As what is possibly the most famous coastal city in Orange County, Newport Beach has so much to offer both locals and travelers. Calling the area picturesque would be putting it mildly; the stunning ...

Newport Beach has several long-running holiday celebrations. One of the most colorful is the annual Lighting of the Bay at ...

Newport Beach is known as Orange County's coastal fantasy land, a town that tries to offer up a "taste of the perfect life." Newport is a collection of unique islands and neighborhoods that form their ...

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Jessica Strobel, then a newcomer to Newport Beach, was bored one day when she went on the hyper-local social media platform Nextdoor to see what might be going on in her neighborhood. She had moved in ...