Newport Beach Independent

Pacific. That word can mean many things. For Alexander Shelley, who begins his inaugural season as Pacific Symphony’s new Artistic and Music Director this September, just the name Pacific Symphony is evocative. “It doesn’t immediately evoke a specific location, but the word pacific, for me, serves as such a beautiful metaphor for the world of […]

Every organization relies on teams to turn strategies into results. Only a few manage to tap into the kind of mindset that transforms a solid group into something exceptional. Skills and resources matter, but as Jeb Kratzig notes, the way a team thinks collectively often makes the critical difference. Some groups do their jobs efficiently […]

That quote, written on the wall of a building in Lido Marina Village, certainly applies to the village’s upscale collection of shops and restaurants.

Volunteers at the 2023 Coastal Cleanup Day in Newport Beach. Photo courtesy of OC Parks.

More than 60 restaurants across Orange County – including 15 in Newport Beach – are firing up the grills for the return of Burger Week, which runs Sunday, Sept. 20, through Saturday, Sept. 26.

It’s not often that a local theater, especially one as acclaimed as Laguna Playhouse, presents the world premiere of a musical, but that is exactly what the playhouse is doing when “Wild Child” launches the Laguna Playhouse’s 2026-2027 season on September 12.

Exterior of Premier Workspaces. Courtesy of Premier Workspaces.

It’s back, and more frightfully fun than ever. Roger’s Gardens’ Halloween Boutique, dubbed Moonlight Masquerade, is now open and ready for ghouls and goblins to find the perfect Halloween-themed decor. Inspired by the mystery and romance of Venice after dark, the immersive seasonal experience invites guests to enter a theatrical world of gilded masks, veiled […]

(L to R) Liz Kennedy, event chair Sue Willett, Kyle Team. Photo courtesy of Kidworks.

More than 700 guests gathered at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on Sunday, July 12, for the 27th annual Eric Marienthal and Friends Benefit Concert, raising vital funds for the High Hopes Head Injury Program. Hosted by two-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal (a longtime resident of Newport Beach), this year’s concert featured Grammy-nominated pianist […]