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Last Friday (when I was in a family reunion in Boston!) the Helmsman Ale House officially opened. They had been doing some soft openings prior to the official opening of the doors in order to iron out any kinks– even though the event I was invited to about 2 weeks ago seemed flawless to me. Their food is fantastic.  Those …

Recently, Newport’s bike theft has seemingly been on the rise.  We’ve issued a Public Document Request Act submission to confirm the numbers, and we are still awaiting the results.  However, it’s worth reminding everyone to always lock your bikes up with something more than a standard coil lock. A few years ago, my coil lock rusted out.  I used a …

Police are once again revving up the PR battle against drinking tonight, just as they did back in 2015 when Diane Dixon attempted to shut down all bars at 11pm when she was mayor the first time.  On her second-run as mayor, they are sending them out again (to be fair, the police did spurts of this in-between, but not nearly …

As 3Thirty3 leaves us, we do get to celebrate the opening of a new restaurant in the same location.  The Tavern House has officially opened, starting today at 5pm with weekday happy hours from 5pm to 6pm, and weekend brunch from 10am to 3pm.  Surely to be a success, you can call for reservations at 949.673.8464 for sure-seats or a larger …

On July 9th, the Curl Fitness in the Lido Village area closed “for remodel” without notice to customers.  What they didn’t say, though, is that they weren’t actually remodeling.  They were closing their doors for good. In fact, this seems to have been their plan all along, as the company running the facility dissolved three weeks prior, on June 17th, …

First, we hope that the more controversial issues surrounding horse racing are resolved quickly. But second: Opening Day in Del Mar kicks off Wednesday at 11:30am for it’s 80th summer season, and along with it, it brings a 10-race program! It’s a long haul in both directions, and while some people choose to drive, the most popular (and fun!) method …

It seems the sad story has come to an end, as the OC Coroner has identified the body located Tuesday as the body of a young man on vacation with his family, who went missing while snorkeling in the ocean on his 18th birthday. The body was officially located about 300 yards offshore, and was that of Christopher Nguyen, 18 years …

This morning at about 8:36am, SaveNewporters Joey Maioriello and Erin Hendricks and others reported a helicopter circling the area near the 29th Street area, over the ocean. Reports were that rescuers had located what appeared to be a lifeless body about 100-200 yards offshore, and loaded it directly onto an Orange County Sheriff’s boat, with both Newport Lifeguard boats also …

Did you feel it… AGAIN?? At 8:19:52pm today, an earthquake which immediately registered as a 7.1 sent its waves through Newport Beach.  The quake was centered at 35.766°N 117.605°W, at virtually the same location as the previous quake on July 4th. Yes, 156 miles from Newport sounds like a long way away, but that roller definitely was felt by this author, all …

Did you feel it? At 10:33:48am today, an earthquake which immediately registered as a 6.6 sent its waves through Newport Beach.  The quake was centered at 35.705°N  117.508°W, about 7.5miles SW of Searles Valley, CA.  Yes, 156 miles from Newport sounds like a long way away, but that shaker definitely was felt by this author, up all the way down here on Balboa …