Newport is having a busy week!  Yesterday is the first day of the 27th annual Balboa Film Festival, and today will be the race will begin at the Balboa Pier at 11:00 a.m– so if you want to see a huge cluster of world-class sailboats, head on down to Balboa Pier! The race typically lasts overnight, with people arriving in Ensenada throughout Saturday. …

The Newport Boat Show returns for its 46th year off Lido Peninsula! The show hours is $15 for adults ($5 military discount off that) and kids under 12 are free.  The schedules are as follows: Thurs. April 25 Noon – 7pm Fri. April 26 10am – 7pm Sat. April 27 10am – 7pm Sun. April 28 10am – 5pm This year …

You’ve all noticed, and all wondered as you’ve driven by: Yes.  The Crab Cooker has hit some very major construction delays. The Crab Cooker, an iconic Newport Beach establishment, had their last day open on September 2nd of 2018, and was torn down on September 20th, 2018, caused by the Vue construction crew knocking it off of its foundation. This …

Starting on Thursday the 25th is Newport’s internationally known Film Festival, this time, breaking into its second decade and celebrating its 20th Anniversary! 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 …

Are you a kid, a kid-at-heart, a fisherman, or a cook? One of the big annual Grunion Runs is happening this on Friday– and while you can’t catch ’em until June, this is a great time to get a look at their breeding patterns! Grunion are a species of fish that spawn on the beaches after new or full moons …

Today, Saturday, April 13th will be the 29th annual Balboa Island Garage Sale put on by Carolyn Carr-Kamps. The tradition begins at 7:30am and will officially end at 2pm– though the ones who sell out of their goods will surely begin to close before that. Another tradition that continues is from everyone who has learned the hard way here: Get …

A bit outside of Newport, but Skosh Monahans is well known to so many, if not for its great food, stiff pours, 15 giant TVs and 24 taps with 34 beers, and a TV at every booth, but because it used to be so ubiquitously advertised as “The Mayor’s Place” when Gary Monahan was mayor of Costa Mesa.  Indeed, this …

The rumors have been flying about “what’s next” for the beloved Hershey’s Market on Balboa Island since it closed last year.  The market was across the street from the fire station, across from Wilma’s, and diagonal from the Village Inn. Today, we have an answer for you: the Irvine Ranch Market is going to be opening their doors at the …

April Fools came early this weekend, as rumors have been aflutter with Councilwoman and current mayor Diane Dixon reaching out to her big money donors seeking financial support for a State Assembly run– but will she do it, and if so– why? Dixon– who moved from LA to our small town just 6 months before filing to run for office– …

After the Catalina Flyer had some unexpected gear box issues in October 9th of last year, they fixed the issues, but another one arose in it’s place. On a boat this large, fixes are both expensive and time consuming, as you can’t exactly go buy a replacement gear box for the Catalina Flyer in the Walmart Clearance section. Alas, the …