Sometimes, we get it wrong. Last Friday, we reported that Rudy’s had closed.  That was accurate: It was closed for a heavy refresh. It re-opened on Saturday under new management. I spoke with the new owners– I mean new investors and new managers– and they seem to be passionate about reviving the place, and are revisiting the menu to make …

UPDATE FROM RUDY’S OWNER TODD CARSON: Rudy’s has not been sold! We are simply remodeling. If it was sold we would have to transfer the liquor license! Please know what your talking about before you publish! You need to retract that entire article immediately !!! PLEASE NOTE THE AFOREMENTIONED WHEN READING THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE PRESERVED FOR JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY, BELOW: For years, …

TONIGHT will begin the peak night to watch the Orionids meteor shower, starting from the 20th to the 22nd of October.  Actually, it will technically be Friday morning– but you get the drift!  The waxing gibbous moon will be out the during the evening hours, but it will set before the prime time viewing hours. Halley’s comet is actually to …

1,000 feet north and 1,000 feet south of Balboa Pier is closed to water-goers due to a 300-gallon raw sewage leak from a pumping tank below the pier into the ocean water today about 11:15am If you are looking to enjoy the waves, please find another location until at least Sunday.  To stay up to date with this area, you …

On Wednesday, October 18 at 10 a.m., the City of Newport Beach will be testing its emergency notification system, “AlertOC”. All landline phones are automatically enrolled in the system and will be called. If you have registered your cell phone, that number will also be called. AlertOC is a countywide notification system which allows cities to notify community members of …

If you thought the “ban list” that Councilwoman Diane Dixon continues to try to push onto a relatively free population was complete, you’d be wrong.  Last Tuesday, the City Council had a hearing on drones, where Kelsey Brewer with the Association of California Cities (OC) spoke at the request of Dixon. Dixon was joined in her quest by Councilman Scott Peotter. …

Today is the first and FINAL chance you will get to talk about the flashing crosswalk issue.  What is normally a two-week process has been compressed into just one day. The city council is set to hear about the issue today at the study session at 4pm, : (http://newportbeach.legistar1.com/newportbeach/meetings/2017/10/1480_A_City_Council_17-10-10_Agenda.pdf) and then will be rubberstamped without any further discussion at the …

Last night, some jerk vandalized/tagged all over the place in our town from at least 22nd to at least 32nd street. If you or someone you know has property in the area, please encourage them to look at any video they may have so that we can help to prevent this from happening again. We have traditionally been a pretty mellow …

This morning at about 11:30am, high tides rushed across the beach from at least Medina to at least B Street, swamping the streets and homes.  Normally before high tides, the city hires contractors to create sand berms to keep the larger sets held back from residences.  It is unclear whether or not those were reduced, not implemented, or overpowered. UPDATE @12:54pm: Apparently …

At her last Townhall meeting, Councilwoman Diane Dixon had a townhall meeting which addressed various topics, one of them being the extremely popular “Blinking Crosswalks” initiative by SaveNewporter Jennifer Park.  This initiative is extremely popular with locals on the Balboa Peninsula due to the high accident rate in the area and the oft-extreme congestion. Dixon asked for a city staffer to …