Today, 72 years ago, the United States and our allies joined forces for the Normandy Landings, code named Operation Neptune.  This operation was the largest seaborne invasion in the history of the world, resulting in five allied beachheads being established in Normandy. What you may not have known, though, is that our little beach town of Newport Beach was also a major …

This Sunday, June the 5th at 11am, the 23rd Annual Balboa Island Parade will take place– and a very special one at that, celebrating “100 Years of Fun & Sun”. This parade features a spirit like no other, and honors local business people, social groups, and elected officials. The parade is about 2.5 miles long and marches on about a …

Chile is sending its regards with a large south swell rising up from its waters!  The swell began arriving yesterday and will be hitting in full today at noon until tomorrow at about 4pm, as it begins to recede. High tides today (Wednesday) are at 5:52AM and 6:26PM High tides tomorrow (Thursday) are at 8:00AM and 7:47PM Estimates are that the waves will be about …

Thank you to the more-than 2.5 million soldiers who have signed on the line and given everything for this country throughout its history– and the countless families that have had to endure the stress between contact from their loved ones, and the awful news when it came. We can all argue about whether or not wars were justified, but the spirit …

UPDATE @ 10:50am (Monday): The city has released a news brief clarifying that while they do suspect it was a shark bite, they could not locate a shark to confirm it was in the area.    “We do suspect the victim was bitten by a shark, but haven’t been able to confirm that because we had no other witnesses and there was no reported shark …

Everyone knows that Memorial Day Weekend is the official-unofficial start of summer.  The “parking spot safaris” have already begun, and won’t let up until Labor Day.  Remember to stay safe this weekend, as the tourists will be flooding our town both in car and on foot.  Many of them may not be sober– so be extra cautious. LOCK YOUR BIKES. Summertime this …

This Wednesday at about 1:30pm, a CR&R garbage collection truck struck 8-year old Brock McCann, killing him. Janet Montgomery, PTA president at Newport Heights Elementary, set up this GoFundMe to help with his expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/brockmccann – Last night when it was first reported to us, it had just $150, and at time of this publishing, it was well over $30,000. The child had …

Do you remember the Stuft Shirt off PCH? Today, since 2009, it is known as the high-end clothing store A’maree’s, but this building has a rich history of shoreline dining, with the Windows on the Bay (closed in 1996) being the latest restaurant and Cano’s restaurant preceding Stuft Shirt. Do you have memories of this beautiful building?

Today is the last day you can register to vote in the June 7th Primary.  Voting registration is a simple process that takes about 2 minutes to do– and in California, you can do it all online! Simply fill out this form: https://covr.sos.ca.gov/?language=en-US ‘Can’t remember if you are registered to vote in Newport or not?  You can check right here: https://www.ocvote.com/registration/verify-your-voter-registration/— that link …

City Hall’s price is a disaster.  Nobody disputes that.  In total, we will be paying about a quarter-billion dollars for this building– far more than should ever be justified for a municipal structure.  But there is another aspect to this: Financing, which accounts for nearly half of the $263.3m total cost to the city. A month ago, Dixon threw Curry off as the …