Councilwoman Diane Dixon’s unpopular trolley system which was overwhelmingly voted to NOT exist to begin with by the population as a whole has finally come to the end of its first year.  And by “first year”, I mean that the city spent $240,000 to allow it to operate for 28 days.  Yep, you read that correctly. The bus system is funded by …

If you remember back in September of 2015, McDonalds on the peninsula closed permanently.  Afterwards, the building was sold in June of 2016 for $1.975m— and it has been abandoned ever since.  Now, the city wants to buy this abandoned property for $4million.  Yes, that is a two million dollar appreciation in just one year, on a property that costs less …

A few days ago, longtime activist Bob Rush sent out an email in regards to the results of a Public Document Request Act that he had done in Newport Beach.  Included in the results of his query was an email that seems extremely concerning on its surface, which can be seen here: http://savenewport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Enemies-List-PDF.pdf In a nutshell, there was a guy named “ET …

It was 16 years ago today that our world stopped cold in its tracks for hours that seemed like weeks.  Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in attacks hitting the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a downed plane en route, and the world froze still.  Everything seemed to fast-forward or perhaps rewind as we hear of the second plane smashing into …

Recently, FEMA has tweaked the way that they determine “flood zones”, which will greatly impact the amount that you pay in flood insurance if your home is listed on this image describing the new proposals. If you live within 1,000 feet of coastline, there is a good chance you’ll be asked to pay thousands of dollars per year in extra costs …

How could you not like this pup? (Click on the link for the full image.) Do you know someone who is looking for a dog?  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!  BUT WAIT, if you …

Estimates have said that if this much rainfall fell on New Orleans with Katrina, the city would be 128ft under water. As a first-responder who spent time rebuilding after Katrina, and someone who has been directly impacted by multiple hurricanes, I take particular care when I see these sorts of disasters happen.  But I’m not the only one in our area who …

On Thursday, August 24th from 6pm to 9pm, legendary Wedge surfer, body boarder, and photographer Ron Romanosky will be presenting a photo archive as the bench created from the wood of the fallen Wedge Tree is unveiled at Sherman Gardens (2647 East Coast Highway). From 6pm to 7pm will be the general admission time, at 7pm the bench will be unveiled, which …

If you missed the eclipse this time around, fret not. Newport will have a partial eclipse at 69.9% coverage on Oct 14th of 2023, but we won’t see another one coming close to that until 2044 (78.8% coverage), 2045 (77.6% coverage), 2046 (61.1% coverage) and the big whopper in the year 2071 of 91.2% coverage. Feel free to hang on …

It is with great sadness that we have to wish adieu to our beloved Bay Arcade on today, its last weekend. As it began more than 70 years ago, the Bay Arcade has been considered a key feature of the Fun Zone, but the new owners of the building have decided to put a donut shop in, instead (they were the owners of …