!  Centered around the historic Lido Theater but having most other surrounding theaters also participating, the event kicks off tomorrow with the Opening Night Gala, a $175-per-person event where people dress up …

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Best City Council Video You’ll Ever See

As we come up on the one-year anniversary, I decided I had to share the best city council speaker I’ve ever seen.  This is the first and only time he’s ever appeared to speak, and if you’ve ever seen “Breaking Bad”, you will love the tale he weaves.  He warns our council of “subterranean meth labs” (in coastal Newport Beach), …

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“Market Squid” Invade Off 10th and Ocean

Last week, I got a lot of questions about what was happening off 10th and Ocean in the late night for about 5 days straight.  Boats out there were completely lit up and there were about a dozen of them camping out there all night.  After asking around a bit, I got the word back of what it was: The …

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RECIPES: Easter Deviled Eggs

Deviled Egg Easter Peeps

Looking for a fun way to snack this weekend? This twist on the classic Deviled Eggs will produce the cutest egg peeps ever. First, you will need – 6 eggs – 1/4 cup mayonnaise – 1 teaspoon white vinegar – 1 teaspoon yellow mustard – 1/8 teaspoon salt – Freshly ground black pepper – Smoked Spanish paprika and small slices …

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Pet of the Week: Zoey

Newport has a lot of great dogs in need of great homes and great owners… And we’ve got the perfect pup for you to rescue who desperately needs a forever home. From the shelter:  “Zoey was rescued at the last minute from the Orange County shelter.  She is an older lady, about 10 or so, who is looking for someone …

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Sludge-Pumping Pipe Mystery Revealed

If you’re a surfer in Newport Beach like Assistant City Engineer Mike Sinacori, you doubtlessly noticed the pipes on 40th and 56th Streets which are pumping hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of dirt into our ocean.  Everyone seems to be in the dark on this– including me until I asked– so hopefully this will clear up some of the murky …

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