The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints on Friday and Saturday throughout the city of Newport Beach– so be prepared for traffic delays if you are moving to or from celebrations of Mexico’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. DUI Checkpoints are claimed to reduce drunk driving mostly by …

LOTS of stories in Newport about rattlesnakes showing up in lawns in parks recently– especially outside of the Peninsula/Island area, and seem to be coming up around CdM and Santa Ana Heights areas.  Springtime is bringing these snakes out, but their numbers seem to be higher than usual. This is how the experts recommend that you deal with them.  This will not …

It’s that time of year again for all the yacht clubs to have their opening day parties!  Which ones will you be attending? Here are the list of the ones here in Newport– and let me know if I missed any! This Friday, May 5th, Lido Isle Yacht Club will have its Opening Day ceremonies. Last year was the 100 year …

Today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will be our first Blackball of the season at the Wedge, shutting down access to hardboarders so that body surfers can have their fun with the storied wave. Body surfers will tell you that the need for this is obvious: Surfboards are dangerous and have caused real injuries with their fins slicing open body surfers. Board …

Newport is having a busy week!  Yesterday, was the final day of the Balboa Film Festival this year, 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 before lunch tomorrow! The race typically lasts overnight, with people arriving in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …