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The morning of May 8th (night of the 7th) will begin the peak night to watch the Aquarids meteor shower, which officially started on the 19th of April and lasts until the 28th of May. The moon’s phase will be just a sliver as we just had the New Moon on May 4th, and will set at 9:40pm– giving this …

The Opening Days for some of the Yacht Clubs around the harbor have just begun– here are who’s already had em, and who is coming up next! First, Newport Harbor Yacht Club is celebrating its 103rd anniversary.  This is their first opening day since their new Yacht Club was completed.  They had their opening day yesterday, May the 5th, and by …

Tonight (technically, tomorrow morning) from 1:16am to 7:16am Pacific Time will be a six-hour launch window for an ICBM test rocket. Our sun is set to rise on Saturday at 6:03am, so depending on when the actual launch time is, this will give us the potential of seeing the “SpaceX Glow” which everyone was so excited about last year! Depending …

The beloved Pizza Nova closed at the end of 2018, but if you’ve ever Uber Eats’d the breakfast from Mama’s on 39th, you will be excited to know that Mama’s on PCH has officially opened, as of last Thursday, the 25th of April! Mama’s is a well-known institution in Huntington, and opened their Los Alamitos location in July of 2018.  The …

Newport is having a busy week!  Yesterday is the first day of the 27th annual Balboa Film Festival, 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! The race typically lasts overnight, with people arriving in Ensenada throughout Saturday. …

The Newport Boat Show returns for its 46th year off Lido Peninsula! The show hours is $15 for adults ($5 military discount off that) and kids under 12 are free.  The schedules are as follows: Thurs. April 25 Noon – 7pm Fri. April 26 10am – 7pm Sat. April 27 10am – 7pm Sun. April 28 10am – 5pm This year …

You’ve all noticed, and all wondered as you’ve driven by: Yes.  The Crab Cooker has hit some very major construction delays. The Crab Cooker, an iconic Newport Beach establishment, had their last day open on September 2nd of 2018, and was torn down on September 20th, 2018, caused by the Vue construction crew knocking it off of its foundation. This …

Starting on Thursday the 25th is Newport’s internationally known Film Festival, this time, breaking into its second decade and celebrating its 20th Anniversary! 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 …

Are you a kid, a kid-at-heart, a fisherman, or a cook? One of the big annual Grunion Runs is happening this on Friday– and while you can’t catch ’em until June, this is a great time to get a look at their breeding patterns! Grunion are a species of fish that spawn on the beaches after new or full moons …

Today, Saturday, April 13th will be the 29th annual Balboa Island Garage Sale put on by Carolyn Carr-Kamps. The tradition begins at 7:30am and will officially end at 2pm– though the ones who sell out of their goods will surely begin to close before that. Another tradition that continues is from everyone who has learned the hard way here: Get …