At JSerra Catholic High School, one student is transforming her campus through a powerful combination of compassion, leadership, and lived experience. Bianca Butler Bianca Butler, a rising senior who ...

After conducting an extensive nationwide search led by Arts Consulting Group, The Laguna Playhouse has hired Adele Adkins as its new Managing Director. A nationally recognized arts leader and creative ...

Dr Jack Sun Jack Sun, M.D., B.S., M.S., F.R.C.S.C., has been appointed to lead the Cardiovascular Surgery Program at Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute, bringing with him a bold ...

Newport Beach Film Festival marquee at Lido Theater. File Photo by Chris Trela. A 25 th anniversary is traditionally celebrated with silver, but the Newport Beach Film Festival has struck gold this ...

After a 30-year career in local government, Newport Beach City Manager Grace K. Leung has announced that she plans to retire in late December 2025. Leung has served as Newport Beach’s city manager ...

CoreViva, a physician-founded and physician-backed whole-body MRI clinic, is opening its flagship location in Newport Beach and is now open for patient bookings. CoreViva MRI scans are designed to ...

Newport Harbor is filled with boats of all sizes on sunny summer weekends, but on Sunday, July 13, you’ll see even more sailboats than usual when the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of ...

Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) presented Assembly Bill 349 in the Senate Human Services Committee on June 30. The bill passed with unanimous support. “This is my third year authoring a ...

Newport Beach Independent editor Christopher Trela won three awards at the OC Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards Winners of the Orange County Press Club’s 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards ...

A recent letter to the editor published on the NB Indy website contained inaccurate statements and information about Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris. The letter has been removed from our website.

CasaDami owners Camilla Caremoli and Dave Shah By Malena Gordon | NB Indy Side Dish Dining Columnist European charm has arrived in Newport Beach with the opening of CasaDamí in Peninsula Village.

The Orange County Museum of Art is desperate. And scared. But social. “Desperate, Scared But Social” is the name of a 1995 album by riot grrrl band Emily’s Sassy Lime, and it’s the title of OCMA’s ...